Lester Scheininger was born on August 12,1947 and is a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as president of the Canadian Jewish Congress from 1989 to 1992.
15 Facts About Les Scheininger
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Les Scheininger ran for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1995 provincial election as a candidate of the Ontario Liberal Party.
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Les Scheininger was elected president of the Canadian Jewish Congress in April 1989, succeeding Dorothy Reitman.
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Les Scheininger argued that Canada's recent upgrade in relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization had "[put] into jeopardy the possibility of Canada providing a useful role in the Middle East process", and that Israel would have difficulty accepting Canada as an "honest broker" in the future.
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Les Scheininger said he would promote anti-hate crime laws, and work to mediate disputes between Orthodox, Conservative and Reform communities within Canada.
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In June 1989, Les Scheininger criticized the Canadian government for supporting a United Nations motions that condemned Israel's military actions in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Les Scheininger supported the Israeli government's decision to kidnap Sheikh Abdel Karim Obeid later that same year, and called for Canada to downgrade its relations with the PLO.
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Les Scheininger praised Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney for his support of the 1991 Gulf War, and described Saddam Hussein's military attacks on Israeli targets as "diabolical".
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Les Scheininger called for governments in Canada to prosecute Nazi war criminals and persons who promote hatred toward Jews.
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Les Scheininger encouraged the Alberta government to initiate a second prosecution against Jim Keegstra in 1991, after Keegstra's first conviction for promoting hatred was quashed.
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Les Scheininger stood down as CJC president in 1992, and was succeeded by Irving Abella.
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Les Scheininger was awarded the Samuel Bronfman Medal in 1998.
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Les Scheininger later defeated former MPP Gino Matrundola, to win the provincial Liberal nomination for Willowdale in the 1995 provincial election.
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Les Scheininger was defeated by Progressive Conservative incumbent Charles Harnick, as the PCs won a majority government across the province.
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Les Scheininger represented Anton Kikas in a high-profile case in late 1991.