1. Rosalie Silberman Abella was born on July 1,1946 and is a Canadian jurist.
18 Facts About Rosalie Abella
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In 2004, Abella was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, becoming the first Jewish woman and refugee to sit on the Canadian Supreme Court bench.
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Rosalie Silberman Abella was born on July 1,1946, the daughter of Jacob and Fanny Silberman.
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Rosalie Abella was born in a displaced persons camp in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Rosalie Abella's father was born in Sienno, Poland, in 1910, while her mother was born in Ostrowiec in 1917.
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From a young age, Rosalie Abella was determined to become a lawyer.
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Rosalie Abella attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute and Bathurst Heights Secondary School in Toronto, Ontario.
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In 1964, Rosalie Abella graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music in classical piano.
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Rosalie Abella was appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 1992.
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In 1988, Rosalie Abella moderated the televised English-language leaders' debate between Brian Mulroney, John Turner and Ed Broadbent.
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Rosalie Abella has acted as chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Ontario Study into Access to Legal Services by the Disabled and the Ontario Law Reform Commission, and as a member of the Ontario Human Rights Commission and of the judicial inquiry into the Donald Marshall, Jr.
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Rosalie Abella became the first Jewish woman to sit on the court.
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Rosalie Abella was eligible to serve on the Supreme Court until July 1,2021, when she turned 75.
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Rosalie Abella is an authority on constitutional law and human rights law.
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Rosalie Abella became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997.
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Rosalie Abella was awarded the Canadian version of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.
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Rosalie Abella was elected a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007.
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Rosalie Abella is the widow of historian Irving Rosalie Abella, and has two sons.