Morris Saltzman, described as the senior statesman of the Vancouver Jewish community, and Phyllis Lambert, who for many years has been active in architectural heritage preservation projects in Montreal, were among the 67 persons named Members of the Order of Canada in Canada Day honor lists.
Saltzman, of Vancouver, is a businessman who took over the professional management of the Jewish Community Council and the Canadian Jewish Congress offices and was responsible for developing considerably closer liaison with ethnic and religious groups in British Columbia.
Lambert, of Montreal, is a daughter of the late Samuel Bronfman, and has for years been actively engaged in the preservation of the architectural heritage of Montreal and has devoted herself to improving the esthetic standards of Canadian architecture.
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