Frederick Landsberg, an immigrant Jew who had peddled his way to this city on the Pacific Coast of Canada in 1884, was the winner of the Appreciation Medal given annually by the Victoria Post of the Native Sons and Native Daughters of British Columbia for the man who had upheld in the best possible manner the ideals of good citizenship. The presentation was made publicly by Mayor A. Anscomb before a tremendous gathering at the Central School Grounds last Sunday.
Mr. Landsberg has been very active in many civic enterprises and has led charity drives for the benefit of Jewish and non-sectarian institutions. Born in Russia in 1859 of strictly orthodox Jewish parents, Landsberg was one of seventeen children. After serving in the Russo-Turkish war, he emigrated to Canada, landing in Quebec with 40 cents in his pocket. In 1884 he came to Victoria, where he has amassed a considerable fortune in the real estate business.
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