Manuel G. Batshaw

Manuel Batshaw[1]
Born	Manuel Gilman Batshaw[1] 1915[1] Montreal[1]
Ethnicity	Jewish
Occupation	CEO/President of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres[1]
Known for	Founder of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres[2]
Home town	Montreal
Relatives	Tuvier (father), Golda (mother), Harry, and 3 other older siblings[1]
Awards	The Samuel Bronfman Medal for Outstanding Community Service, the Jerusalem Foundation of Canada’s Honoree, the Order of Quebec, the Order of Canada and an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by McGill University[2]

Manuel G. Batshaw, CM, CQ is a Canadian social worker and is best known for being the founder of Batshaw Youth and Family Centres^[2]

Biography

Birth

Manuel Gilman Batshaw was born in Montreal in 1915 to Russian parents who moved to Canada in 1903. His story is not dissimilar to those of the many Jewish immigrants who fled Europe between 1880 and the onset of the Great War.^[2]

Family

Batshaw's father was named Tuvier (sometimes referred to as "Moses"), his mother, Golda. He was the youngest of four siblings, one of which was Harry Batshaw, the first Jew to be appointed to a Superior Court in Canada.^[1]

Batshaw married Rachel Lewitt in 1940, also a social worker. As Batshaw recalls, she was the "hero of his life" and was "instrumental in her support of his career". They had one child together, Mark, who has also gotten involved in social services, working in the field of pediatric care and child development.^[2]

After Rachel Lewitt's death in 1990, Manuel married his second wife, Ruth Schleien, a longtime volunteer of the Federation CJA.^[2]

Early life

Manny soon made his own mark as a soft-spoken and highly determined leader in the field of Social Welfare. Manny graduated from McGill University in 1937 and served in the army as District Social Service Officer. Manny quickly rose through the ranks to become captain. In 1940 he married Rachel Lewitt, a fellow social worker. As Manny recalls, Rachel was the unsung hero of his life and was instrumental in her support of his career.^[2]

See also

Harry Batshaw
Batshaw Youth and Family Centres

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Batshaw Foundation". http://www.batshawfoundation.ca/Manny_Batshaw.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Yiddish Theatre - Batshaw History". http://www.yiddishtheatre.org/pdf/Manny_Batsahw_Bio.pdf. 

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Name	Batshaw, Manuel G.
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Date of birth	1915
Place of birth	Montreal
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