Memorable Manitobans: Herbert Julius Samuel (1882-1926)

Herbert Julius Samuel Click to enlarge

Rabbi.

Born at Glasgow, Scotland on 13 October 1882, son of Isaac Samuel and Annie Woodburn, he was educated at Jews’ College and University College, both in London. He was Rabbi of the Swansea Hebrew Congregation at Swansea, Wales (1906-1914) and came to Winnipeg in March 1914 where he was rabbi of the Shaarey Zedek congregation and Chaplain of the Canadian Club of Winnipeg. On 9 March 1909, he married Ida Neft (c1883-1945) and they had two daughters. In August 1925, he left Winnipeg to become rabbi at the Temple Emmanuel at Montreal, Quebec. He died at Asheville, North Carolina on 25 June 1926 while attending a rabbinical conference. He was buried at Montreal and his family returned to the United Kingdom.

Sources:

Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.

“Rabbi Samuel dies suddenly at conference,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 June 1926, page 1.

We thank Jaime Starr for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 August 2023

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