Cyril Leonoff
File:Cyril Leonoff Portrait.jpg
Leonoff in the 1970s
Cyril Edel Leonoff (February 22, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was a Canadian civil engineer, historian and author. He was the founding president of the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia.[1] He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Leonoff died on April 17, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia from natural causes, aged 91.[2]
More reading
- Bridges of Light: Otto Landauer of Leonard Frank Photos, 1945-1980 (Talonbooks, Vancouver, 1997)
- A Dedicated Team: Klohn Leonoff Consulting Engineers 1951-1991 (Bi-Tech Publishers, Richmond, 1994)
- An Enterprising Life: Leonard Frank Photographs 1895-1944 (Talonbooks, Vancouver, 1990)
- "The Sylvesters of British Columbia", The Scribe Volume 4 (The Jewish Historical Society of BC, Vancouver, 1980)
- Pioneers, Pedlars and Prayer Shawls: The Jewish Communities in British Columbia and the Yukon (Sono Nis Press, Victoria, 1978)
Cyril Leonoff Media
- MVC Notice - Apr 8 1971.jpg
Public Notice announcing proposed renovations in the Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery, April 8, 1971.
- LF.02057.jpg
High-steel men working on the Port Mann Bridge above the Fraser River, Coquitlam, BC, February 23, 1962; LF02057, Otto F. Landauer, Photographer