Cyril Leonoff

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. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Leonoff died on April 17, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia from natural causes, aged 91.

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

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  Public Notice announcing proposed renovations in the Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery, April 8, 1971.

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  High-steel men working on the Port Mann Bridge above the Fraser River, Coquitlam, BC, February 23, 1962; LF02057, Otto F. Landauer, Photographer

Other websites

• The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia