Fonds - Mel Goldberg fonds

Melville Moshe Goldberg was born in Toronto, Ontario on November 10, 1924. He graduated from Harbord Collegient Institute in 1942 and attended University College for a year. On June 7, 1943, Mel Goldberg enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He initially served in Canada where he trained as a wireless electrical mechanic before going oversees. In England, he was a bomber commander and belonged to the Ghost Squadron at Middleton, St. George, 6th Group until May 1, 1945. On May 15, 1945, Mel was posted in Germany where he served in occupation until February 1946. After World War II, Mel Goldberg returned to Toronto and resumed university. He received his honours degree in political science combined with economics in 1948 from the University of Toronto. In 1951, he received his barrister and solicitor degree from Osgoode Hall, Toronto. Mel had a private law practice in Toronto for eight years. Mel Goldberg moved to Ottawa in 1959 to work for the Federal Government. He worked primarily for the Justice Department. He became an Ontario Q.C. in 1966 and retired in 1989. He died in Ottawa, October, 2002. He married Gloria Goodman on December 30, 1952 in Toronto and had a daughter, Judith, and son, Joel who has four children. He was actively involved in the Ottawa Jewish Community. He served on the board of trustees for Agudath Israel Synagogue, Hillel Academy board as well as the Ottawa Jewish Archives Committee. He was an active member of the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society and a past commander of the Ottawa Post of the Jewish War Veterans of Ottawa. Mel, along with his wife Gloria, were volunteer interpreters at the Museum of Civilization for ten years.