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|death_place = Sainte-Adèle, Quebec
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|known_for = Involvement with the Canadian Jewish Congress
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Saul Hayes, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC|QC}} (May 28, 1906 – January 12, 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and public servant in the Canadian Jewish community.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Hayes studied at McGill University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1927, a Master of Arts degree in 1928, and a Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1932. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1932 and was created a King's Counsel in 1940. He was a lecturer at the School of Social Work at McGill University.[1]

Hayes practiced law until being appointed national Executive Director of the Canadian Jewish Congress in 1940, a post he would hold until 1959. From 1959 to 1974, he was national executive vice-president. He was also executive director of the United Jewish Relief Agencies of Canada from 1938 to 1942.[1] He had spearheaded the community's effort to have immigration restrictions relaxed during and after World War II and served on a myriad of committees, especially those devoted to human rights.

Hayes was a representative to the United Jewry Delegations, Second Conference of UNRRA in 1944, the San Francisco Conference on International Security in 1945, and the Paris Conference on Peace Treaties in 1946.[2]

Hayes was one of the leading voices of the Canadian Jewish community in Canada and the world. He played an important a role in explaining the needs of the Jewish community.[3] He remained active with CJC until his death in Sainte-Adèle, Quebec in 1980.

Honours

Hayes was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal in 1953 and the Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967.[1] In 1973, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for his dedicated work in the betterment of human relations".[4] He received honorary degrees from Sir George Williams University, which later became Concordia University, in 1970[5] and from McGill University in 1974.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Social discredit: anti-Semitism, Social Credit, and the Jewish response|author=Janine Stingel|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press|year=2000|isbn=0-7735-2010-4|page=207}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14382&Itemid=86|title=We should honour our own giants|date=9 April 2008|author=Avrum Rosensweig}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Delayed Impact: The Holocaust and the Canadian Jewish Community|author=Franklin Bialystok|year=2000|isbn=0-7735-2065-1|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press|page=70}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2035|title=Order of Canada citation}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
5. ^{{Cite web|url = http://archives.concordia.ca/hayes|title = Honorary Degree Citation - Saul Hayes* {{!}} Concordia University Archives|website = archives.concordia.ca|access-date = 2016-03-30}}
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