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Jack Rae Shapiro was born at Woodstock, Ontario, on June 5, 1926 to Julius and Fannie (Freedman) Shapiro. He received his primary education in Woodstock and graduated from Oakwood Collegiate Institute in Toronto. Shapiro earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan (1969).
Shapiro worked as a research assistant for the Economics Bureau in Toronto prior to moving to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1950. Shapiro was employed with Regina News from 1950 to 1970 as a sales manager, manager and president. He also served as president of Midwestern News Agency ltd. (Saskatoon), Supermatic Car Wash (Regina) and Smitty’s Pancake House (Saskatchewan).
During his residence in Saskatchewan, Shapiro was active in politics at the local and provincial level with the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and New Democratic Party (NDP). He served as president of the Lakeview CCF Club and was a member of the Provincial Council and Provincial Executive of the New Democratic Party. Shapiro moved to Toronto in 1970.
He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 2003. Shapiro died on 17 January 2019, at age 92.
Shapiro married Juliette Paperny in August, 1947. They have five children: Daniel, Paul, Ellen, Carrie and Simone.
--primarily from Saskatchewan Archives Board, Administrative History, Jack Shapiro fonds