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OBITUARY MENACHEM DUNSKY With sadness we announce the death of Menachem Dunsky, who passed on September 4, 2007; a wonderful father and grandfather, pugnacious and pioneering political strategist, accomplished painter, avid skier, Chinese chef, and contributor to the Montreal Jewish Community. He considered his greatest accomplishment the raising of his three sons in partnership with his former wife Liliane. Menachem's wit, spirit, and family devotion will be remembered by his children Ron, Ilan and Dan, sister Zipporah, grandchildren Ben, David, Gillian, Sarah and Rebecca, daughters in law Nancy, Isabelle and Carolyn, nieces Noni, Daphna and Elana; Harry Stilman, and many other family members. Menachem was born July 5, 1930 in Montreal, son of Shimshon and Esther (nee Stilman) Dunsky. He attended the Jewish Folks Schule, which his father helped to found. After obtaining a B.A. at Concordia, he pursued graduate studies in New York at NYU and the Parsons School of Design. In 1960 he founded Dunsky Advertising, a force in Canadian political advertising and PR. For two decades it was the agency of record for the New Democratic Party of Canada. He was often quoted on political, media and Jewish issues, and was a founding member of the Trans-Canada Advertising Network and chairman of the Sadie Bronfman Center. In retirement, he lived on Lac-des-Chats, St. Sauveur, where he painted pictures inspired by the Old Testament, which were publicly exhibited in Montreal. Funeral service at Paperman and Sons, 3888 Jean Talon W., on Friday September 7 at 1 p.m. Burial at the Farband Labour Zionist Association Section, Kehal Israel Cemetery, D.D.O. Shiva immediately following at 870 Hartland, Montreal. Donations may be made to the Shimshon and Esther Dunsky Scholarship Fund at the Jewish Peoples and Peretz Schools. Tel. 514-731-3843. Published in the Montreal Gazette from 9/6/2007 - 9/7/2007