Aaron Hart
Aaron Philip Hart (Hebrew: משה אורי בן יחזקאל; August 16, 1724 – December 28, 1800) was a businessman in Lower Canada and one of the first Jews to settle in the colony. He is considered the father of Canadian Jewry. He was one of the founding members of Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal (Shearith Israel), a wealthy man with numerous landed estates, and the married father of four sons, including the future politician Ezekiel Hart, and four daughters.
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![Aaron Hart](/photos/aaron-hart-businessman.jpg)
Birth date | August 16, 1724 |
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Date of death | December 28, 1800 |
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