Myer Sankiewicz

Our Jewish community has lost a cherished icon and pillar of strength and patriarch of our family. Myer was born in Radom, Poland August 20, 1922, son of Leah and Yitzak and brother to Freda and Zelman. He survived the war with determination and strength to carry on. And he alone, was the only survivor of his family. Shortly afterwards he found the love of his life, Pola Fogelman. They resolved to fight the darkness and bring in the light and start a new life. Myer and Pola married and shortly afterwards immigrated to Canada, first to Montreal with Pola’s siblings, and then to Toronto. With Myer’s dearest friend, Allen Streiman, they started a wholesale meat business and they worked hard to rebuild their lives.

Myer always said that from “one we became two and then five” with the birth of Linda, Freda and Ira. Over the years the number had increased! Linda and Irving Kirshenblat, Gary and Freda Bolshin. And then all the grandchildren:  Adina, Todd, Jessica, Alex, Amanda, Ryan, Carly, Daniel, Lisa, Andrew & David. He is blessed with six great grandchildren, Ethan, Dylan, Justin, Luca, Aubrey, and Oscar. His “one became 20”! Myer and Pola considered this to be their greatest accomplishment. Pola’s last years were difficult but Myer’s compassion and dedication kept him always by her side until her passing at age 94.

Myer was a brilliant man, he loved his conversations about business, politics, religion, hockey and enjoyed his Shabbat gatherings, and his zoom services with his synagogue. He loved being involved with all his children. He loved cards, dominoes and sudoku!

We will be grateful for all he did and we will cherish all the time we have shared together into his 103rd year! We give special, thanks to his wonderful team of caregivers and his special group of doctors who always said “he is a determined man with a tremendous will to live!”