Mel (Miloš) Greif is a Canadian public high school teacher who taught history and geography at Humberside Collegiate Institute for over thirty years.[1] There, he headed the history department, founded a charitable organization to begin collecting an archive of the history of the school,[2] led a credit union for the local Czechoslovak community, and championed efforts to restore local artworks[3][4] including a mural by Arthur Lismer "believed to be the largest mural in Canada".[1][5] In this time he won multiple awards including the 2002 Jane Jacobs Prize[3][4] and the 2001 Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History.[1][6]
Greif was born in Prague, and lived in a refugee camp until he was six, when his family moved to Canada. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto.[1]
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- ^ a b c d Harris, Wendy (June 2002). "Keep Them Guessing... and Engaged". Ontario College of Teachers.
- ^ "History alive and well at Humberside". Toronto.com. June 29, 2009.
- ^ a b Lewington, Jennifer (March 6, 2002). "Award honours two men who shaped community". Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b "Jane Jacobs Prize Winners: Mel Greif". Spacing Magazine.
- ^ "Remembering Franklin Carmichael and J.E.H. MacDonald". CBC News. See "Did you know?" section at the bottom of the article.
- ^ "Mel Greif: Recipient of the 2001 Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History". Canada's History. November 1, 2001.
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