A.H. Goldberg Family
Henry Goldberg was born in Russia in 1880 but was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1907 he went to Edmonton where, in 1910, he and John Sternberg formed the Northern Grain Company. In 1912 he married Marcia Calmenson, also of St. Paul.
In 1921, with daughters Mozah (Zemans) and Muriel (Ginsberg), he and his wife moved to Calgary where he continued in the grain trade.
For over 50 years A.H. Goldberg was a major force in the Calgary Jewish community. He was active in B’nai B’rith, and served as President of the Talmud Torah for 25 years. He was a Life Trustee of the Jewish Community Building, and helped establish the Beth Israel Congregation.
He represented Calgary’s Jews at many national and international Zionist conferences.
Marcia Goldberg was equally committed to Jewish community service. She became Secretary and later President of the Ladies’ Aid Society, which became the Calgary section of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Marcia was also a pillar of the Hadassah women’s organization.
After serving as President of the local Hadassah chapter, she was elected a national Vice President in 1930. She hosted Hadassah’s Medical Aid Tea for a forty-year span: the event is still known as the Marcia Goldberg Tea.
Henry and Marcia Goldberg hosted many fund-raising events, and endowed many Jewish charities in Canada and Israel.
H. Goldberg died in 1975 at 89. Marcia passed away in 1985. After her death her family and friends created the Marcia Goldberg Memorial Scholarship through Hadassah-Wizo. Established in perpetuity, the scholarship carries on the spirit of Marcia’s commitment.