Community activist.
Born at Winnipeg on 3 September 1929, daughter of immigrants Mina Shaen (1893-1982) and Samuel “Sam” Granovsky (c1893-1983), shortly after her birth the family moved to Pine Falls where her father operated a store as part of the family business, Western Dry Good Importing Company. She was privately tutored until 1938 when the family returned to Winnipeg where she attended Robert H. Smith Junior High School and Kelvin High School. In 1950, she received a BA degree in Psychology from the University of Manitoba.
On 29 March 1952, she married lawyer Paul Costell Gold (1926-?) and they had a daughter and two sons before he was disbarred in 1965 and they separated in 1967. She was the Executive Director of the Volunteer Centre of Winnipeg (1967-1970), Klinic (1971-1972), and Age and Opportunity Centre (1972-1981). As President of the National Advisory Council on Aging, she was a catalyst for community-based support networks for seniors. In 1982, she incorporated Yhetta Gold Incorporated and did research on behalf of such groups as the Canadian Seniors' Network, Manitoba Coalition of Service Providers, ARCOR Corporation, Metropolitan Kiwanis Courts, Travel Israel Committee, and Auditor General of Canada.
In recognition of her community service, she was inducted into the Order of Canada (1995) and Order of Manitoba (2009). She received a Distinguished Service Award from the University of Manitoba (1991), 125th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation Medal (1992), Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), and Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).
She died at Winnipeg on 25 April 2025.
“Yhetta Granovsky honored at luncheon,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 March 1952, page 15.
“Ex-lawyer Gold admits 9 charges,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 Decenber 1965, page 1.
Obituary [Mina Granovsky], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 May 1982, page 48.
Obituary [Samuel Granovsky], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 1983, page 41.
Yhetta Gold, Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 May 2025.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 June 2025
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