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Klimove was born in Edmonton on Sept. 27, 1923, and was raised in the city during the Great Depression. He grew up on 95 Street and was the oldest son of Sam and Minnie Klimove, who had emigrated from Ukraine. His parents owned a grocery store located in the Gibson Block building on Jasper Avenue. He attended Alex Taylor school where he first met Hollywood film director Arthur Hiller, a lifelong friend.
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Klimove was an active member of Edmonton’s Jewish community. In 2015, he was honoured by the Beth Israel Synagogue for his “exceptional contributions” to the congregation and “to the Edmonton Jewish community at large.”
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Gibson Block along Jasper Avenue is more than an iconic building it’s also a beacon of hope for those in need of a safe place to stay, says the head of an Edmonton women’s shelter.
The four-storey building in the city’s downtown core has housed the Women’s Emergency Accommodation Centre (WEAC) since 1994. The shelter provides a range of housing programs for women over the age of 18 including acting as an emergency refuge, assisting with transitional housing and finding affordable accommodations.
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