▁and ▁phil anth rop ist . ▁ ▁A ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada , ▁she ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁H yman ▁Bel z berg ▁and ▁together ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁prominent ▁force ▁in ▁community ▁and ▁cultural ▁affairs . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Jen ny ▁Bel z berg ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁Her ▁father , ▁Abraham ▁Lav in , ▁was ▁an ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁C och rane , ▁Cal g ary ▁area . ▁His ▁first ▁wife ▁died ▁in ▁child b irth , ▁leaving ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁baby ▁daughter , ▁whom ▁he ▁raised ▁with ▁his ▁wid owed ▁sister . ▁Six ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁into ▁Cal g ary ▁and ▁established ▁several ▁different ▁small ▁business es , ▁including ▁a ▁fl our / feed ▁store ▁and ▁service ▁station . ▁Bel z berg ' s ▁mother ▁was ▁Son ia ▁Rod n un sky . ▁She ▁imm igr ated ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁regions ▁of ▁G om el , ▁Russia ▁during ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁joining ▁relatives ▁in ▁Cal g ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁She ▁met ▁Lav in ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁soon ▁married . ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁Western ▁Canada ▁high ▁school , ▁Bel z berg ▁was ▁dis su aded ▁from ▁att ending ▁University , ▁since ▁her ▁father ▁believed ▁women ▁did ▁not ▁need ▁secondary ▁education . ▁ ▁So , ▁she ▁worked