The Governor General of Canada

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Differenced Arms for Aviva Shoshana Dimant Zieleniec, daughter of Frank Efroim Dimant

Frank Efroim Dimant

North York, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Aviva Shoshana Dimant Zieleniec, Miriam Yael Dimant-Klein and Arie Zvi Dimant
April 15, 2004
Vol. IV, p. 368

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Blazon

Arms

Azure on a fess embattled between six flames Or, a menorah between two lozenges Azure;

Crest

Issuant from a coronet erablé Argent, a demi lion Or sounding a ram's horn Argent and holding in its sinister paw a sword Argent hilted Azure;

Motto

(in Hebrew);

Flag

A banner of the Arms;

Badge

A lozenge Azure charged with a menorah and surmounting four maple leaves in saltire, their stems inward, Or;

Differenced Arms for Aviva Shoshana Dimant Zieleniec, daughter of Frank Efroim Dimant

The Arms of Frank Efroim Dimant within a bordure compony-counter-compony Azure and Or;

Differenced Arms for Miriam Yael Dimant-Klein, daughter of Frank Efroim Dimant

The Arms of Frank Efroim Dimant within a bordure compony-counter-compony Azure and Argent;

Differenced Arms for Arie Zvi Dimant, son of Frank Efroim Dimant

The Arms of Frank Efroim Dimant within a bordure Or; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his or her death;

Symbolism

Arms

The main idea of the shield is remembrance. The candle flames bear witness to the Jewish community in Europe, the number six indicative of the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. Emerging in the middle of this is a gold wall representing the Western wall in Jerusalem, an indication of the continuity of Jewish culture over millennia and a sign of hope. In the centre is another famous Jewish symbol, the menorah, which was located in the Temple and appears on the coat of arms of the State of Israel, thus indicating Mr. Dimant’s work on behalf of the people of Israel and the Jewish community worldwide. The menorah is also the main symbol of B’nai Brith Canada, and thus marks Mr. Dimant’s leadership role in that organization for over 25 years. The two diamond shapes are a reference to the name Dimant, which is Yiddish for diamond. They can also represent Mr. Dimant’s parents, who were Holocaust survivors and who came to Canada.

Crest

The gold lion is another significant Jewish symbol, a reference to the Lion of Judah. It also appears with the arms of B’nai Brith. The shofar, or ram’s horn, is an ancient Jewish symbol that indicates Mr. Dimant’s role in advocacy and in communications, such as his extensive work in public speaking and writing, and the fact that he is the publisher of The Jewish Tribune. The sword signifies Mr. Dimant’s defence of the Jewish community, both domestically and internationally. The crown of maple leaves indicates the Dimant family’s loyalty to Canada. As the crown is composed of four leaves, it represents Mrs. Dimant and their three children, who were born in Canada.