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Canada Park is a recreational area north of Jerusalem that was founded by the Jewish National Fund .The Park was founded after the 1967 war .
Founding of Canada Park
In 1973, Bernard Bloomfield of Montreal - then President of the Jewish National Fund of Canada - spearheaded a campaign among the Canadian Jewish community to raise $15 million to establish Canada Park as a picnic area accessible to Israelis from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The Jewish National Fund of Canada remains responsible for the upkeep of the park today through charitable donations.