Sam Yuchtman (January 15, 1910 – June 26, 1979)[1][2] was a Toronto broadcaster, entertainer and cantor[3] best known for hosting radio shows in Yiddish and English oriented towards the Jewish community in the city.
Yuchtman was born in Lublin, Poland and moved to Winnipeg around 1917, when he was a teenager, to join his father who had emigrated to Canada earlier.
[4][5] He moved to Toronto in 1936, where he became responsible for bringing Yiddish actors to the Standard Theatre on Spadina Avenue where he also produced and directed several productions.
[6] In 1948, Yuchtman brought The Jewish Hour (known in Yiddish as Di Yidishe Shtunde),[7] to CKFH[3] after originating it at CKTB, a radio station in nearby St. Catharines, Ontario.
[9] Yuchtman ran for council in North York, Ontario in the 1966 municipal election but was lost to Robert Yuill.