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- ↑ Canadian Who's Who, ed. Elizambeth Lumley, Vol. XXXIX, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004, 773.
- ↑ Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards Past Award Winners, http://kofflerarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CJBA_pastwinners_1989-2013.pdf
- ↑ Ilan Mester, "Allan Levine has a lot to Celebrate," Shalom Life," May 17, 2010, "Allan Levine Has a Lot to Celebrate - Shalom Life". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Tantoo Cardinal and Allan Levine to be honoured by U Winnipeg" . Retrieved October 4, 2020.
