Jay Dinshah
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| Born | November 2, 1933 Malaga, New Jersey, US |
| Died | June 8, 2000 (aged 66) Malaga, New Jersey, US |
| Occupation | Vegan Advocate, Social Reformer |
| Residence | Malaga, New Jersey, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | philosophical, spiritual |
| Subject | veganism, ahimsa |
| Literary movement | vegan movement |
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| Notable awards | Vegetarian Hall of Fame |
| Spouse | Freya Smith Dinshah |
| Children | Daniel Dinshah, Anne Dinshah |
| Relatives | Dinshah P. Ghadiali (Parsi, father, deceased); Irene Grace Hoger Dinshah (German, mother, deceased); the siblings were: Cyrus Dinshah (eldest); Roshan Dinshah; Darius Dinshah, author of Let There Be Light, ISBN , Pages: 128, Edition: 9, Hardcover, Dinshah Health Society; Jal Dinshah; Sarosh Ghadiali (deceased); Noshervan Dinshah (deceased); Shireen Dinshah (sister, the youngest sibling) |
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Hom Jay Dinshah (November 2, 1933 – June 8, 2000) was founder and president of the American Vegan Society and editor of its publication, Ahimsa magazine (1960–2000).
H. Jay Dinshah was born in the Malaga section of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, where he lived his entire life. His father was a US citizen of Parsi ancestry who was born in India, and his mother was a US citizen of German ancestry. A lifelong vegetarian, Jay Dinshah became vegan in 1957. He (age 23) and his younger brother Noshervan (age 20) visited a Philadelphia slaughterhouse in 1957, after which he vowed to "work every day until all the slaughterhouses are closed!" He married the English-born Freya Smith in 1960. They had two children, Daniel Dinshah and author and athlete Anne Dinshah.
In 2000, Dinshah died of a heart attack at age 66, after a life of promoting veganism and the ethic of ahimsa, dynamic harmlessness. The International Vegetarian Union (IVU) memorialized Jay Dinshah in their IVU News issue of October 2000 That same year, he was posthumously awarded the prestigious (among global or international vegetarians) Mankar Memorial Award during the 2000 World Vegetarian Congress, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jay Dinshah founded the American Vegan Society early in 1960 and later that year (August) married the English-born Freya Smith. Freya, whose parents were active in The Vegan Society (of England), contributed to the early growth of the American Vegan Society and is president of the American Vegan Society today. The American Vegan Society is headquartered at Malaga, New Jersey, on a parcel of land which is called "SunCrest", or "the SunCrest Educreational Center." During Jay Dinshah's life, the American Vegan Society was characterized by vegan publishing and outreach, annual vegan conferences, vegan archiving, spiritual inspiration, providing people with an experience of vegan living, vegan food-preparation demonstrations, maintenance of a small veganic garden, and extensive networking. Dinshah served the American Vegan Society as its president and as editor of its publication, Ahimsa magazine (1960–2000).
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