Canada's Jews In Time, Space and Spirit [Hardcover]

Canada is home to one of the worlds largest and most culturally creative Jewish communities, one of the few in the Diaspora that continues to grow demographically. With its ability to mirror trends found in Jewish communities elsewhere (particularly the United States) while simultaneously functioning as a distinct society, Canadas Jewish community holds great interest for scholars, exercising a measurable influence on the culture and politics of World Jewry. Consisting of a series of essays written by experts in their respective fields, Canadas Jews is a topical encyclopaedia, covering a wide variety of topics, from history and religion to the intellectual and cultural contributions of Canadas Jews. An indispensable reference book for both laypeople and for scholars of Jewish and Canadian studies.Preface. I. In Time: Canada s Jews and Their History. 1. Jews and New France. 2. Jewish beginnings under the British (eighteenth century). 3. Jews in British North America (nineteenth century). 4. Eastern European Jewish immigration and its impact: Farming Colonies and the West. 5. Eastern European Jewish immigration and its impact: Quebec and Ontario ; Jewish labor. 6. Jews and the Political and Social Life of Canada (to 1945): anti-Semitism; Zionism; Canadian Jewish Congress. 7. Jews in Postwar Canada: Holocaust survivors, Sephardim, Russians and Israelis, Federations and Communal Governance. II. In Space: a Survey of Jews in Contemporary Canada. 1. Toronto. 2. Montreal. 3. Vancouver. 4. Winnipeg. 5. Maritimes. 6. Central Canada (not including Toronto and Montreal ). 7. Prairies (not including Winnipeg ). 8. West and North (not including Vancouver ). III. In Spirit: the Religious and Cultural Expressions of Canadian Jews. A. Religious. 1. Ashkenazic Orthodox: Hasidic, Modern, Kashrut. 2. Sephardic. 3. Non-Orthodox: Conservative, Reconstructionist and Reform. B. Languages, Literatures and Cultures. 1. Yiddish. 2. Jews in Canadian literature. 3. Jews in Quebec literatulŸ