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Canada's Jews
Ira . Ed(S): Robinson
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Description for Canada's Jews
At approximately 364,000, Canada is home to one of the world's largest and most culturally creative Jewish communities, one of the few communities in the Diaspora that continues to grow demographically. This book covers topics from history and religion to the intellectual and cultural contributions of Canada's Jews. Editor(s): Robinson, Ira. Series: Jews in Space and Time. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 875.
Canada is home to one of the world’s largest and most culturally creative Jewish communities, and one of few in the Diaspora that continues to grow demographically. With its tendency to mirror trends found in Jewish communities elsewhere (particularly in the United States) and simultaneous functioning as a distinct society, Canada’s Jewish community holds great interest for scholars, exercising a measurable influence on the culture and politics of world Jewry today. Consisting of a series of essays written by experts in their respective fields, Canada’s Jews is a topical encyclopaedia covering a wide variety of subjects from history and religion ... Read more
Canada is home to one of the world’s largest and most culturally creative Jewish communities, and one of few in the Diaspora that continues to grow demographically. With its tendency to mirror trends found in Jewish communities elsewhere (particularly in the United States) and simultaneous functioning as a distinct society, Canada’s Jewish community holds great interest for scholars, exercising a measurable influence on the culture and politics of world Jewry today. Consisting of a series of essays written by experts in their respective fields, Canada’s Jews is a topical encyclopaedia covering a wide variety of subjects from history and religion ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Jews in Space and Time
Number of Pages
504
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781934843864
SKU
V9781934843864
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99-15
About Ira . Ed(S): Robinson
Ira Robinson is Professor of Judaic studies in the Department of Religion of Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. He is President of the Canadian Society for Jewish Studies. His latest books are: Rabbis and Their Community: Studies in the Eastern European Orthodox Rabbinate in Montreal, 1896-1930 (2007) and Translating a Tradition: Studies in American Jewish History (2009).
Reviews for Canada's Jews
“This collection of 26 essays offers a comprehensive snapshot of the history of Jews in Canada, their contemporary situation, their spiritual/cultural life, and their representation in Canadian literature. . . . The essays are written in a clear style largely by experts in their respective fields. . . . This book would serve equally well as a University text book ... Read more