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020 $a9781936235711 (hbk.)
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050 00 $aDS149.5.C3$bS64 2011
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100 1 $aSrebrnik, Henry Felix.
245 10 $aCreating the chupah :$bthe Zionist movement and the drive for Jewish communal unity in Canada, 1898-1921 /$cHenry Felix Srebrnik.
260 $aBrighton, MA :$bAcademic Studies Press,$c2011.
300 $a268 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
490 0 $aJewish identities in post modern society
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 251-260) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: preliminary remarks about Canada's Jewish community -- A general outline of Canadian Jewry to 1921 -- The infrastructure of Canadian Jewry: the establishment of schools, newspapers, and agricultural settlements -- General Zionism in Canada before the First World War -- Labour Zionism in Canda, 1905-1914: the Poale Zion -- The First World War: divisions within Canadian Jewry, 1914-1917 -- The coaliscing of the two streams and the formation of the Jewish Legion, 1917-1919 -- The Canadian Jewish Congress of 1919 -- Conclusion: the consolidation of Zionist leadership and the end of immigration, 1919-1921.
520 $a"Creating the Chupah assesses the role of Canadian Zionist organizations in the drive for communal unity within Canadian Jewry in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Two strands of Zionism, represented respectively by the Federation of Zionist Societies of Canada and Poale Zion, were often involved in conflicts that reflected greater disputes. The book also describes Zionist activities within the larger spectrum of Canadian Jewish life. Montreal was at the time the 'capital' of Canadian Jewry, but the Jewish communities of Toronto and Winnipeg also play a significant role in these events. By providing a detailed historical examination of the early Canadian Zionist movement, the book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of 20th century Jewish life in Canada."--Publisher's website.
650 0 $aZionism$zCanada$xHistory$y20th century.
610 20 $aWorld Socialist Union of Jewish Workers--Po'alei Zion.
650 0 $aJews$zCanada$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aJews$zCanada$xPolitics and government$y20th century.
651 0 $aCanada$xEthnic relations$xHistory$y20th century.