Jew or Juif? : Jews, French Canadians, and Anglo-Canadians, 1759-1914 / by Michael Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Michael (Michael G.), 1938-

Contributor:

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada.

Canada--Ethnic relations.

Québec (Province)--Ethnic relations.

Québec (Province).

Jews--Canada--History.

Jews.

Jews--Québec (Province)--History.

Ethnic relations.

Québec.

Jews--Quebec (Province)--History.

Genre:

History.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1987, ©1986.

Summary:

Examines the ambiguous status of the Jews in Canada, caught between competing English and French Canadian interests. Their strong ties with Britain and the USA, and the British heritage of tolerance and pluralism, led the Jews to identify with English-speaking North Americans. Ch. 4 (pp. 119-161), "The French and Roman Catholic Relationship", describes French Canadian hostility toward Jews, seen as a threat to their homogeneous culture and religious heritage, and encouraged by the Catholic Church and the French antisemitic movement. Antisemitism was frequently expressed in the French Canadian press and in literary works, especially issues such as the Dreyfus Affair and the Nathan Affair (criticism of the Pope by the Jewish mayor of Rome). However, antisemitism did exist in Anglo-Canada as well, especially after the mass immigration of Jews. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism).

Contents:

Introduction

British roots

The American connection

The French and Roman Catholic relationship

As part of Anglo-Canada

The Third Solitude

Postscript: "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose?"

1. Introduction

2. British roots

3. the American connection

4. The French and Roman Catholic relationship

5. As part of Anglo-Canada

6. The third solitutde

7. Postscript: "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose?"

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-342) and index.

Local Notes:

Acc.# 201165

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Brown, Michael (Michael G.), 1938- Jew or Juif?.

ISBN:

0827602715

9780827602717

OCLC:

13703108