Rabbis and their community : studies in the Eastern European Orthodox rabbinate in Montreal, 1896-1930 / Ira Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Ira, 1951-

Contributor:

Concordia University. Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies.

Class of 1897 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rabbis--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Biography.

Rabbis.

Orthodox Judaism--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Orthodox Judaism.

Jews, East European--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Biography.

Jews, East European.

Jews--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History--20th century.

Jews.

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 166 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Calgary : University of Calgary Press, [2007]

Contents:

The Yiddish-speaking Orthodox Rabbinate in North America and its importance

"Pa is a Mussolini" : a portrait of Rabbi Hirsh Cohen

Rabbi Simon Glazer : a rival for the Chief Rabbinate

Rabbi Yudel Rosenberg : Kabbalist and communal leader

Rabbis and Shoh̲tim : the cases of Getsel Laxer and Hyman Crestohl

The founding of the Jewish Community Council of Montreal (Vaʹad ha-ʹIr)

The Kosher meat wars of the 1920s and their aftermath

New thoughts from an ancient source : Hirsh Wolofsky's commentary on the Torah.

Notes:

Co-published by the Concordia University Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-158) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1897 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781552381861

1552381862

OCLC:

156889961