Imposing their will : an organizational history of Jewish Toronto, 1933-1948 / Jack Lipinsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lipinsky, Jack, 1957-

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 29.

McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series two ; 29

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The beginnings of one of the most organized ethnic communities in North America.

Contents:

1. The Road to Community: Toronto Jewry before 1933

2. Fragile Signs of Unity: 1933

3. The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies: Professionalization from Within, until 1934

4. The Toronto Jewish Immigrant Aid Society: "Long Distance" Professionalization, to 1937

5. Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: The Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto, 1934-37

6. A Foundation of Unity: The Toronto Hebrew Free School and the Rise of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, 1933-39

7. Institutional and Communal Consolidation, 1938-43

8. "O Brave New World"? The Imposition of Will, 1943-48

Conclusion: Entering the Mainstream

Glossary of Individuals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-348) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-52945-9

9786613841902

0-7735-8586-9

OCLC:

805829846