{"product_id":"history-of-the-jews-in-quebec-paperback","title":"History of the Jews in Quebec - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Anctil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudith Weisz Woodsworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe presence of Jews in Quebec dates back four centuries. Quebec Jewry, in Montreal in particular, has evolved over time, thanks to successive waves of migration from different regions of the world. The Jews of Quebec belong to a unique society in North America, which they have worked to fashion. The dedication with which they have defended their rights and their extensive achievements in multiple sectors of activity have helped foster diversity in Quebec. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis work recounts the different contributions Jews have made over the years, along with the cultural context that encouraged the emergence in Montreal of a Jewish community like no other in North America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first overview of a history that began during the French Regime and continued, through many twists and turns, up to the turn of the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book won the J.I. Segal Award (Jewish Public Library, Montreal), as well as the Governor General's Literary Awards (Translation).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePierre Anctil is an award-winning author, a member of the Royal Society of Canada since 2012 and a professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa, where he taught contemporary Canadian history and Canadian Jewish history. He has written at length on the history of Montreal's Jewish community and on the current debates on cultural pluralism in Canada. \u003cbr\u003eHis most recent English-language titles are \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Jews in Quebec\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003eJacob Isaac Segal: A Montreal Yiddish Poet and His Milieu (2017)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Reluctant Welcome for Jewish People: Voices in Le Devoir's Editorials, 1910-1947 (2019)\u003c\/i\u003e, all at the University of Ottawa Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52635461189939,"sku":"9780776629483","price":57.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4OXbe_fTjT9780776629483.webp?v=1762257266","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/history-of-the-jews-in-quebec-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}