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Author Lipinsky, Jack, 1957-

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

Publication Info. Montréal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2011]
©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 353 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history, series two ; 29
McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history. Series 2 ; 29.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-348) and index.
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.
Summary The beginnings of one of the most organized ethnic communities in North America.
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Subject Jews -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Charities -- History -- 20th century.
Jews.
Ontario -- Toronto.
Charities.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Jews -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Societies, etc. -- History -- 20th century.
Jews -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Identity.
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Jews -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Social conditions.
Jews -- Ontario -- Toronto -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Lipinsky, Jack, 1957- Imposing their will. Montréal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2011 9780773538450 (DLC) 2011290543 (OCoLC)693809714
ISBN 9780773585867 (electronic book)
0773585869 (electronic book)
9780773538450
0773538453
Standard No. 9786613841902