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JEWISHSTUDIESCANADIANHISTORYJEWISHSTUDIESCANADIANHISTORYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSInninety-ninepercentofMontrealssixtythousandJewsreportedthatYiddishwastheirmothertongue.InthesucceedingdecadesYiddishculturehascontinuedtohaveaprominentplaceinMontrealssociallandscape.InRebeccaMargolisshowsthatthecitysvibrantYiddishcultureisthelegacyofadrivengroupofthecitysJewswhodevotedthemselvestotherevitalizationoftheJewishcommunitycreatingalong-lastinginfrastructureandinstitutionsthathavebolsteredYiddishidentity.LookingatMontrealsJewishcommunityduringthersthalfofthetwentiethcenturyMargolisexploresthelivesandworksofactivistswritersscholarsperformersandorganizationsthatfuelledastill-thrivingcommunity.ShealsoconsidersthefoundationsanddevelopmentofYiddishculturallifeinMontrealinitsinteractionwithbroaderissuesofdiasporicJewishculture.AnilluminatinglookatthewaysinwhichYiddishculturewasmaintainedinNorthAmericaisthestoryofhowaminorityculturewastransplantedandtransformed.isanassociateprofessorintheVeredJewishCanadianStudiesProgramattheUniversityofOttawa.InTorontosJewscouldbefoundinareasasvariedasthestallsofsquawkingchickensandvegetablevendorsinKensingtonMarketandgrandhousesinfarnorthForestHill.Overthecourseofthesandstheyweretransformedintoanorganizedandcohesivecommunity.examinestheachievementsofTorontosJewishcommunityleadersandtheorganizationalinfrastructuretheyestablishedduringthevolatileyearsoftheDepressionandtheSecondWorldWar.Showinghowissuessuchasimmigrationrestrictionspovertyanti-SemitismandtheHolocaustcontributedtocooperationbetweeninstitutionsandindivi-dualsJackLipinskyprovidescompellinginsightsintotheformationofoneoftheworldsgreatJewishcommunities.Hestudiesthere-emergenceoftheCanadianJewishCongresstheestablishmentoftheTorontoFreeHebrewSchooltheriseofprofessionalisminthevariousphilanthropicorganisationsandtracesthecommunitysshiftawayfromtheinuenceofMontreal.AnilluminatinglookatthegrowthandstrengthofacommunityprovidesvaluablenewwaystounderstandCanadianJewrythediasporaethnicgovernanceandthedevelopmentofCanadianmulticulturalism.holdsaPhDinhistoryfromtheUniversityofTorontolecturesinitsSchoolofContinuingStudiesteachesatRobbinsHebrewAcademyandisthespiritualcoordinatoroftheStashow-SlipiCongregation.JewishRootsCanadianSoilYiddishCulturalLifeinMontrealImposingTheirWillAnOrganizationalHistoryofJewishTorontoMarch2011June2011193119311930194019051945rebeccamargolis19331948jacklipinsky2011MQUPSPRINGHowMontrealsYiddishcommunityensureditslastingculturalimportanceandinuence.ThebeginningsofoneofthemostorganizedethniccommunitiesinNorthAmerica.McGill-QueensStudiesinEthnicHistory978-0-7735-3812-285.00SCDN85.00SUS66.00cloth69304pp25bwphotosMcGill-QueensStudiesinEthnicHistory978-0-7735-3845-095.00SCDN95.00SUS74.00cloth69352ppJewishRootsCanadianSoilJewishRootsCanadianSoilImposingTheirWillImposingTheirWillRebeccaMargolisJackLipinsky