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Imposing Their WillAn Organizational History of Jewish Toronto, 1933-1948 |
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The beginnings of one of the most organized ethnic communities in North America.
In 1931, Toronto's Jews could be found in areas as varied as the stalls of squawking chickens and vegetable vendors in Kensington Market and grand houses in far north Forest Hill. Over the course of the 1930s and 1940s, they were transformed into an organized and cohesive community. Imposing Their Will examines the achievements of Toronto's Jewish community leaders and the organizational infrastructure they established during the volatile years of the Depression and the Second World War.
Showing how issues such as immigration restrictions, poverty, anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust contributed to cooperation between institutions and individuals, Jack Lipinsky provides compelling insights into the formation of one of the world's great Jewish communities. He studies the re-emergence of the Canadian Jewish Congress, the establishment of the Toronto Free Hebrew School, the rise of professionalism in the various philanthropic organisations, and traces the community's shift away from the influence of Montreal.
An illuminating look at the growth and strength of a community, Imposing Their Will provides valuable new ways to understand Canadian Jewry, the diaspora, ethnic governance, and the development of Canadian multiculturalism.
Showing how issues such as immigration restrictions, poverty, anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust contributed to cooperation between institutions and individuals, Jack Lipinsky provides compelling insights into the formation of one of the world's great Jewish communities. He studies the re-emergence of the Canadian Jewish Congress, the establishment of the Toronto Free Hebrew School, the rise of professionalism in the various philanthropic organisations, and traces the community's shift away from the influence of Montreal.
An illuminating look at the growth and strength of a community, Imposing Their Will provides valuable new ways to understand Canadian Jewry, the diaspora, ethnic governance, and the development of Canadian multiculturalism.
Details
Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History Series (number 2.29 in series)
384 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773538450
June 2011
Formats: Cloth, eBook
"An engaging and thoughtful book with an eye on both the Toronto Jewish community's organizational structure and on the people who experienced it. Scholars and students of Canadian Jewish history will make excellent use of this book for decades to come." Allan Levine, author of Fugitives of the Forest: The Heroic Story of Jewish Resistance and Survival During the Second World War
Jack Lipinsky holds a PhD in history from the University of Toronto, lectures in its School of Continuing Studies, teaches at Robbins Hebrew Academy, and is the spiritual coordinator of the Stashow-Slipi Congregation.
Imposing Their Will
Jack Lipinsky
Table of Contents
Abbreviations for Names of Organizations xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xix
1 The Road to Community: Toronto Jewry before 1933 3
2 Fragile Signs of Unity: 1933 33
3 The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies: Professionalization from Within, until 1934 59
4 The Toronto Jewish Immigrant Aid Society: “Long Distance” Professionalization, to 1937 79
5 Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: The Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto, 1934-37 109
6 A Foundation of Unity: The Toronto Hebrew Free School and the Rise of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, 1933-39 153
7 Institutional and Communal Consolidation, 1938-43 177
8 “O Brave New World”? The Imposition of Will, 1943-48 209
Conclusion: Entering the Mainstream 269
Glossary of Individuals 285
Notes 289
Bibliography 337
Index 349
Jack Lipinsky
Table of Contents
Abbreviations for Names of Organizations xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xix
1 The Road to Community: Toronto Jewry before 1933 3
2 Fragile Signs of Unity: 1933 33
3 The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies: Professionalization from Within, until 1934 59
4 The Toronto Jewish Immigrant Aid Society: “Long Distance” Professionalization, to 1937 79
5 Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: The Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto, 1934-37 109
6 A Foundation of Unity: The Toronto Hebrew Free School and the Rise of the United Jewish Welfare Fund, 1933-39 153
7 Institutional and Communal Consolidation, 1938-43 177
8 “O Brave New World”? The Imposition of Will, 1943-48 209
Conclusion: Entering the Mainstream 269
Glossary of Individuals 285
Notes 289
Bibliography 337
Index 349
Winner
Joseph Brant Award
Ontario Historical Society (2012)
Joseph Brant Award
Ontario Historical Society (2012)
