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Item 2018 Survey of Jews in Canada: Final Report(Environics Institute for Survey Research, 2019) Brym, Robert; Neuman, Keith; Lenton, RhondaA survey of Canadian Jews that examines the Canadian Jewish experience. Modeled on the 2013 Pew Survey of American Jews (see the Pew survey in this collection), the Environics Institute for Survey Research looks at "what it means to be Jewish in Canada today—specifically, patterns of Jewish practice, upbringing, and intermarriage; perceptions of anti-Semitism; attitudes toward Israel; and personal and organizational connections that, taken together, constitute the community." Click on the icon to read the survey.Item A Jewish Farmers Movement: Revolutionary or Ridiculous?(The Forward, 2016-02-16) Friedman, DanAn article about a Jewish farmers conference in San Diego--their “second annual convening.” A niche within the niche of the sustainable farming movement, the group sees itself as instantiating the traditional values of Judaism. As a member, Aaron Gross said, in describing the connection between farming and Judaism, “the Judaism of the Bible and the ancient rabbis is quintessentially agrarian — a religion of herding and harvesting, of seed and soil.” Attendees, who came from different locations in the United States, Canada and Israel shared a "commitment to three intersecting areas: Jewish values, social justice and environmental sustainability" and the goal of creating a "world in which each generation gives the next an earth renewed by a care that is guided by ancient Jewish values." Click on the link to read the article.Item Antisemitic Hate Rising in Canada(The Jewish Express, 2022-08-12) Levi Julian, HanaThis article discusses the finding of a report from Statistics Canada on the rise of hate crimes in Canada, which have risen by 72% between 2019 and 2021. Specifically, according to the report, Canada's Jewish population was the largest minority group targeted for hate crimes in 2021. The article states that, although Jews make up 1% of the Canadian population, they were the target of 14% of hate crimes, a 47% increase from 2020. Click on the link above to read the article. To see the relevant table from the Statistics Canada report, click on the link below.Item Canada Virtual Jewish History Tour(Jewish Virtual Library, 2018) Jewish Virtual LibraryTraces the history of Jews in Canada, from the first Jewish settlers in the late 18th century the contemporary Canadian Jewish community. Click on the link to read the article.Item Canada: From Outlaw to Supreme Court Justice, 1738-2005(Jewish Women's Archive, 2009-02-27) Brown, MichaelIn this article, Michael Brown discusses the history of Jewish women in Canada. The story begins in 1738 (before the British conquest), when a Jewish woman, disguised as a male sailor, arrived in Quebec City. At that time, Jews, like other non-Catholics, were legally prohibited from settling in Canada. The article is an interesting and nuanced discussion encompassing how the Canadian Jewish community in general evolved in Canadian society, although it focuses mainly on Canadian Jewish women. The author notes that, for a variety of reasons, Jewish women were largely hidden from history, until the 20th century. He describes a flowering of Jewish women's participation in all levels of Canadian society as prejudice decreased and Canadian society became more open and permissive. The article concludes on an optimistic but cautious note for the future of Canadian Jewish women. Observing that, while the first Jewish woman who arrived in Canada did so with both her womanhood and her Jewishness concealed, Jewish women now assume prominent roles in all aspects of Canadian society, including that of Supreme Court Justice. At the same time, he refers to the age and gender discrimination suffered by author, Adele Wiseman in Canadian literary and academic circles, notwithstanding her notable achievements. Click on the link to read the article. To see the entry on Adele Wiseman in the Miriam Catalog click on the link below.Item Canadian Council for Reform Judaism(2015) Canadian Council for Reform JudaismThe homepage of the Canadian Council of Reform Judaism, which represents reform congregations across Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver. Click on the link above to access the web site. See also the entry for The Union of Reform Judaism, with which it is affiliated. Click on the third link above to access this entry.Item Canadian Jewish Archive | Archives juives canadiennes(2011) Canadian Jewish ArchivesThe Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives is a program of the Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA. Located in Montreal, the archive "collects and preserves documentation on all aspects of the Jewish presence in Quebec and Canada." Their collections cover a variety of ares, including "immigration, integration into Canadian society, community organization, Zionism, human rights issues and discrimination, oppressed Jewry in other countries, education, literature, and genealogy." The Archive's catalog can be searched at the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (www.cjhn.ca), which maintains databases of of several Jewish organizations. Click on the link to visit the homepage.Item The Canadian Jewish Heritage Network(2020) The Canadian Jewish Heritage NetworkThe Canadian Jewish Heritage Network serves as a portal of databases that relate to Canadian Jewish heritage. A user can search these databases separately. The Network also has its own digital collections, which can be searched. Click on the link above to visit the Canadian Jewish Heritage.Item CHW(2020) Canadian Hadassah-WIZOThe home page for CHW (Canadian Hadassah-WIZO). Its mission is to support "programs and services for Children, Healthcare and Women in Israel and Canada." Click on the link to visit CHW's home page.Item Community in Canada(World Jewish Congress, 2017-07) World Jewish CongressA brief history and description of the Canadian Jewish community by the World Jewish Congress. Click on the link above to access the article.Item Dorot: The McGill Undergraduate Journal of Jewish Studies(Mcgill University Department of Jewish Studies, 1993) Dorot: The McGill Undergraduate Journal of Jewish Studies"The McGill Undergraduate Journal of Jewish Studies is published annually by the Jewish Studies Students’ Association with generous assistance from the community and the university. The Journal of Jewish Studies often provides students with their first opportunity to be published and is thus an excellent resource for both students and people interested in Jewish Studies." Click on the URI above ending with "journal" to access the home page. Click on the Files links on the left hand side to access pdf versions of older issues of the journal.Item Hillel International(2020) HillelThe homepage for the student organization, Hillel. Hillel has chapters in over 550 colleges and universities in North America and around the world. Its purpose is to foster Jewish community on college campuses and to inspire students to become Jewish community leaders. It is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world. Click on the link to visit Hillel's homepage.Item History--Jewish Montreal(Federation CJA, 2006-01-01) Federation CJA; Robinson, IraA brief history of the Montreal Jewish community. Click on the link above to access.Item A hundred years later, the Canadian Jewish Congress’s legacy lives on(The Globe and Mail, 2019-03-16) Abella, IrvingIrving Abella wrote this article on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) in 1919. The mission of the CJC was to promote a more open, more inclusive Canada. Originally conceived as the representation of organized Canadian Jewry, it expanded to advocating for human rights for people of any religion or ethnicity. The CJC was closed for budgetary reasons in the early part of the 21st century. Click on the link above to read the article.Item Jewish Canadians(The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2020-03-18) Schoenfeld, StuartThis article discusses the history of Jews in Canada, the organizations they established, their ethnic identification, their experience with antisemitism in Canada, notable Canadian Jews, the various ways Canadian Jews have identified with their Jewishness over time, and Jews in contemporary Canadian society. Click on the link above to read the article.Item Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA(2020) Jewish Federations of Canada - UIAFounded in 1967, the Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA (United Israel Appeal) partners with Jewish organizations across Canada to "strengthen Jewish life and raise funds for programs and services in Canada, Israel and overseas." It seeks to ensure the promotion of the concerns of Canada's Jewish community both nationally and internationally. Click on the link to see the organization's homepage and a description of their various partners and the initiatives they promote.Item Jewish Federations of North America(2020) Jewish Federations of North AmericaJewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is a network of philanthropic Jewish Federations which supports the social welfare, educational and social services needs of the Jewish community. They also respond to the needs of both Jews and non-Jews in cases of global disaster. JFNA "protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning)." Click on the link to visit and learn more about JFNA.Item Jewish People's School(Museum of Jewish Montreal, 2015) Pinsky, MarianThe Jewish People's School emerged out of a coalition of Yiddish and Labour Zionits, known as National Radical School, which, in 1918, was renamed the Peretz School. The Jewish Peoples School developed out of debates over the role of Zionism and the preservation of Yiddish as opposed to the adoption of modern Hebrew. The Jewish People's Folks School remained an alternative to traditional synagogue schools, but retained a more Zionist and slightly more religious orientation, compared to the Peretz School. It existed between 1941 and 1963 in a variety of locations in Montreal. Click on the link above to learn more.Item Jewish Public Library(2017) Jewish Public LibraryLocated in Montreal, Quebec, the Jewish Public Library contains North America's largest circulating Judaica collection.Their goal is to provide a full range of recreational, research, educational and cultural services to people of all ages. The library's mission includes honoring and preserving Canadian Jewish history and culture. They offer services in English, French, Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, as well as to preserve and make accessible a unique collection of resources. Click on the link above to see the JPL's web site.Item The Jewish Religion in North America: Canadian and American Comparisons(Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1978) Schoenfeld, Stuart"The question of similarities and differences between the Jewish community of Canada and that of the United States is examined with respect to religious organizations, attitudes and practices." Click on the link above to access the article. You will need to register free of charge with JSTOR in order to access the whole article. The registration takes only a few minutes.