This first complete, up-to-date, social and religious history of Canadian Jewry explores the changing character of the Jewish community in terms of his vast contribution to the development of Canada. It tells the epic story of the creative vitality with less than 300,000 Jews have built a dynamic modern community--from the days of the first pioneers to the 1970's.

The Jewish Community in Canada Volume 2: In the Midst of Freedom

Stuart E. Rosenberg

McClelland and Stewart Limited

<p>The changes wrought by American life onthe religious and cultural character of theJewish community in the United States have produced a distinct and new kind of Jewish society. In this book, Dr. Stuart Rosenberg brings the insights of history, sociology, and psychology to a penetrating analysis of the American Jewish community from the colonial period to the present.Dr. Rosenberg discusses, among othertopics, the constant tension between ethnic cultural awareness and religious faith (]ewishness versus Judaism); the rise of Jewish denominations; the changes in traditional Jewish institutions the role of the rabbi, the modiﬁcation of the synagogue from a place solely for worship to a center of community religious and social life, and the growing popularity of the yeshivas.</p>

The new Jewish identity in America

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Hippocrene Books

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The Jewish Community in Canada Volume 2: In the Midst of Freedom

The new Jewish identity in America