Communal Solidarity
Immigration, Settlement, and Social Welfare in Winnipeg's Jewish Community, 1882-1930
Published on 15. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-88755-837-5 (ISBN)
Description
Arthur Ross's study of the formation of Winnipeg's Jewish community is not only the first history of the societies, institutions, and organizations Jewish immigrants created, it reveals how communal solidarity shaped their understanding of community life and the way decisions should be made about their collective future.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Winnipeg
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
25 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88755-837-5 (9780887558375)
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Person
Arthur Ross was born and raised in Winnipeg's North End, the historic centre of Jewish, communal solidarity. He is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Ryerson University.
Content
- Introduction
- Ch. 1 Jewish Life in the Pale of Settlement
- Ch. 2 Social Welfare and Communal Governance
- Ch. 3 Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Winnipeg
- Ch. 4 Government Charitable Assistance and the Emergence of Jewish Social Welfare
- Ch. 5 Communal Charity, Mutual Aid, and International Relief
- Ch. 6 Winnipeg's Jewish Social Welfare Institutions
- Ch. 7 "Opening the Door": The Western Division of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society
- Ch. 1 Jewish Life in the Pale of Settlement
- Ch. 2 Social Welfare and Communal Governance
- Ch. 3 Jewish Immigration and Settlement in Winnipeg
- Ch. 4 Government Charitable Assistance and the Emergence of Jewish Social Welfare
- Ch. 5 Communal Charity, Mutual Aid, and International Relief
- Ch. 6 Winnipeg's Jewish Social Welfare Institutions
- Ch. 7 "Opening the Door": The Western Division of the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society