341 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1895555132 B&w plates. "Jews seeking a new life in Canada faced problems beyond those of other immigrants. Farm colonists often lived in communities too small to afford a rabbi or rit ual slaughter, or even to form a 'minyan' for worship. In French Canada, Protestant and Catholic school boards battled over who was responsible for educating Jewish children. In the cities, the socialist philosophies of Jews fleeing the pover t y a n d oppression of Europe were anathema to aggressive New World capitalists. And when suspicion or resentment arose, there was always someone to revive the old antisemitic slurs and myths. (This) is the meticulously researched record of how Ca na d ia n Jewry coped with these obstacles, and flourished despite them. The book covers the 160 years from the beginnings of the community in the 1760s to the end of the First World War, including the great European upheavals that forever chang ed the l ive s of the Jews of Eastern Europe and their migration to Canada. Canada's Jews took root in a nation with a distinctive history, political structure, and cultural diversity. Gerald Tulchinsky weaves the threads of Canadian Jewish histo ry into th e wi de r Canadian fabric, and shows how the unique character of this history reflects the political, economic, and social development of the country. Drawing on letters, synagogue records, diaries, newspapers, and biographies, as well as a hos t of arch iva l sources, (he) makes 'Taking Root' not just a historical account, but a very personal one." A few small shallow dints on bottom edge of rear board. Dust jacket is price clipped, has has several areas of light edge wrinkli ng, minor rubb ing. Very Good+/Very Good

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