The Beginning of Jewish Emancipation in Canada : The Hart Affair
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The Beginning of Jewish Emancipation in Canada : The Hart Affair
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| Abstract |
On April 11, 1807, Ezekiel Hart (1770-1843) was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Hart caused controversy when, being Jewish, he swore his oath on a Hebrew Bible instead of on the Christian Bible. An objection was raised that the oath was not taken in the manner required for sitting in the Assembly, and the Assembly resolved by a vote of 35 to 5 that "Ezekiel Hart, Esquire, professing the Jewish religion cannot take a seat, nor sit, nor vote, in this House." Hart was re-elected in the next general election, this time taking his oath on a Christian Bible, but the Assembly voted to expel him again. Hart did not run for public office again. The author notes that the "Hart Affair" marks the start of the brief struggle for the political emancipation of Jews in Canada.
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Michael: On the History of the Jews in the Diaspora / מיכאל: מאסף לתולדות היהודים בתפוצות
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Vol. 10
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31-38
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1986
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en
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Brown, Michael. “The Beginning of Jewish Emancipation in Canada : The Hart Affair.” Michael: On the History of the Jews in the Diaspora / מיכאל: מאסף לתולדות היהודים בתפוצות Vol. 10 (1986): 31–38.
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