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Kissing Cousins: The Early History of Congregations Shearith Israel of New York City and Montreal
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Kissing Cousins: The Early History of Congregations Shearith Israel of New York City and Montreal
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| Abstract |
Following the British Conquest of New France, Jewish settlers began moving into Canada hoping to capitalize on opportunities in the new British territory. By 1768, enough Jews had settled in Montreal to establish a congregation. They called it Shearith Israel after the New York congregation from which many of them had come. The author compares the early histories of both congregations and traces the beginnings of separate Canadian and Jewish identities against the backdrop of political and social change in early nineteenth century North America.
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Not Written in Stone: Jews, Constitutions and Constitutionalism in Canada
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Ottawa
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University of Ottawa Press
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2003
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71-83
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en
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Eidelman, Jay. “Kissing Cousins: The Early History of Congregations Shearith Israel of New York City and Montreal.” In Not Written in Stone: Jews, Constitutions and Constitutionalism in Canada, edited by Daniel J. Elazar, Michael Brown, and Ira Robinson, 71–83. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2003.
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