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History Jewish

Not Written in Stone

Jews, Constitutions, and Constitutionalism in Canada

edited by Daniel J. Elazar, Michael Brown & Ira Robinson

Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2003
Category
Jewish
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780776616667
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $24.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780776630212
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $48.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780776605456
    Publish Date
    Apr 2003
    List Price
    $27.95

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Using long-ignored constitutions of various Jewish organizations, this unique book uncovers the political history of Canadian Jewry since its beginning during the 1700s. Building on the premise that Jews, since time immemorial, have written down their values and ideologies, this study effectively demonstrates how these writings record the principles and values that motivated a community.

About the authors

Daniel J. Elazar's profile page

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Ira Robinson is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, where he taught for 42 years. Robinson has written, edited, and translated nineteen books, as well as over seventy articles. He served as the Chair of the Department of Religion and Director of the Concordia University Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies. He is past president of the Canadian Society for Jewish Studies, the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies, and the Jewish Public Library of Montreal. He is the 2013 winner of the Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies.

Ira Robinson's profile page