Not Written in Stone
Jews, Constitutions, and Constitutionalism in Canada
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2003
- Category
- Jewish
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780776616667
- Publish Date
- Apr 2003
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780776630212
- Publish Date
- Apr 2003
- List Price
- $48.00
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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
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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.