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Renewing Our Days

Montreal Jews in the 20th Century

edited by Ira Robinson & Mervin Butovsky

Publisher
Vehicule Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1998
Category
General, Jewish
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550650624
    Publish Date
    Jan 1998
    List Price
    $16.95

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Exploring the interaction between Judaism and the modern state, relations between Jews and the larger Quebec community, differences within the Jewish community, and the distinctive literary voice of Montreal Jewish writers.

About the authors

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.

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