Not Written in Stone

, by Elazar, Daniel J.; Brown, Michael; Robinson, Ira

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ISBN: 9780776605456 | 0776605453
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Copyright: 5/1/2003

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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.

In Memoriam

Daniel J. Elazar

Foreword

Acknowledgements

xiii

Part I: The Setting

Issues and Contexts: An Introduction

(10)

Daniel J. Elazar

Michael Brown

Ira Robinson

Using Foundation Documents in the Study of Jewish Public Affairs

(20)

Daniel J. Elazar

`Do Justice to Us!' Jews and the Constitution of Canada

(38)

Lorraine Eisenstat Weinrib

Part II: Analysis and Discussion

Kissing Cousins: The Early History of Congregations Shearith Israel of New York City and Montreal

(14)

Jay Eidelman

Signs of the Times: Changing Notions of Citizenship, Governance, and Authority as Reflected in Synagogue Constitutions

(26)

Michael Brown

They Work in Faithfulness: Constitutional Documents of Jewish Communal Organizations Other Than Synagogues

111

(168)

Ira Robinson

Part III: Selected Documents (Excerpts)

Charitable and Welfare Organizations

Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society (Montreal, 1871)

155

(4)

Jewish Family Service (Calgary, 1960)

159

(2)

Cultural and Educational Organizations

Jewish People's Library (Montreal, 1929)

161

(1)

Downtown Jewish Community School (Toronto, 1981)

162

(1)

Jewish People's and Peretz Schools (Montreal, 1984)

163

(2)

Federations

Burquest Jewish Community Association (British Columbia, 1976)

165

(1)

Jewish Community of Kingston (n.d.)

166

(1)

Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir (Jewish Community Council of Ottawa, 1943)

167

(1)

Toronto Jewish Congress (1989)

168

(4)

National Organizations

Canadian Jewish Congress (1934)

172

(3)

Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (Ottawa, 1922)

175

(2)

Patriotic Organizations

Jewish War Veterans of Canada (n.d.)

177

(2)

Professional Associations

Alpha Omega Fraternity (Toronto, 1989)

179

(2)

Secular and Social Organizations

United Jewish Peoples Order Mutual Benefit League (1990)

181

(4)

Self-Help Organizations

Hebrew Sick Benefit Association (Montreal, 1902)

185

(1)

New Jewish Fraternal Association (Toronto, 1960)

186

(2)

Social Organizations

Concordia Club (Vancouver, 1920s)

188

(1)

Jewish Community Centre (Toronto, 1989)

189

(1)

Students' and Women's Organizations

Jewish Students' Union (Toronto, n.d.)

190

(1)

Na'amat (1993)

191

(2)

Zionist and Israel-Related Organizations

Canadian Friends of Haifa University (Toronto, 1973)

193

(1)

Zionist Men's Association of Canada (1959)

194

(3)

Synagogues

Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel of Montreal (1846, 1957, 1976, 1993), Orthodox, Sephardic

197

(27)

Holy Blossom Hebrew Congregation of Toronto (1871, 1894, 1955, 1992), Reform

224

(17)

Congregation of the House of Jacob - Mikveh Israel (Calgary, 1905, 1984), Orthodox

241

(4)

Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Winnipeg, 1914, 1942, 1984), Conservative

245

(6)

Solel Congregation of Mississauga (1974, 1980, 1992), Reform

251

(12)

Congregation Emanu-El (Victoria, 1993), Conservative

263

(7)

Congregation Dorshei Emet - The Reconstructionist Synagogue of Montreal (1994), Reconstructionist

270

(9)

Contributors

279

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