- Ottawa Jewish Archives
- Ottawa Jewish Historical Society fonds
- A history of the Jews of Canada
A history of the Jews of Canada
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- Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
- Dates
- February 12, 1995 (indexed as 1995)
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- Subject: A History of the Jews of Canada: 1890-1920 Immigration Period (specifically Jewish immigrants in the Prairies) Duration: 18:41 *audio begins mid sentence* Around 1890-1900 Baron de Hirsch, a German Jewish philanthropist, raised money to fund Jewish colonies on the prairies of Canada, for 1 year. He would give them grain and other farming materials. 20 jewish colonies were built in the prairies. People went out there with nothing Of those 20 colonies, some of the finest Jewish families in Western and Eastern Canada are descendents of those families. In 1921, there were more Jewish farmers than ever in the history of Canada, and in 1932 there were enough Jewish farmers to feed the total Jewish population and more. Discusses Jewish labour and contribution to the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The CPR would give them Friday and Saturday off, and would have kosher kitchens. They also had weeks in September off, to celebrate holidays Little research has been done on the 1890-1920 period of Jewish Immigration Rabbi deSola was instrumental in getting these colonies going He became the leader of the Zionist movement in Canada. Agudath Zion started in 1905 A.J. Freiman was the second president of the Zionist organization After the development of Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver, the Canadian Jewish Congress was developed Ottawa does not know the Jewish Congress as much as the Prairies because it was more Zionist. There was and is anti-semitism in Quebec, Toronto, and the Prairies There was a lot of anti-semitism in Alberta. Discusses Jewish contributions to Canadian economy and society, despite facing barriers *Audio ends* 2 copies
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