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Not Written in Stone

Not Written in Stone

Jews, Constitutions, and Constitutionalism in Canada

Daniel J. Elazar, Michael Brown et Ira Robinson (dir.)
Religions et croyances | Religions and Beliefs

Éditeur : Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press

Lieu d’édition : Ottawa

Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 27 septembre 2017

Collection : Religions et croyances | Religions and Beliefs

Année d’édition : 2003

Nombre de pages : xiii-280

Présentation

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.

Sommaire

Michael Brown et Ira Robinson

In Memoriam: Daniel J. Elazar
Foreword: How This Book Came to Be

Michael Brown et Ira Robinson

Acknowledgements

Part I: The Setting

Daniel Elazar, Michael Brown et Ira Robinson

Issues and Contexts: An Introduction

Daniel J. Elazar

Using Foundation Documents in the Study of Jewish Public Affairs

Lorraine Eisenstat Weinrib

‘Do Justice to Us!’ Jews and the Constitution of Canada

Part II: Analysis and Discussion

Jay M. Eidelman

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

Michael Brown

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

Ira Robinson

They Work in Faithfulness: Studies in the Constitutional Documents of Canadian Jewish Organizations Other Than Synagogues

Part III: Selected Documents (Excerpts)

Charitable and Welfare Organizations
Cultural and Educational Organizations
Federations
National Organizations
Patriotic Organizations
Professional Associations
Secular Organizations
Self-Help Organizations (Landsmannshaftn)
Social Organizations
Students’ and Women’s Organizations
Zionist and Israel-Related Organizations
Synagogues
Contributors

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