Not Written in Stone
Jews, Constitutions, and Constitutionalism in Canada
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.
- Editore : Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
- Collana : Religions et croyances | Religions and Beliefs | 11
- Luogo di pubblicazione : Ottawa
- Anno di pubblicazione : 2003
- Pubblicato su OpenEdition Books : 27 septembre 2017
- EAN (edizione cartacea) : 978-0-7766-3021-2
- EAN digitale : 978-0-7766-2721-2
- Numero di pagine : xiii-280 p.
- Sommario
- Presentazione
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Part I: The Setting
Part II: Analysis and Discussion
Part III: Selected Documents (Excerpts)
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.
Daniel J. Elazar was professor of Political Science at Bar-Ilan and Temple Universities and a consultant to governments. He was the founding president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and pioneered the new field of Jewish Political Studies. His many books include Maintaining Consensus: The Canadian Jewish Polity in the Postwar World (1990), written with Harold Waller.
Michael Brown is professor of Humanities and Hebrew at York University where he directed the Centre for Jewish Studies from 1995 to 2001. His most recent book, Jews and Judaism in Canada: A Bibliography of Works Published Since 1965 (1999-2000), was written and compiled in collaboration with Richard Menkis, Benjamin Schlesinger, and Stuart Schoenfeld.
Ira Robinson is professor of Judaic Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. He is a former president of the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies and has written extensively about Canadian Jewry, including the book, Renewing Our Days: Montreal Jews in the Twentieth Century (1995), written with Mervin Butovsky.
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