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A reluctant welcome for Jewish people : voices in Le Devoir's editorials, 1910-1947

Title
A reluctant welcome for Jewish people : voices in Le Devoir's editorials, 1910-1947 / by Pierre Anctil ; translated by Tõnu Onu.
Publication
  • Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Anctil, Pierre
  • Laht, Uno
Description
xvi, 364 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
"Le Devoir's position with respect to the Montreal Jewish community and Judaism more broadly has been one of the most discussed historiographical issues in Canadian Jewish history. Indeed, the editorials published by Le Devoir are of great historiographical significance, as they are representative of the reaction of the nationalist Francophone elite to the Jewish presence in Montreal, to German Nazi State anti-Semitism and to the Shoah. A number of works written by English-speaking authors describe Le Devoir as a typical example of French Canada's ideological stance of defensiveness during the 1930s and its inclination to adopt a hostile position towards Jews. However, until now, no serious study has been carried out to support or refute this thesis. Pierre Anctil proposes a new reading of the editorials published in the pages of Le Devoir from 1910 to 1947-- from the founding of the newspaper by Henri Bourassa until the death of its second director, Georges Pelletier. During that time, approximately 200 editorials--or two percent of the total number of editorials--were devoted to Jews and Judaism. Anctil selected 60 of these for inclusion in this book and provides insightful commentary on each one. From this collection of editorials and accompanying in-depth analysis, it is finally possible to obtain a clearer idea of what anti-Semitism looked like in Le Devoir and by extension in Quebec society." --
Series Statement
Canadian studies
Uniform Title
  • À chacun ses Juifs. English.
  • Devoir (Montréal, Québec). Selections. English.
  • Canadian studies (Ottawa, Ontario)
Subject
  • Devoir (Montréal, Québec)
  • 1900-1999
  • Jews > Québec (Province) > Montréal
  • Editorials > Québec (Province)
  • Antisemitism in the press > Québec (Province) > History > 20th century
  • Antisemitism in the press
  • Editorials
  • Jews
  • Social conditions
  • Québec (Province) > Social conditions > 20th century
  • Québec
  • Québec > Montréal
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Translation of: À chacun ses Juifs.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-364).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Issued also in electronic format.
Language (note)
  • Translated from the French.
Contents
Immigration to Canada (1913-1930) -- Jewish immigration to Canada (1910-1929) -- Jewish immigration to Canada (1933-1943) -- Nazi Germany (1933-1937) -- Anti-semitism in Europe (1937-1938) -- Kristallnacht (1938) -- The Holocaust (1943-1945) -- Anti-semitism in Canada (1931-1933) -- Le Devoir and the Canadian Jewish Congress (1934) -- "Buy from your own" (1934-1939) -- The "detrimental" influence of Jews in Montreal (1926-1936) -- The Jews and Montreal schools (1914-1930) -- Observance of Sunday (1933-1934) -- The success of Jews in Montreal (1930-1946) -- Public health in Montreal (1925-1927) -- Persecution of Jews, persecution of Catholics (1929-1933) -- Palestine under the British mandate (1929-1930) -- A national home for the Jewish people in Palestine (1937-1939).
Call Number
JFE 20-794
ISBN
  • 9780776627953
  • 0776627953
OCLC
1047432559
Title
A reluctant welcome for Jewish people : voices in Le Devoir's editorials, 1910-1947 / by Pierre Anctil ; translated by Tõnu Onu.
Publisher
Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Canadian studies
Canadian studies (Ottawa, Ontario)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-364).
Additional Formats
Issued also in electronic format.
Language
Translated from the French.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Anctil, Pierre, compiler, editor, writer of introduction.
Laht, Uno, translator.
Added Title
Container of (work): Devoir (Montréal, Québec). Selections. English.
Other Form:
Online version: À chacun ses Juifs. English. Reluctant welcome for Jewish people. Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, 2019 0776627961 9780776627960 (OCoLC)1098216220
Research Call Number
JFE 20-794
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