More than half a century after the presidency of John F. Kennedy ended in a tragic hail of bullets, Ottawa historian and university professor Andrew Cohen has mined some powerful but previously neglected material on JFK and written a book that could change the shape of his political legacy and legend in substantial ways. In…
Seven years ago, as Toronto author Alison Pick began researching and writing what would become her prize-winning novel Far to Go, she realized that the seeds of two different projects — one a fictional manuscript, the other a closely allied memoir — were struggling for dominance within her mind. Giving priority to the novel, she…
From Growing Up Jewish: Canadians tell their own stories (1997) My earlier recollection goesback to the very early 1920s, sitting on the stoop of our dry-goods store on Spadina Avenue and Baldwin Street (southeast corner), watching the Sunday evening church parade go by. These were the strollers emerging from two nearby Christian churches, the Western Congregational Church, just…
Part One in a series by a prominent Canadian Jewish bachelor By Anonymous (originally serialized in 1919) Foreword I hope that none who read this chronicle of my adventures into the field of pro-matrimony (if I may so call it) will feel that I am writing in a spirit of boastfulness. On the contrary, I…
From The Canadian Jewish News, January 2014 Canadian, Israeli-born writer Ayelet Tsabari, whose first book of short stories The Best Place on Earth was recently published by HarperCollins of Toronto, writes with amazing intensity not only about modern Israelis, but also about the small Mizrachi (“Eastern”) Jewish minority in Israel; her grandparents came from Yemen.…
Those who grapple with translating the Russian-era Polish-Jewish civil documents (births, marriages, deaths) may find the attached document of value. It is a list of Jewish names in Russian printed characters on one side with their Polish equivalents on the other. I often refer to this list when wanting to check what a Jewish name…
Condensed from The Canadian Jewish News, August 4, 1983 When the cucumber harvest is in, the Strub brother’s facility in Dundas, Ontario goes into their busiest season. The cucumbers are brought to the plant, unloaded, washed, sorted, packed into big barrels and vats filled with special pickling ingredients and then put into cold storage. Some…
Canadian Jews in World War II, Part I — Decorations (soon available) Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Contents & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to 84) MORE…
Canadian Jews in World War II, Part I — Decorations (soon available) Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Contents & Surnames A to G (roughly) This Page (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to…
Pages from the book Canadian Jews in World War II, Part II — Casualties Click on pages below to enlarge; use back arrow to return to this page. Index & Surnames A to G (roughly) (pages vii to 29) Surnames H to R (roughly) (pages 29 to 59) Surnames R to Z (roughly) (pages 60 to…
