Search out the land
Subtitle: the Jews and the growth of equality in British colonial America, 1740-1867
By: Sheldon J. Godfrey & Judith C. Godfrey.
Contributors: Godfrey, Judy, 1940-
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history ;; 23
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Montreal; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
Subjects: Jews -- Emancipation -- Canada.; Canada -- Ethnic relations.
Other titles: Jews and the growth of equality in British colonial America, 1740-1867
Description: Mapping the history of Canadian Jews from the arrival of the first settlers before 1750 through to the 1860s, Search Out the Land introduces a new set of colourful players on Canada's stage. Ezekiel Solomons, John Franks, Jacob Franks, Chapman Abraham, Rachel Myers, Moses David, Samuel Hart, Elizabeth Lyons, and a host of others now take their appropriate place in Canadian history.

Focusing on the significant role played by Jews in British North America in the fight for civil and political rights, the authors compare the development of Canadians' rights with that in other British jurisdictions of the time and set the contribution of Jews within the context of other minority groups, including French Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, and Quakers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-378) and index.