Raincoast Jews
Subtitle: integration in British Columbia
By: Lillooet Nördlinger McDonnell ; preface by Pierre Anctil
Publisher: Midtown Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780988110120
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Jews; Biography; Cultural assimilation; Juifs; Biographies; Acculturation
Description: Explores the lives and contributions of five leading Jews living in British Columbia between 1860 and 1970. Cecelia Davies Sylvester, Hannah Director, Leion Koerner, Harry Adaskin, and Nathan Nemetz are memorable for their contributions which shaped communities in British Columbia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: British Columbia's Jews : an introduction; title: Cecelia Davies Sylvester : charity and Jewish integration in early British Columbia; title: Hannah Director : pioneering Jewess; title: Leon Korner : the legacy of an assimilated Jewish industrialist; title: Harry Adaskin : Jewish musician; title: Nathan "Sonny" Nemetz : the life and contributions of a Jewish judge.