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Raincoast Jews : integration in British Columbia

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  • Author: Nördlinger McDonnell, Lillooet
    Date:
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    2014
    Summary:

    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.

    Contents:
    • British Columbia's Jews : an introduction
    • Cecelia Davies Sylvester : charity and Jewish integration in early British Columbia
    • Hannah Director : pioneering Jewess
    • Leon Korner : the legacy of an assimilated Jewish industrialist
    • Harry Adaskin : Jewish musician
    • Nathan "Sonny" Nemetz : the life and contributions of a Jewish judge.
    Subject(s): Cultural assimilation | Jews
    Original Publisher: Vancouver, BC, Canada, Midtown Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9780988110120, 0988110121