History of the Jews in Quebec Book by Pierre Anctil
History of the Jews in Quebec Histoire des Juifs du Québec , written by Canadian author and historian Pierre Anctil , and translated by Canadian academic Judith Weisz Woodsworth . It was published in September 2021 by University of Ottawa Press and is the winner of the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for French to English translation .
Synopsis
In the three decades it took to write History of the Jews in Quebec , Anctil sums up Quebec Jewish history as a succession of migrations from Europe that carried with them the experience of an often painful minority. In the four centuries covered, the Jews of Quebec have showed a sense of belonging. The rights they systematically reclaimed and their sustained contributions have helped foster diversity in Quebec. With migration from different regions of the world, this continues today, making Judaism found in Quebec, and in particular in Montreal, unique from that found in other communities throughout North America.
Awards
History of the Jews in Quebec won the Governor General’s Literary Award for French to English translation at the 2022 Governor General's Awards .[ 1] Canada Council for the Arts , which is normally presented by the Governor General of Canada at a ceremony held at Rideau Hall .[ 2] Histoire des Juifs du Québec won the 2018 J.I. Segal Award for best book in English or French.[ 3]
Reception
The book was generally well received. In the Canadian Jewish News , Elias Levy writes, "Historian Pierre Anctil has just published a masterful, comprehensive, and fascinating book, History of the Jews in Quebec , in which he recounts four centuries of Jewish life in Quebec." Additionally Levy describes it as, "A work that will go down in the annals of Jewish history in Canada."[ 4] Project MUSE , "Anctil's Histoire des Juifs du Québec presents the reader with its own unique perspective on the significance of the Jewish presence in Quebec and, in particular, the often fraught historical relationship between Jews and French Canadians."[ 5]
References
^ "History of the Jews in Quebec by Pierre Anctil, translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth" . CBC Books . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .^ Dundas, Deborah (November 16, 2022). "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction" . Toronto Star . Retrieved December 14, 2022 . ^ Arnold, Janice (November 6, 2018). "French-language history of Quebec Jews wins J.I. Segal Award" . The Canadian Jewish News . Retrieved December 14, 2022 . ^ " . Canadian Jewish News . Retrieved December 14, 2022 .^ Robinson, Ira (2018). "Histoire des Juifs du Québec by Pierre Anctil (review)" . Histoire sociale / Social History . 51 (104): 421– 423. doi :10.1353/his.2018.0035 . ISSN 1918-6576 .
Further reading
D. Macfadyen, J. (2004). "“Nip the Noxious Growth in the Bud”: Ortenberg v. Plamondon and the Roots of Canadian Anti-Hate Activism." Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes , 12. https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.22627
Gubbay Helfer, S. (2014). "Rome Among the Bishops: An Immigrant Jew Explores The Unknown Worlds of French Canada." Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes , 20(1). https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.36099
Kenedy, Robert Aaron. The New Anti-Semitism and Diasporic Liminality: Jewish Identity from France to Montreal , Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes, vol. 25, 2017.
Mines, R. (2014). "A Canadian-Born Holocaust Survivor: Identity and Continuity." Canadian Jewish Studies Études Juives Canadiennes , 20(1). https://doi.org/10.25071/1916-0925.35895
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