On Friday, February 22nd at 7 p.m., at 152 Tannery Road in Lunenburg, Lexicon Books is pleased to sell books for the Lunenburg launch of 'The Montreal Shtetl: Making Home After the Holocaust', by Zelda Abramson and John Lynch (Between the Lines). Drawing on more than 60 interviews with survivors, hundreds of case files from Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, and other archival documents, The Montreal Shtetl presents a portrait of the daily struggles of Holocaust survivors who settled in Montreal, where they encountered difficulties with work, language, culture, health care, and a Jewish community that was not always welcoming to survivors. By reflecting on how institutional supports, gender, and community relationships shaped the survivors’ settlement experiences, Abramson and Lynch show the relevance of these stories to current state policies on refugee immigration.
The Montreal Shtetl: Making Home after the Holocaust by Zelda Abramson and John Lynch The arrival of tens of thousands of Jewish refugees was palpable in the streets of Montreal, and their impact on the existing Jewish community is well-recognized. As the Holocaust is memorialized worldwide through education programs and commemoration days, the common perception is that after survivors arrived and settled.
152 Tannery Road Lunenburg NS
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 7:00pm
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As the Holocaust is memorialized worldwide through education programs and commemoration days, the common perception is that after survivors arrived and settled in their new homes they continued on a successful journey from rags to riches. While this story is comforting, a closer look at the experience of Holocaust survivors in North America shows it to be untrue. The arriv...more
Published February 15th 2019 by Between the Lines
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One of the most compelling books I have read in a long time. It is hard to tell these kinds of stories with the level of compassion, understanding and justice done by Zelda and John. This book should be read by every Canadian.
An excellent ethnography of the Shoah survivors who settled post-war in Montreal. Researched with care and respect, and with ethics and a thoughtfulness and intellect not often found in today's non-fiction, The Montreal Shetl is an important and beautifully crafted book about Jews in North America, their lives as immigrants and outsiders, and the power of their testimonies.
The Montreal Shtetl- Making Home After the Holocaust by Zelda Abramson and John Lynch
The Montreal Shtetl- Making Home After the Holocaust by Zelda Abramson and John Lynch is a groundbreaking essential work, both for content and methodology. It is a study of the immigration of Eastern European Jews into Montreal and their integration into Canadian society, after the Holocaust. Most arrived with very little money, normally speaking Yiddish, Hungarian or Russia but little English. Unlike early wave...more
Shelves: history-wwii, history-holocaust, sociology, jewish, history-post-wwii
While WW II concentration camp survivors are now seen as highly courageous and resilient individuals, that was not the case when they were new immigrants to Canada and other countries after the war. They were not particularly wanted in Canada, and often had to have specific skills to enter the country with their families. Some survivors lied about their skills and had to learn quickly, or they lost their jobs and had to find other employment. Nevertheless, they did find other employment, as well...more
Dec 20, 2018Janilyn Kocher rated it it was amazing
THe Montreal Stetl is an enterprising and insightful look at how Jewish refugees made it to Montreal, Canada after WWII. THe authors do an excellent job at selecting the narratives and sharing those stories. The book is divided into three parts. Personally, I would have liked the stories to have been continuous for each of the people interviewed. The Format they used was a bit choppy. The authors conducted many interviews and also provided a plethora of end notes for avid readers to peruse. I fo...more
Jan 25, 2019Jade rated it it was amazing Shelves: genocide, immigration-stories, 2019, netgalley, refugees, holocaust, must-read, canada
This is a very important read, and while it pertains to a very specific time and specific group of people I think it helps provide an important focus on current events, divides, and thoughts. (I will expand on that more below).
The Montreal Shtetl is a deeply researched book with the aim to provide an insight into the lives of Jewish refugees who ended up in Montreal, Canada, after the war. While the narrative does provide an overview of lives before and during the war, the main focus is on the...more
The Montreal Shtetl is a deeply researched book with the aim to provide an insight into the lives of Jewish refugees who ended up in Montreal, Canada, after the war. While the narrative does provide an overview of lives before and during the war, the main focus is on the...more
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