Canadian Jewish Archives Publications
The original Canadian Jewish Archives series
consists of 6 monographs compiled by Louis
Rosenberg. They were published by the Bureau of Social and
Economic Research of Canadian Jewish Congress between 1955 and
1962. These unusual volumes provide access to a variety of the
earliest known documents in Canadian Jewish history, with some
items presented as facsimiles and some transcribed. These
monographs can now be downloaded and read in their entirety in PDF
format by following the links below.
Chronology of Canadian Jewish History, by Louis
Rosenberg: This chronological list of events was compiled in
connection with the 1959 Bicentenary of Jewish settlement in
Canada.
Available as a
PDF document, approximately 2500 K.
The Canadian Jewish Population Studies series
by Louis Rosenberg consists of in-depth demographic analyses
of Canadian Jewish communities. Link here to read Volume 1 number
4, A Study of the Growth and Changes of the Jewish
Population of Montreal (1956) This article traces
Montreal Jewish demographics from its earliest period through to
1955 (PDF document, approximately 8300 K.) For information about
the other articles in this series, contact archives@cjarchives.ca.
Browse digitized issues of
The Canadian Jewish Times (10 December 1897 - 10 April
1914) and the
Congress Bulletin (1 January, 1943 - 1 February,
1976) from the Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives
collections. These materials are available online through
the National Library of Israel in partnership with Tel Aviv
University.
The Canadian Jewish Archives new series,
compiled by David Rome, continues to
inform historians and history lovers through its multi-layered
exploration of primary sources from Canada's past. The most
recently published volume in the series (Volume 49) is "Reuven
Brainin: The Fall of an Icon" by Naomi Caruso. This monograph
complements and completes David Rome's two-volume "Canadian story"
of this world-renowned and controversial figure. These volumes are
now available in digital format on the website of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales de
Québec (BAnQ).
Volume information and price list for the paper editions:
- Early Documents on the Canadian Jewish Congress,
1914-1921, 69 p. (1974)
$5.00. See table of contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Inventory of Documents on the Jewish School
Question, 1903-1921, 118 p.
(1975)
$5.00. See table of contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Jewish School Question in Montreal,
1903-1931, 136 p. (1975)
$5.00. See table of contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Canadian Jews - Early in This Century
by B.G. Sack, 95 p. (1975)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Our Archival Record of 1933,
Hitler's Year, 112 p. (1976)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Congress Archival Record of
1934, 131 p. (1976)
$5.00. (In inventory format: no
table of contents). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Jewish Archival Record of 1935,
119 p. (1976)
$5.00.
(In
inventory format: no table of contents). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Jewish Congress Archival
Record of 1936, 148 p. (1978)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On our Forerunners - At Work, 94
p. (1978)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On our Forerunners - At Work -
Epilogue, 98 p. (1978)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On Jules Helbronner, 98 p.
(1979)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On Mackenzie King and Jewish
Sweating Labor, part 1, 91 p. (1979)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On Mackenzie King and Jewish
Sweating Labor, part 2, 77 p. (1979)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On Sunday Observance, 1906, 126
p. (1979)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, part 1, 105
p. (1980)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, part 2, 118
p. (1980)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, part 3, 100
p. (1980)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, part 4, 99 p.
(1980)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, Their
Contemporaries, part 1, 110 p. (1981)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, Their
Contemporaries, part 2, 152 p. (1981)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, Their
Contemporaries, part 3, 132 p. (1981)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, Their
Contemporaries, part 4, 124 p. (1981)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Early Harts, Their
Contemporaries, part 5, 136 p. (1982)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Benjamin Hart and 1829, 120 p.
(1982)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Samuel Becancour Hart and 1832,
165 p. (1982)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Anti-Semitism I - The Plamondon
Case and S.W. Jacobs, part 1, 104 p. (1982)
$5.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Anti-Semitism II - The Plamondon
Case and S.W. Jacobs, part 2, 121 p. (1982)
$7.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Jews of Lower Canada and
1837-38, part 1, 98 p. (1983)
$7.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Jews of Lower Canada and
1837-38, part 2, 100 p. (1983)
$7.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- On the Jews of Lower Canada and
1837-38, part 3, 108 p. (1983)
$7.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Anti-Semitism III - Early
Anti-Semitism: Threats to Equality, part 1, 111 p. (1983)
$7.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Anti-Semitism IV - Early
Anti-Semitism: Across the Dominion, part 2, 112 p. (1983)
$10.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Anti-Semitism V - Early
Anti-Semitism: The Voice of the Media, part 1, 121 p. (1984)
$10.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Anti-Semitism VI - Early
Anti-Semitism: The Holy Land; Tardivel, 151 p. (1985)
$10.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Anti-Semitism VII - Early
Anti-Semitism: The Imprint of Drumont, 124 p. (1985)
$10.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Immigration Story I - The
Jewish Times, etc., 114 p. (1986)
$10.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Immigration Story II -
Jacobs' Opponents, 134 p. (1987)
$10.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Immigration Story III - The
Yiddish Theatre; The Adler, 108 p. (1987)
$10.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Jewish Biography of Henri
Bourassa, part 1, 112 p. (1988)
$12.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Jewish Biography of Henri
Bourassa, part 2, 108 p. (1988)
$12.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The First Jewish Literary School,
144 p. (1988)
$12.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Men of the Yiddish Press, 140 p.
(1989)
$12.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Bercovici of the Adler, 116 p.
(1990)
$12.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Drama of our Early Education,
146 p. (1991)
$12.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Education Legend of the
Migration, 126 p. (1991)
$14.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Heroes of Montreal Jewish
Education, 113 p. (1992)
$14.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Canadian Story of Reuben
Brainin, part 1, 115 p. (1993)
$14.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- The Canadian Story of Reuben
Brainin, part 2, 115 p. (1996)
$14.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ numérique.
- Reuven Brainin: The Fall of an
Icon, by Naomi Caruso, 93 p., illustrated (2007)
$12.00. See table of
contents (PDF document). Read online at BAnQ
numérique.
Discounts are available when two or more volumes are
purchased at the same time.
To purchase volumes, please contact the Alex Dworkin
Canadian Jewish Archives in Montreal at 514-931-7531, ext 2, or via
email at archives@cjarchives.ca.
Delivery charges are not included in the price listed here.
Payments can be made through our secure Federation CJA-hosted
interface using a credit card after
receiving an email confirming the total amount owed.