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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis

Canada's Anti-Semitic Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of Canada’s anti-Semitic immigration policies throughout the twentieth century. This title makes use of photos and illustrations, firsthand accounts, and sections of easily digestible text to engage students with the material. The titles in this series are ideal for introductory-level university classes where students may not have encountered these subjects before.

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Rona Arato

Rona Arato is a former teacher and an award-winning author who writes about human rights and the Holocaust. From 1994-1998, she interviewed Holocaust survivors for Steven Spielberg's Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. Her book, The Last Train, won numerous awards, including the Norma Fleck Award for best Canadian children's non-fiction book of 2014. Her book, The Ship to Nowhere, about the refugee ship Exodus 1947, was designated a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Older Children by the Association of Jewish Libraries. Rona is a frequent speaker at schools and community organizations. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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This section provides a brief overview of the topics covered in the book as well as a discussion of Jewish culture. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents.
 3 $0.30
This chapter provides an overview of Jewish immigration to Canada from the 18th to 20th centuries. It discusses the factors that drove immigration and the experiences of Jewish immigrants once …
 12 $1.20
This chapter provides an overview of the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s and the increasingly anti-semitic attitutes that coincided with it. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, …
 8 $0.80
This chapter discusses various anti-semitic policies and practices in Canada in the early 20th century. It goes on to discuss the increasing restrictions on Jewish immigration that were put in …
 8 $0.80
This chapter explores the case of the MS St. Louis, a ship carrying over 900 Jewish refugees which was turned away from Canada. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents.
 16 $1.60
This chapter discusses the experiences of Jewish Canadians after the outbreak of the Second World War. Topics include the roles Jewish Canadians played in the war effort, and the internment of …
 10 $1.00
This chapter discusses Canada’s increasing openness to accepting refugees and immigrants after the war. it illustrates this with firsthand accounts, photographs, and documents.
 8 $0.80
This chapter discusses efforts by the Jewish Canadian community to have the Canadian Government take responsibility for its past anti-semitic policies and actions. It goes on to discuss the …
 12 $1.20
This section includes a timeline of the events discussed in the book and a glossary of key terms.
 4 $0.40