Synopses & Reviews
The reception of 35,000 Jewish survivors of Nazi persecution and their dependents in the decade following the Second World War represents a watershed moment in Canadian Jewish history. The unprecedented scale of the relief effort, compounded by the unique social, psychological, and emotional needs of the survivors challenged the established Jewish community and resettlement agents alike.
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Adara Goldbergandrsquo;s Holocaust Survivors in Canada: Exclusion, Inclusion, Transformation, 1947andndash;1955 highlights the immigration, resettlement, and integration experience from the perspective of Holocaust survivors and those charged with assisting them. The book explores the relationships between the survivors, Jewish social service organizations, and local Jewish communities. It considers how those relationshipsandmdash;strained by disparities in experience, language, culture, and worldviewandmdash;both facilitated and impeded the ability of survivors to adapt to a new country.
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Researched in basement archives and as well as across Holocaust survivorsandrsquo; kitchen tables, Holocaust Survivors in Canada represents the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the resettlement, integration, and acculturation experience of survivors in early postwar Canada. Goldberg reveals the challenges in responding to, and recovering from, genocide not through the lens of lawmakers, but from the perspective of andldquo;new Canadiansandrdquo; themselves.
Synopsis
Adara Goldbergandrsquo;s Holocaust Survivors in Canada: Exclusion, Inclusion, Transformation, 1947andndash;1955 explores the relationships that emerged between survivors, Jewish social service agencies, and local Jewish communities during the early years of postwar resettlement. Strained by mammoth disparities in experience, language, culture, and worldview, these fragile connectionsandmdash;personal and professionalandmdash;greatly affected survivorsandrsquo; resettlement and acculturation and shaped Canadian Jewsandrsquo; understanding of the Holocaust.
Synopsis
In the decade after the Second World War, 35,000 Jewish survivors of Nazi persecution and their dependants arrived in Canada. This was a watershed moment in Canadian Jewish history. The unprecedented scale of the relief effort required for the survivors, compounded by their unique social, psychological, and emotional needs challenged both the established Jewish community and resettlement agents alike. Adara Goldberg's Holocaust Survivors in Canada highlights the immigration, resettlement, and integration experience from the perspective of Holocaust survivors and those charged with helping them. The book explores the relationships between the survivors, Jewish social service organizations, and local Jewish communities; it considers how those relationships--strained by disparities in experience, language, culture, and worldview--both facilitated and impeded the ability of survivors to adapt to a new country. Researched in basement archives and as well as at Holocaust survivors' kitchen tables, Holocaust Survivors in Canada represents the first comprehensive analysis of the resettlement, integration, and acculturation experience of survivors in early postwar Canada. Goldberg reveals the challenges in responding to, and recovering from, genocide--not through the lens of lawmakers, but from the perspective of "new Canadians" themselves.
About the Author
Adara Goldberg received her PhD from the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Clark University. She is the education director at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.