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History of the Jews in Quebec

The presence of Jews in Quebec dates back four centuries. Quebec Jewry, in Montreal in particular, has evolved over time, thanks to successive waves of migration from different regions of the world. The ...

The Demons of Leonard Cohen

By (author) Francis Mus
Translated by Laura Vroomen
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Series: Canadian Studies

The countless roles assumed by Cohen’s personas are not some innocent game, but strategies in response to the sometimes-conflicting demands of a “life in art. ” They serve as masks that represent ...

Jacob Isaac Segal

By (author) Pierre Anctil
Translated by Vivian Felsen
Categories: Social and cultural history
Series: Canadian Studies

Celebrated Montréal writer Jacob Isaac Segal (1896–1954) paved the way for a major literary movement in the North American Jewish diaspora. In tracing the poet’s literary trajectory, this book reflects ...

The Blue Shirts

By (author) Hugues Théorêt
Translated by Ferdinanda Van Gennip & Howard Scott
Categories: History
Series: Canadian Studies

Hugues Théorêt describes a dark period in Québec’s ideological history using an objective approach and careful, rigorous research in this book, which won the 2015 Canada Prize. While Adolf Hitler ...