Irving M. Abella
Auteur van None is too many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948
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- 1940-07-02
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto (BA, 1963)
University of Toronto (MA, 1964)
University of Toronto (PhD 1969) - Beroepen
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- Canadian Jewish Congress (former President)
University of Toronto (Professor) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
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Royal Society of Canada, Fellow
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Abella and Troper have compiled a detailed account of this particular story. Not being Canadian made it a bit challenging for me in the early chapters, as it took a while for me to develop an understanding of how the Canadian bureaucracy is organized and functions. Throughout the book they tell of government bias against Jewish immigration. The Canadian government was opposed to allowing large numbers of Jewish immigrants, however for a large part of the time period covered in the book there was a bias against almost all immigrant groups, except from Great Britain and a few other locales.
They also demonstrate a lack of cohesion among various Jewish aid organizations. Organizations frequently sparred with each other, at the expense of taking advantage of the limited opportunities that had to facilitate Jews in leaving Europe for Canada. Immigration policy did not change until after the war, when it became apparent that there would not be a post-war depression, but rather an economic boom. At that time immigration rules were greatly liberalized so that workers could enter the country. Simultaneously Israel became an independent country, with hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees being able to leave post-war refugee camps for a country that freely welcomed all Jews.
A criticism I have of this book is that Abella and Troper don't appear to give much credence to the fact that Canada was no different than any other country in determining who may move there as a permanent resident. There seemed to be a persistent sense that Canada should have allowed liberal amounts of immigration, because the authors felt it was both possible and morally right, without recognizing that sovereign countries act in what they perceive to be their own best interests, even to the occasional chagrin of their own citizens.… (meer)