{"product_id":"the-jews-in-manitoba-arthur-a-chiel-9781442639102","title":"The Jews in Manitoba","description":"\u003cp\u003eRabbi Chiel's history of the Jewish community in Manitoba grew \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eout of a curiosity about the colour and vitality of Jewish life in this Canadian \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eprairie province which was impressed upon him during a ten-year residence in \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinnipeg. He was impelled as a result to record the events of that history and to \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003etry and fit the local Jewish experience into a larger historical panorama. His story \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehas been built up by careful examination of Manitoba newspapers and early histories, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eby research in the archives of the province, and by interviews with surviving Jewish \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003epioneers. It reveals with insight and skill how the Jewish community has, because of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eits distinctive character as an ethnic group and its participation with other groups \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ein the development of the Prairies as a whole, made an outstanding contribution to \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eprovincial and national life in business, the professions, and the arts.\u003cp\u003eHis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003estudy is presented under the sponsorship of the Manitoba Historical Society which \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ehas encouraged a number of studies of the various ethnic groups in Manitoba. It has \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ereceived the H.M. Caiserman Award of the Canadian Jewish Congress. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur A. Chiel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442639105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442639102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Arthur A. Chiel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598271082751,"sku":"9781442639102","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ae6792d-4416-44df-b4d4-13239e75c070.jpg?v=1702381565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-jews-in-manitoba-arthur-a-chiel-9781442639102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}