2008
March 2008
Monday 10 March 2008
Mon 10 Mar, 4:30-5:30 pm. Dept of Religion, FA 202, 2060 Mackay Street, Montreal, H3G 1M8. Olivia Ward, 514-848-2424 x8760. FREE. Concordia University Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies - [concordia][email][events]
Who were the Romanian Jews and why did they come to Canada in such sizeable numbers at the turn of the century? How did they differ from other Jewish immigrants? Join Lara Rabinovitch as she traces the early Romanian Jewish immigrant experience in Canada. Lara Rabinovitch is the recipient of a Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies’ Fellowship and is a Ph.D. candidate at New York University.