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Tables of Contents for Not Written in Stone
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
In Memoriam
ix
Daniel J. Elazar
Foreword
xi
Acknowledgements
xiii
Part I: The Setting
Issues and Contexts: An Introduction
3
10
Daniel J. Elazar
Michael Brown
Ira Robinson
Using Foundation Documents in the Study of Jewish Public Affairs
13
20
Daniel J. Elazar
'Do Justice to Us!' Jews and the Constitution of Canada
33
38
Lorraine Eisenstat Weinrib
Part II: Analysis and Discussion
Kissing Cousins: The Early History of Congregations Shearith Israel of New York City and Montreal
71
14
Jay Eidelman
Signs of the Times: Changing Notions of Citizenship, Governance, and Authority as Reflected in Synagogue Constitutions
85
26
Michael Brown
They Work in Faithfulness: Constitutional Documents of Jewish Communal Organizations Other Than Synagogues
111
168
Ira Robinson
Part III: Selected Documents (Excerpts)
Charitable and Welfare Organizations
Young Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society (Montreal, 1871)
155
4
Jewish Family Service (Calgary, 1960)
159
2
Cultural and Educational Organizations
Jewish People's Library (Montreal, 1929)
161
1
Downtown Jewish Community School (Toronto, 1981)
162
1
Jewish People's and Peretz Schools (Montreal, 1984)
163
2
Federations
Burquest Jewish Community Association (British Columbia, 1976)
165
1
Jewish Community of Kingston (n.d.)
166
1
Ottawa Vaad Ha'Ir (Jewish Community Council of Ottawa, 1943)
167
1
Toronto Jewish Congress (1989)
168
4
National Organizations
Canadian Jewish Congress (1934)
172
3
Jewish Immigrant Aid Society (Ottawa, 1922)
175
2
Patriotic Organizations
Jewish War Veterans of Canada (n.d.)
177
2
Professional Associations
Alpha Omega Fraternity (Toronto, 1989)
179
2
Secular and Social Organizations
United Jewish Peoples Order Mutual Benefit League (1990)
181
4
Self-Help Organizations
Hebrew Sick Benefit Association (Montreal, 1902)
185
1
New Jewish Fraternal Association (Toronto, 1960)
186
2
Social Organizations
Concordia Club (Vancouver, 1920s)
188
1
Jewish Community Centre (Toronto, 1989)
189
1
Students' and Women's Organizations
Jewish Students' Union (Toronto, n.d.)
190
1
Na'amat (1993)
191
2
Zionist and Israel-Related Organizations
Canadian Friends of Haifa University (Toronto, 1973)
193
1
Zionist Men's Association of Canada (1959)
194
3
Synagogues
Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel of Montreal (1846, 1957, 1976, 1993), Orthodox, Sephardic
197
27
Holy Blossom Hebrew Congregation of Toronto (1871, 1894, 1955, 1992), Reform
224
17
Congregation of the House of Jacob -- Mikveh Israel (Calgary, 1905, 1984), Orthodox
241
4
Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Winnipeg, 1914, 1942, 1984), Conservative
245
6
Solel Congregation of Mississauga (1974, 1980, 1992), Reform
251
12
Congregation Emanu-El (Victoria, 1993), Conservative
263
7
Congregation Dorshei Emet -- The Reconstructionist Synagogue of Montreal (1994), Reconstructionist
270
9
Contributors
279