{"product_id":"none-is-too-many-canada-and-the-jews-of-europe-1933-1948-9781487554385","title":"None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday, we think of Canada as a compassionate, open country to which refugees from other countries have always been welcome. However, between the years 1933 and 1948, when the Jews of Europe were looking for a place of refuge from Nazi persecution, Canada refused to offer aid, let alone sanctuary, to those in fear for their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRigorously documented and brilliantly researched, \u003ci\u003eNone Is Too Many \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Canada's response to the plight of European Jews during the Nazi era and its immediate aftermath, exploring why and how Canada turned its back and hardened its heart against the entry of Jewish refugees. Recounting a shameful period in Canadian history, Irving Abella and Harold Troper trace the origins and results of Canadian immigration policies towards Jews and conclusively demonstrate that the forces against admitting them were pervasive and rooted in antisemitism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1983, \u003ci\u003eNone Is Too Many\u003c\/i\u003e has become one of the most significant books ever published in Canada. This fortieth anniversary edition celebrates the book's ongoing impact on public discourse, generating debate on ethics and morality in government, the workings of Canadian immigration and refugee policy, the responsibility of bystanders, righting historical wrongs, and the historian as witness. Above all, the reader is asked: \"What kind of Canada do we want to be?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new anniversary edition features a foreword by Richard Menkis on the impact the book made when it was first published and an afterword by David Koffman explaining why the book remains critical today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrving Abella\u003c\/b\u003e was the J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry and professor emeritus of history at York University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHarold Troper\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of education and history at the University of Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Menkis\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor in the Departments of History and Classical, Near Eastern, and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia. He is co-editor with Norman Ravvin of the \u003cem\u003eCanadian Jewish Studies Reader\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDavid S. Koffman\u003c\/b\u003e is the J. Richard Shiff Chair for the Study of Canadian Jewry and an associate professor in the Department of History at York University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Jewish Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555095023890,"sku":"9781487554385","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3052bdfa-4a2d-488b-8dcc-c832bb96e2bf.jpg?v=1731726695","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/none-is-too-many-canada-and-the-jews-of-europe-1933-1948-9781487554385","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}