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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A walking tour of Kitchener's Mount Hope Cemetery
Type: BookAbstract: A brief historical outline and guide to three suggested tours, with notes on 38 notable community leaders buried in the cemetery. A slightly revised version of the guide was published in 1980.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1812-1980Export options:Erich R.W. Schultz: President, 1983-1984
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biographical sketch detailing his degrees, publications and contributions to Wilfrid Laurier University Library and the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Concert Association.Year of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1947-1984Export options:Franz Straubinger and the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of efforts to unify German secular and religious associations in Ontario in the 1930s by stressing their common heritage and language. The author shows how Straubinger persisted in spite ...Keywords: GermansSchoolsGerman languageGermannessEthnic groupsAssociations and clubsCustoms and traditionsDeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft OntarioConcordia Club KitchenerWaterloo BandYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1929-1939Export options:Mennonite Fundamentalism and the Hawkesville Brethren: An Examination of the origins of the Wallenstein Bible Chapel and its Impact on the Local Mennonite Community
Type: Journal ArticleYear of publication: 2003Export options:Soviet Jewish Emigres in Toronto: Ethnic Self-Identity and Issues of Integration
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces some of the difficulties recent Soviet Jewish immigrants have encountered in relating to the established Jewish community in Toronto. The tensions between the new immigrants and the ...Keywords: TorontoJewsAcculturationYear of publication: 1984Export options:The Progressive Wedge: The Organizational Behaviour of Toronto Jewry, 1933-1948
Type: ThesisAbstract: This thesis examines the development of institutional completeness in the Toronto Jewish community from the mid-1930s through the late-1940s. It focuses on key fundraising and social service ...Keywords: TorontoJewsSocial servicesYear of publication: 2003Export options:Toronto Blueberry Buns: History, Community, Memory
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Unlike other Jewish memory foods such as homemade gefilte fish or matzo ball soup, blueberry buns were virtually unknown to Jews living outside Toronto, Ontario. Yet these sweet, yeasty baked goods ...Keywords: TorontoJewsFood customsYear of publication: 2003Export options: