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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Neo-Nazis in Toronto
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contains a first-person account by a Holocaust survivor who settled in Toronto, Ontario, during the early 1950's, only to find himself in the 1960's involved with a detective in the investigation of ...Year of publication: 1996Export options:Neo-Nazis in Toronto: the Allan Gardens Riot
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Discusses the demographics of Jews in Canada, where in the late 1950's some 13-15% of Canadian Jews were Holocaust survivors, with reference to their role in the larger Jewish community and to the ...Keywords: TorontoJewsAnti-Nazi MovementsYear of publication: 1996Export options:Open your hearts: the story of the Jewish war orphans in Canada
Type: BookYear of publication: 1996Export options:People Apart : Portrait of a Mennonite World in Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: BookYear of publication: 1978Export options:Philipp Lautenschlager's letter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Translation of a German letter from a new Canadian resident to his family in Herchenrode, Hesse. The letter describes the passage to North America and the way of life, wages and prices in Waterloo ...Keywords: CorrespondenceOccupationsWomenTaxationCustoms and traditionsGerman languageLautenschlager PhilippWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1831Export options:Profiles Germany: German immigrants in Canada. Profils Allemagne German immigrants in Canada Analysis of selected demographic and socio-economic characteristics
Type: BookYear of publication: 1996Export options:Reinterpreting the Old Mennonite/Russländer encounter in 1924
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the familial, cultural and environmental differences between Russian Mennonites and their Amish Mennonite hosts which help to explain why the two groups did not merge in the same ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1924-1980Export options:Reminiscences of Grandmother Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A detailed account of a Mennonite family in Waterloo County over a period of nearly 150 years, based on the recollections of the author's mother-in-law. Births, deaths, marriages, illnesses, ...Keywords: BiographiesFood customsElectricityFarmersFuneralsGenealogyGerman languageMennonites (Old Order)Settlers PennsylvaniaTransportationYear of publication: 1978Historical Period: 1830-1967Export options:Re-thinking ethnic boundaries: the negotiation of German-Canadian ethnic identities in Ottawa, 1945-1975
Type: ThesisAbstract: Using "ethnic identity" and "community" as socially constructed elements of historical experience, this thesis looks at how these concepts evolved among German immigrants in post-World War II Ottawa ...Keywords: OttawaEthnic identityYear of publication: 1996Export options:Rotkäppchen ; Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit - : zwei weihnachtliche Spiele für Schulbühnen
Type: BookKeywords: Christmas playsSchool playsYear of publication: 1978Export options: