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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
1784-1984: 200 years of German participation in building Ontario: a chronological table
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the migrations of German- speaking people and the areas they settled in the Waterloo region. Prominent individuals including Benjamin Eby, Christian Nafziger, F.W. Bindemann, George ...Keywords: GermansReligionEducationCustoms and traditionsSportsMusicAssociations and clubsIndustriesGerman languageUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1800-1984Export options:1784-1984: 200 years of German participation in building Ontario: a chronological table
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A summary of the migrations of German- speaking people and the areas they settled in the Waterloo region. Prominent individuals including Benjamin Eby, Christian Nafziger, F.W. Bindemann, George ...Keywords: GermansReligionEducationCustoms and traditionsSportsMusicAssociations and clubsIndustriesGerman languageUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1984Export options:A historical study of political, ethnic and religious composition of Kitchener and Waterloo
Type: ThesisAbstract: An analysis of the social and occupational characteristics of elected officials in the two cities from 1854 to 1968. The author presents tables on education levels, incomes, professions, club ...Keywords: Ethnic groupsElitesReligionAssociations and clubsGermansPoliticiansOccupationsEthnic identityBusinessmenKitchenerYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1854-1968Export options:Bringing Order to Chaos, the Centralization of Jewish Education in Toronto
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Jewish religious education in Toronto began early in the 20th century, but it was not until 1937 that the United Jewish Welfare Fund was established to provide supervision and funding for the various ...Year of publication: 1988Export options:George Drew and the Rabbis: Religious Education in Ontario's Public Schools
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Discusses a controversy in Ontario in 1950 in which the province's Anglican premier and leader of Ontario's Conservative Party, George Drew, promoted compulsory Protestant religious education in the ...Keywords: JewsReligious EducationYear of publication: 1998Export options:History of the Board of Jewish Education of Toronto, 1949-1975: A Study of Autonomy and Control
Type: ThesisAbstract: This study explores the narrative and administrative history of the Board of Jewish Education of Toronto beginning with the genesis of the idea that a central agency overseeing Jewish education in ...Year of publication: 1992Export options:Jewish Resistance to Christianity in the Ontario Public Education System
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Jews have long been at the forefront in the struggle to keep Christianity out of Ontario's public schools, where the transmission of Christian doctrine and norms have always held sway. The proposed ...Keywords: Religious EducationJewsYear of publication: 1997Export options:Keeping the Faith: The Jewish Response to Compulsory Religious Education in Ontario's Public Schools, 1944-1990
Type: ThesisKeywords: Religious EducationJewsYear of publication: 1999Export options:Liberté de religion et éducation: les procès des mennonites canadiens au 20e siècle
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract:Cette étude, qui explore l’articulation juridique entre la liberté de religion et l’éducation dans les communautés mennonites canadiennes au cours du 20e siècle, a pour objectif de montrer que les ...
Keywords: EducationMennonites20th centuryResearchReligionFreedom of religionLaws, regulations and rulesYear of publication: 2019Export options:Monocultural Education in a Pluralist Environment: Ashkenazi Curricula in Toronto Jewish Educational Institutions
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Until the 1950's, the Toronto Jewish community was composed almost exclusively of Jews of European origin (Ashkenazim). Subsequently, many Jews from Asia and Africa (Sephardim) have emigrated to ...Keywords: TorontoReligious EducationJewsYear of publication: 1992Export options: