Judaism in Canada

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This paper briefly assesses the role of Jews in Canada, as well as Jews in North America, during the early formative years of both Canada and the United States. The paper takes the form of two questions and the dissimilar drives of the Jewish community to integrate their secular and theological lifestyles during the formative period.

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"Some of the major characteristics of early Jewish synagogues within North America were initially defined through religious tolerance. Jews were in a decided minority consisting of "three thousand out of more than three million" but who were also accepted due to the socio-cultural norms placed upon acceptance of diverse religions. Those Jews who determined to settle in Canada immigrated northward from New York and made an endeavor to maintain a close connection to the Jewish community found therein, suggesting that ties persisted between Canadian and American synagogues. Additionally, the authority acquired by immigrant Jews into Canada helped this community attain financial and physical (e.g.: land wealth) capital, which could then be applied to promoting the Jewish community and the sustainability of same. One source remarks that as "middle class urbanites, Canadian Jews were in the same economic and political camp as the Anglo Saxon elites that governed the colony and .."

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