History of the Jews in Canada facts for kids
The history of the Jews in Canada is the history of Canadian citizens who follow Judaism as their religion and/or are ethnically Jewish.
Contents
Early history (1759-1850)
Growth of the Canadian Jewish community (1850-1939)
Jewish settlement in the West
Growth and community organization
World War (1939-1945
Post-war (1945-1999)
Canadian Jews today
Demographics
Jewish Canadians by providence or territory
Jewish Canadians by city
Jewish culture in Canada
Language
Hebrew
Yiddish
Community press
Museums and monuments
Socioeconomics
Education
Employment
Economics
Images for kids
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Congregation Emmanu-El Synagogue (1863) in Victoria, British Columbia, the oldest Synagogue in Canada still in use, and the oldest on the West Coast of North America
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Jewish soldiers fought in the Canadian military during World War II.
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Israeli Canadians and Jewish Canadians celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut in Toronto.
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Dedication of the new Synagogue, Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Rabbi Joseph Rabin carrying the Torah, 1929
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The Canadian Jewish Farm School in Georgetown, Ontario was established in 1927 and served as a training school for Polish war orphans brought to Canada after the First World War
See also
In Spanish: Historia de los judíos en Canadá para niños