Jew or Juif?: Jews, French Canadians, and Anglo-Canadians, 1759-1914

369 Pages·2001·7.09 MB·English

by  Michael Brown

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m Jewry, of Mrs. Evelyn Miller, Montreal, Mr. Julius Hayman, Toronto,
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