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Double Threat (film)
''Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II'' is a 2018 book by Ellin Bessner. Background Ellin Bessner, the Canadian journalist and author who wrote ''Double Threat'', was inspired to explore the role of Canadian Jews in the war effort by the words: "He died so Jewry should suffer no more" on a Jewish Canadian soldier's tombstone in Normandy. Overview ''Double Threat'' focuses on the 17,000 Canadian Jews who enlisted in the Canadian military during World War II, of whom 450 did not survive the war. The soldiers faced a "double threat"– they were not only fighting against Fascism, but for the survival of the Jewish people. At the same time, they encountered widespread antisemitism and the danger of being identified as Jews if captured in combat. The title of the book comes from a letter written by Canada's Prime Minister during the war, William Lyon MacKenzie King, thanking the Jewish community for their efforts during the War and how they faced a "double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Jews
Canadian citizens who follow Judaism as their religion and/or are ethnically Jewish are a part of the greater Jewish diaspora and form the third largest Jewish community in the world, exceeded only by those in Israel and in the United States. As of 2021, Statistics Canada listed 335,295 adherents to the Jewish religion in Canada. This total would account for approximately 1.4% of the Canadian population. The Jewish community in Canada is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews and their descendants. Other Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented and include Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and Bene Israel. A number of converts to Judaism make up the Jewish-Canadian community, which manifests a wide range of Jewish cultural traditions and the full spectrum of Jewish religious observance. Though they are a small minority, they have had an open presence in the country since the first Jewish immigrants arrived with Governor Edward Cornwallis to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
