Harold (Hesh) Troper (born January 1, 1942) is a

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writer, historian and academic. He specializes in

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Canadian history. Together with

Irving Abella Irving Martin Abella (July 2, 1940 – July 3, 2022) was a Canadian historian who served as a professor at York University from 1968 to 2013. He specialized in the history of the Jews in Canada and the Canadian labour movement. Early life Abe ...

, he authored '' None Is Too Many'', the story of the Canadian government's refusal to allow Jewish immigration from

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during the

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. This book was selected as one of the 100 most important Canadian books ever written, chosen by a panel of experts for the

Literary Review of Canada The ''Literary Review of Canada'' is a Canadian magazine that publishes ten times a year in print and online. The magazine features essays and reviews of books on political, cultural, social, and literary topics, as well as original Canadian poet ...

. Troper is the author of several other books, including, ''The Ransomed of God: The Secret Rescue of the Jews of Syria'' and ''Old wounds : Jews, Ukrainians and the hunt for Nazi war criminals in Canada''. He is a professor of education at

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

in Toronto, Ontario. Current research interests include Canadian social history, immigration, education of ethnic and minority groups, American history, and the history of education.

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