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Hassidic Jews and Quebec politics

Jewish journal of sociology • London • Published In 1983 • Pages: 105-118

By: Shaffir, William.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

In this paper, Shaffir examines the reactions of two of Montreal's larger Hasidic groups -- the Lubavitcher and Tasher -- to the changing political climate in the province of Québec. The author argues that the reactions of the Hasidic groups to these changes differs dramatically from the non-Hasidic Jewish groups in Montreal because of the Hasidim's distinctive life-style and social organization. Although Shaffir focuses primarily on their accommodation to Bill 101, the Charter of the French language which makes French the official language of the province, he also attempts to detail those specific features which have helped to shape Hasidic reaction to the larger society (p. 105).

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Public welfare

Priesthood

Congregations

Ethnosociology

Education system

Elementary education

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

North American Hasidic Jews

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1996

RegionThe area the document pertains to

North America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

article

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Ethnologist

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

John Beierle ; 1995

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

1982

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

variable

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Lubavitch, Tasher; Montreal, Québec, Canada

NotesAdditional notes

William Shaffir

Includes bibliographical references

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

63006450

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Jews