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Culture summaryessay 1996 • Shaffir, William
North American Hasidic Jews • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This is a culture summary of the Jews, Hasidim in North America....Life in a religious communityBook 1974 • Shaffir, William
North American Hasidic Jews • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This work, which is an extension of the author's doctoral dissertation, deals with a community of Lubavitcher Hasidic Jews in Montreal, Canada, and how they have managed to persist in an urban environment. This group, as do other Lubavitcher communit...Separation from the mainstream in Canadaessay 1993 • Shaffir, William
North American Hasidic Jews • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This paper outlines the salient features of the Tasher Hasidic community in the Boisbriand area of Canada (about eighteen miles from Montreal). Shaffir examines the importance of the geographical isolation of the community in maintaining their religi...Boundaries and self-presentation among the Hasidimessay 1995 • Shaffir, William
North American Hasidic Jews • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
In this paper Shaffir presents a brief description of the Hasidic community living in or near Montreal, Canada, (e.g., the Outremont and Boisbriand areas), highlighting in the process his own personal experiences in dealing with the Hasidim. He then ...Hassidic Jews and Quebec politicsarticle 1983 • Shaffir, William
North American Hasidic Jews • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
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...