None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933–1948

“A brilliant work of history.” Leonard Dinnerstein, The Globe and Mail

“Irving Abella and Harold Troper have done a superb job of unearthing this sorry chapter in our hidden history. The general outlines were dimly known before, but by exhaustively pursuing primary sources they have documented the details with chilling precision.” William French, The Globe and Mail

“[A] heart-rending book.” Carol Goar, The Toronto Star

“An exceedingly powerful and detailed examination of the application of an illiberal immigration policy by an equally illiberal government so as to exclude from this country the oppressed, persecuted Jews...Abella and Troper have produced an enormously vigorous and diligently prepared description and analysis of what must be the most inhumane period in the history of Canadian immigration policy.” Gerald E. Dirks, Canadian Journal of Political Science

“The definitive study of our pre-war treatment of Jews.” Bob Harvey, Canadian Journal of Political Science

"If Canada and particularly its immigration policies now indeed live up to its positive image, this book was an important catalyst of the change. It remains as relevant as it was years ago."

Walter D. Kamphoefner, Society for German-American Studies

“Very few books have had the impact of Irving Abella and Harold Troper’s groundbreaking book. Our understanding of anti-Semitism, Canada’s racist immigration policies, and our collective failure to save lives, were all transformed by None Is Too Many.”

Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations

“Of all of Canada's monuments erected to memorialize the Shoah, none is more impactful than this book. Not made of metal or stone, but of hard truths, it stands the test of time. Abella and Troper’s masterpiece of scholarship has proven to be imposing enough to influence our country and every reader’s place in it.” Rabbi Yael Splansky, Senior Rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple

“Forty years ago, None Is Too Many became a classic of scholarship and a surprising bestseller that played a role in changing Canadian public policy regarding immigration, anti-Semitism and multiculturalism. The superb foreword and afterword by contemporary scholars describes how the book opened up a new type of interdisciplinary history, disclosed a dark Canadian past and created a future for hundreds of thousands of refugees. Dedicated to the memory of co-author Irving Abella and courageous publisher Malcolm Lester, this book remains relevant in a time when intolerance and illiberalism are growing around the globe.” Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl, C.M., Rabbi Emeritus of Beth Tzedec Congregation

“This is a must-read in Canadian history, not only because of the record of the negative effect on Jews when Canadian help was most needed, but because Abella and Troper’s book had such an impact on Canada's future intake of refugees, notably the admission of Indochinese refugees in 1979 and 1980.” Howard Adelman, Professor Emeritus, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University