Jewish Studies

This collection of essays sheds new light on the thought of David Novak, one of the leading Jewish theologians and philosophers of the post-war era.

One of the most important books in Canadian history, None Is Too Many conclusively lays to rest the comfortable notion that Canada has always been an accepting and welcoming society.

Robert Eisen attributes the surprising success of Jews in the modern world to a religious culture that, over the centuries, prepared them to flourish.

This book compares Canada’s Jews with other Canadian ethnic and religious groups and with Jewish communities in other diaspora countries, offering insights into the ethnic identity, values, behaviour, and likely future of Jews in Canada.

This beautiful memoir sheds light on the expectations for women in the mid-twentieth century – as wives, mothers, and workers – through an exploration of one woman’s upbringing, aspirations, and attempts to make her voice heard.

Generations of Empire rethinks modern Mediterranean history through changing generational dynamics and representations of youth.

Part family history, part memoir, Behind the Glass tells the story behind the famous Villa Tugendhat.

Religion, Redemption, and Revolution provides powerful arguments for the continued relevance of Rosenzweig and Rosenstock-Huessy's work in navigating the religious, social, and political conflicts we now face.

Justice in Lyon is a comprehensive history of the trial for crimes against humanity of the Nazi Klaus Barbie.

Faces in the Crowd is an exploration of the lives and contributions of Jews to Canada.

In this powerful book, three graphic novelists tell the stories of Holocaust survivors, bringing their testimonies to life and seamlessly connecting the past with the present.

Kingdom of Night tells the stories of Canadians – in their own voices – during the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Fighter, Worker, and Family Man explores how German-Jewish men tried to maintain their understandings of masculinity under Nazi rule.

Emil Fackenheim’s Post-Holocaust Thought and Its Philosophical Sources engages with the philosophers who made the greatest impact on the thought of Emil Fackenheim.

The Eichmann Trial Reconsidered explores the legacy and consequences of the trial of Adolf Eichmann.

Persons and Other Things looks closely at the Bible as a philosophical work, asking insightful questions about how to interpret the Hebrew Bible, what it means to be Jewish, and how to live a meaningful and moral life.