Harold Troper
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Harold Troper (born 1942) is a Canadian
writer, historian and academic. He specializes in Jewish Canadian history. Together with Irving Abella
he authored None is Too Many, the story of the Canadian government's refusal to allow Jewish immigration from Europe
during the Holocaust. 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
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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 Toronto, Ontario's University of Toronto
. Current research interests include Canadian social history, immigration, education of ethnic and minority groups, American history, and the history of education.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
writer, historian and academic. He specializes in Jewish Canadian history. Together with Irving Abella
Irving Abella
Irving Martin Abella, is a Canadian writer, historian and academic. He specializes in the History of the Jews in Canada and the Canadian labour movement...
he authored None is Too Many, the story of the Canadian government's refusal to allow Jewish immigration from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
during the Holocaust. 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
Literary Review of Canada
The Literary Review of Canada is a Canadian magazine that publishes ten times a year. The magazine publishes essays and reviews of books on political, cultural and social topics, as well as Canadian poetry...
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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 Toronto, Ontario's University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. Current research interests include Canadian social history, immigration, education of ethnic and minority groups, American history, and the history of education.