Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II

by Ellin Bessner

Book Overview

"He died so Jewry should suffer no more." These words on a Canadian Jewish soldier's tombstone in Normandy inspired the author to explore the role of Canadian Jews in the war effort. As PM Mackenzie King wrote in 1947, Jewish servicemen faced a "double threat" - they were not only fighting against Fascism but for Jewish survival. At the same time, they encountered widespread antisemitism and the danger of being identified as Jews if captured. Bessner...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1988326044
• ISBN13: 9781988326047
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: New Jewish Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"