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Edition 10 (1998) Winner
Irving Abella
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Irving Abella
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-07-02 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada）
- Died
- 2022-07-03 （Toronto, Canada） age 82
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- historian, university professor, President of Canadian Jewish Congress, President of Canadian Historical Association
- Active Years
- 1968-2013
- Affiliations
- York University, Canadian Jewish Congress, Vision TV, Canadian Historical Association
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College, Toronto | — | History | BA | 1960年代初頭 | Canada |
| University of Toronto | — | History | MA | 1964年 | Canada |
| University of California, Berkeley / University of Toronto | — | History | PhD | 1960年代後半 | United States / Canada |
University College, Toronto
History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1960年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Canada
Bachelor of Arts
University of Toronto
History
Degree:
MA
Period:
1964年
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
Canada
Master of Arts
University of California, Berkeley / University of Toronto
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1960年代後半
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United States / Canada
Doctoral studies started at Berkeley, returned to Toronto; thesis: The Struggle for Industrial Unionism in Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | National Jewish Book Award | None Is Too Many | Holocaust | Jewish Book Council | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Order of Canada | — | — | Governor General of Canada | Member (CM) |
| 2002 | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | — | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | — | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Order of Ontario | — | — | Government of Ontario | 受賞 |
National Jewish Book Award
1983
Work:
None Is Too Many
Category:
Holocaust
Organization:
Jewish Book Council
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
1993
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
Member (CM)
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
2002
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2012
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Order of Ontario
2014
Organization:
Government of Ontario
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933–1948
1982 HistoryDetails Canada's immigration policy during WWII that accepted only 5,000 Jewish refugees. Co-authored with Harold Troper.
HolocaustCanadian immigration policyAntisemitism
A Coat of Many Colours: Two Centuries of Jewish Life in Canada
1990 HistoryOverview of two centuries of Jewish life in Canada.
Canadian Jewish historyImmigrationCulture
Bibliography
- Nationalism, Communism and Canadian Labour (1973)
- On Strike: Six Key Labour Struggles in Canada 1919–1949 (1974)
- The Canadian Worker in the Twentieth Century (1978, co-editor)
- None Is Too Many (1982)
- A Coat of Many Colours (1990)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival researchAcademic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Social justiceMinority rightsLabour movement
Health
-
long illness晩年Led to death on July 3, 2022
Legacy
Leading historian of Canadian labour and Jewish history. None Is Too Many influenced government policy on refugees.
In Popular Culture
- Wife Rosalie Abella appointed to Supreme Court of Canada
Trivia
- Pioneered first university course in Canadian Jewish studies at Glendon College, York University
- Married to Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella
- Draft of None Is Too Many influenced policy to accept 50,000 Vietnamese boat people