A Century of Jewish Settlement in Western Canada, 1981 [CLOSED]

About the ExhibitionBeit Hatfutsot hosts the exhibition “A Century of Jewish Settlement in Western Canada”, prepared jointly by the Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada and The Jewish Communities of Western Canada. The exhibition was planned and organized by Harry Gutkin, Vice-President of the Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada, assisted by Mrs. Dorothy Hershfield, the Executive Director of the society and Mrs. Nisenholt, the Archivist.

Loan of the exhibition to Beit Hatfutsot was made possible by the kind generosity of Mr. Sol Kanee from Winnipeg, Honorary President of the Jewish Historical Society of Western Canada and Treasurer of the World Jewish Congress.

The exhibition was first presented in its original form under the name “Journey Into Our Heritage”, at Winnipeg in 1972/3. Later the touring version was prepared and taken across Canada. When adapting this touring exhibition to the specific context of Beit Hatfutsot, a few exhibits relating to general aspects of Jewish life and Jewish religious ritual were deleted.

The catalog is based both upon the exhibition itself and on Harry Gutkin’s book, “Journey Into Our Heritage”, which appeared in Canada in 1980.