I have been asked by Rabbi Jonathan Plaut to bring this new book to your attention:
THE JEWS OF WINDSOR 1790-1990 A HISTORICAL CHRONICLE BY JONATHAN V. PLAUT Beginning with the first Jewish settler, Moses David, the important role that Windsor Jews played in the development of Ontario's south is mirrored in this 200-year chronicle. The founding pioneer families transformed their Eastern European shetl into a North American settlement; many individuals were involved in establishing synagogues, schools, and an organized communal structure in spite of divergent religious, political, and economical interests. Modernity and the growing influences of Zionism and Conservative/Reform Judaism challenged the traditional and leftist leanings of the community's founders. From the outset, Jews were represented in city council, actively involved in communal organization, and appointed to judicial posts. While its Jewish population was small, Windsor boasted Canada's first Jewish Cabinet members, provincially and federally, in David Croll and Herb Gray. As the new millennium approached, Jews faced shrinking numbers, forcing major consolidations in order to ensure their survival. Rabbi Jonathan V. Plaut received his ordination in 1970 from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he earned a Doctor of Hebrew Letters in 1977. He served Congregation Beth El in Windsor, Ontario from 1970 to 1984, and was the Senior Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in San Jose, California from 1985 to 1993. Returning to the Detroit area in 1993, he became engaged in many non-profit fundraising projects as well as serving congregations needing part-time rabbinic services. He led Congregation Beth El in Traverse City, Michigan from 1999 to 2004, where he is now Rabbi Emeritus, and, since 2000, has also been the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, Michigan. A driving force in many civic and religious organizations during his career, Rabbi Plaut and his wife, Carol, have two married children and two grandsons. To order this book, please contact UTP Distribution 5201 Dufferin Street Toronto, ON M3H 5T8 Phone: 1-800-565-9523 Fax: 1-800-221-9985 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
