Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II Collectibles She was an active participant

She was an active participant in many of the social and political movements that influenced nineteenth century abolition

strategic shifts

and a rich and vibrant community life in Canada’s largest city

Paperback: 128 pages

Mary Ann Shadd

Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II Collectibles She was an active participant"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