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History of the Jews in Quebec
AuthorPierre Anctil
Original titleHistoire des Juifs du Québec
TranslatorJudith Weisz Woodsworth
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreSocial history
PublisherUniversity of Ottawa Press, Boréal
Publication date
October 23, 2017 (French edition)
Published in English
September 7, 2021
Media type
  • Print: Hardcover, Paperback
  • Digital: eBook, PDF
Pages
  • 504 (French edition)
  • 475 (English edition)
AwardGovernor General’s Literary Award
ISBN9780776629483
Websiteuottawa.ca

History of the Jews in Quebec is an English translation of the 2017 book Histoire des Juifs du Québec, written by Canadian author and historian Pierre Anctil, and translated by Canadian academic Judith Weisz Woodsworth. It was published in September 2021 by University of Ottawa Press and is the winner of the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for French to English translation.

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