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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A string of amber: the heritage of the Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A popular account with occasional references to Waterloo County. Topics include the settlement process, charming and divining, and marriage and funeral customs. Personal anecdotes by the author, who ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1973Historical Period: 1800-1973Export options:Knowledge of Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: the current picture
Type: Book ChapterYear of publication: 1993Export options:Yiddish and Hebrew in Canada: The Current Situation
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: One measure of ethnic identity for any non-recent immigrant group is retention of its original language (which tends to be given up in favour of the new language that post-immigration generations are ...Year of publication: 2000Export options:Yiddish in Canada: Picture and Prospects
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Using data from the 1981 census of Canada and earlier censuses, it is shown that Yiddish - once the predominant daily language of Canadian Jewry - is going out of general use among Canadian Jews in ...Year of publication: 1984Export options: