Harold Troper

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Harold (Hesh) Troper (born January 1, 1942) is a Canadian writer, historian and academic. He specializes in Jewish Canadian history. Together with Irving Abella , he authored None Is Too Many , the story of the Canadian government's refusal to allow Jewish immigration from Europe during the Holocaust . [1] This book was selected as one of the 100 most important Canadian books ever written, chosen by a panel of experts for the Literary Review of Canada . [2]

Troper is the author of several other books, including, The Ransomed of God: The Secret Rescue of the Jews of Syria and Old wounds : Jews, Ukrainians and the hunt for Nazi war criminals in Canada . He is a professor of education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. Current research interests include Canadian social history, immigration, education of ethnic and minority groups, American history, and the history of education.

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  1. ^ Michael T. Kaufman (2 January 1983). "Book reveals anti-Semitic leaders blocked Jews' escape to Canada" . Anchorage Daily News . Retrieved 26 March 2011 .
  2. ^ "Abella's None Is Too Many makes Canada's top 100 books" . York in the News . York University . 21 November 2005 . Retrieved 26 March 2011 .