Irving Abella

Irving Martin Abella CM OOnt FRSC (born July 2nd, 1940) is a Canadian historian who served as a professor at York University from 1968 to 2013. He specializes in the history of the Jews in Canada and the Canadian labour movement.

Irving Abella

CM OOnt FRSC
Born
Irving Martin Abella

(1940-07-02) July 2, 1940
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
TitlePresident of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1992–1995)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1968)​
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College, Toronto
ThesisThe Struggle for Industrial Unionism in Canada (1969)
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsYork University
Notable worksNone Is Too Many (1983)

Biography

Born on July 2nd, 1940, in Toronto, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts (1963), Master of Arts (1964), and Doctor of Philosophy (1969) degrees from the University of Toronto.

His books have included Coat of Many Colours: Two Centuries of Jewish Life in Canada (1990) and None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933–1948 (1982). He is a professor at York University[1] and is a former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1992 to 1995).

In 1993, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada[2] and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.[3] In 2014, he was made a Member of the Order of Ontario "for his contribution to documenting the story of Jewish Canadians, and his commitment to the principles of social justice and tolerance."[4]

He is married to Canadian jurist Rosalie Silberman Abella, who was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in August 2004. They have two sons, Jacob and Zachary. Irving Abella is the cousin of Isaac Abella.

Awards

1983: National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category for None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933–1948.[5]

See also

References
  1. "iabella | Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies". profiles.laps.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  2. "Order of Canada". archive.gg.ca. 2009-04-30. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  3. "Golden Jubilee Medal". www.gg.ca. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  4. "New Appointees to the Order of Ontario". January 23, 2014.
  5. "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-21.


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