Irving Abella
Irving Martin Abella (July 2, 1940 – July 3, 2022) was a Canadian historian. He was a professor at York University from 1968 to 2013. His works focused in the history of the Jews in Canada and the Canadian labour movement.
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Born | Irving Martin Abella July 2, 1940 |
Died | July 3, 2022 | (aged 82)
Title | President of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1992–1995) |
Spouse(s) | Rosalie Abella (m. 1968) |
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Alma mater | University College, Toronto |
Thesis | The Struggle for Industrial Unionism in Canada (1969) |
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Abella died on July 3, 2022, one day after his 82nd birthday.[2]
References
- ↑ McNaught, Kenneth (1999). Conscience and History: A Memoir. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-8020-4425-9. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ Csillag, Ron (July 3, 2022). "Obituary: Irving Abella, 82, was a Canadian historian who revealed why Canada kept Jews out during the Holocaust". Canadian Jewish News. https://thecjn.ca/lives/irving-abella-obit/. Retrieved July 3, 2022.