Négocier l’accueil de réfugiés sans réfugiés. Mobilisation associative canadienne et catégorisation du réfugié durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
During World War II, Canada received only a small number of refugees. This article examines the negotiations conducted by a network led by two associations – the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Canadian National Committee on Refugees [CNCR] – to admit refugees to Canada. Jewish leaders and members...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Diasporas: Circulations, Migrations, Histoire |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/diasporas/5573 |
| Summary: | During World War II, Canada received only a small number of refugees. This article examines the negotiations conducted by a network led by two associations – the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Canadian National Committee on Refugees [CNCR] – to admit refugees to Canada. Jewish leaders and members of the CNCR developed both external negotiations with the federal government and internal discussions within the association network to present refugees as useful, ideal migrants. |
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| ISSN: | 1637-5823 2431-1472 |