Chapters in this book

1. Like Everyone Else but Different i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Second Edition vii
4. Preface to the First Edition ix
5. Introduction: A Paradoxical People 1
6. Who Are the Jews? 16
7. Quality, Quantity, and Conflict 41
8. Building a Community 55
9. Earning a Living 86
10. The Bonds of Intimacy 116
11. The Communal Foundation of Jewish Life 153
12. Between High Culture and Daily Life 186
13. The People of the Book 218
14. Jews, Judaism, and the Public Square 243
15. A Holy Nation 274
16. Sticks, Stones, and Social Relations 307
17. Epilogue: A Canadian Jewish Model? 337
18. Appendices
19. Counts of the Canadian Jewish Population 345
20. Sources of Evidence 351
21. Bibliographic Essay 353
22. Notes 359
23. Index 423