Irving Abella
Irving Martin Abella, (born July 2, 1940) is a
Canadian writer, historian and academic. He specializes in the
history of the Jews in Canada and the
Canadian labour movementBorn in
Toronto,
Ontario, he received his
Bachelor of Arts degree (1963),
Master of Arts (1964) degree, and
Ph.D. (1969) 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 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 and a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Canada. He was awarded the
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.
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.
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