Judaic Studies Collection at Dr. John Archer Library
May has been designated Canadian Jewish Heritage Month since 2018. For about 30 years, the Dr. John Archer Library & Archives, through the Max and Pearl Herman Endowment Fund, has been acquiring books to support Judaic Studies. There are approximately 1800 titles representing six themes.
(Pictured: Jewish Life in Canada, about artist William Kurelek, by Sarah Milroy. William Kurelek (1927–1977) is a beloved figure in Canadian art, a revered Ukrainian-Canadian painter whose works express his deeply felt immigrant experience and his compassionate vision of humanity. In 1975, he created a suite of 16 jewel-toned paintings titled Jewish Life in Canada in homage to his Jewish art dealer and friend Avrom Isaacs and as a gesture across the cultural divide. Relying on archival documents and photographs from communities across the country, Kurelek foregrounded the role of tradition, community, and family at the core of the Jewish experience in mid-twentieth century Canada.)
