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Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
168
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
20.3x12.7x1.3 cm
ISBN13
9781038356833

Leah

Granatstein, Donald (Author) · FriesenPress · Hardcover

Leah - Granatstein, Donald

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Synopsis "Leah"

What happens when a family's secret reveals a broader story of Jewish survival and loss?In Leah, a forgotten chapter of Toronto's Jewish immigrant history comes to life. Nineteen-year-old Leah Granatstein arrived in Canada from Poland in the 1920s, seeking safety and new opportunities. But Leah's strong independence and struggles with mental health set her apart in a community still dealing with tradition, poverty, and prejudice. When her behaviour was seen as unacceptable, she was placed in an asylum and eventually deported back to Poland.Her disappearance reflects more than a family tragedy: it sheds light on the challenges faced by Jewish immigrants in preserving their culture and faith in a city marked by both opportunity and discrimination; it foreshadows the devastation faced by European Jewry during the Holocaust; and it raises enduring questions about how families navigate differences, secrecy, and shame. Drawing on archival records, family testimony, and historically rooted storytelling, Leah explores the intersections of Jewish culture, Canadian immigration, and the misunderstood realities of mental illness in the early twentieth century.

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