Catalog of the Gerald K. Stone Collection of Judaica: A Bibliographical Resource for Canadian Jewish Studies(North American Jewish Studies)

Gerald K. Stone has collected books about Canadian Jewry since the early 1980s. This volume is a descriptive catalog of his Judaica collection, comprising nearly 6,000 paper or electronic documentary resources in English, French, Yiddish, and Hebrew. Logically organized, indexed, and selectively annotated, the catalog is broad in scope, covering Jewish Canadian history, biography, religion, literature, the Holocaust, antisemitism, Israel and the Middle East, and more. An introduction by Richard Menkis discusses the significance of the Catalog and collecting for the study of the Jewish experience in Canada. An informative bibliographical resource, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of Canadian and North American Jewish studies.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction by Richard Menkis PART 1. Nonfiction 001 - 099 Bible and Biblical Studies 010 Biblical Archaeology 015 Torah 100-199 Classical Judaica: Halakha and Midrash 101-107 Talmud 135 Jewish Thought 136 Jewish Theological and Theosophical Concepts 172-173 Medieval Jewish Thought 175-183 Modern Jewish Thought 185-197 Folklore 200-299 Jewish Observance and Practice 200-202 Jewish Religion 210-219 Jewish Religious Movements 220-225 Guides to, and Rites of, Jewish Living 235 The Jewish Calendar 236-249 Jewish Holidays, Festivals and Observances 292-294 Christianity, Islam, Buddhism 300 - 399 Jewish Education 307.84 Jewish Education in Canada 315-321 School Administration, Community Relations 325-326 Teaching, Teacher Training 330-339 Curriculum 346-351 Elementary and Intermediate Education 355-363 Secondary Education 365-366 Universities and Colleges 381 Summer Camps 400 - 499 Hebrew, Jewish Languages and Sciences 400 Hebrew Language 435 Yiddish 480 Sciences 490-490.5 Medicine, Medical Ethics 491 Psychology 600 - 699 The Jewish Community: Society and Arts 604 Migrations 610-619 Personal and Social Customs 620-627 Jewish Political Structure and Governance 635-641 Communal Institutions and Organizations 640.384 Libraries and Archives - Canada 645-648 Economic Institutions, Occupations, Labor 650-659 Social Conditions and Problems 661 Relations Between Jews and Non-Jews 662 Antisemitism, Neo-Nazism, The Far Right 663 Hate Crimes, Hate Propaganda 664 Human Rights 668 Jewish Political Behavior 670-683 Art and Architecture 685-689 Music 690-697 Public Entertainment, Theater, Film, Sports 699 Cooking and Culinary Arts 700 - 799 Jewish History, Geography and Biography 700 Jewish History 736 The Holocaust 770 United States Jewry 784 Canadian Jewry 784 606 Canadian Jewry - Demography, Vital Statistics 784.1 Canadian Jewry - Atlantic Provinces 784.2 Canadian Jewry - Quebec 784.3 Canadian Jewry - Ontario 784.4 Canadian Jewry - Prairie Provinces, Manitoba 784.5 Canadian Jewry - Saskatchewan 784.6 Canadian Jewry - Alberta 784.7 Canadian Jewry - British Columbia 784.94 Canada - Defense - Intelligence and Security 798-799 Genealogy, Biographical Dictionaries, Biography 800 - 899 Israel and Zionism 800-812 Zionism, Zionist Parties and Organizations 820-837 Israel - History, Geography 848 Israel - Foreign Relations 885.84 Israel - Canadian Jewish Community Relations 887-889 Israel and World Jewry 890-894 Israel and the Middle East 890.51 Peace Efforts and Negotiations 890.55 Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions 890.6 Israel and the Palestinian Arabs 890.61 Terrorism and Terrorist Organizations 900 - 999 General Works 900 Encyclopedias 910 General Collections of Essays, Festschrifts 918.846 Jewish Yearbooks, Directories - Canada 925.84 Canadian Jewish Periodicals 940 The Jewish Book 941 History of Jewish Printing 957.84 Bibliography - Canada, Canadian Jewry 995 The Jewish Museum PART 2. Literature 500 - 599 Jewish Literature 510 Literature - Individual Works - English 520 Literature - Individual Works - French 530 Literature - Individual Works - Yiddish, Hebrew 550 Literature - Anthologies and Selections 580 Literary Periodicals, Magazines, Reviews 593 Yiddish Literature - History, Criticism and Analysis 595 Jewish Canadian Literature - History, Criticism and Analysis Addendum Index

About the Author :
Gerald K. Stone received his M.L.S. from McGill University. In 1983 he joined the National Archives of Canada, providing expertise and leadership in improving access to archival and published material through resource description standards and systems. He retired in 2009 as Director of Planning and Research of Library and Archives Canada's Documentary Heritage Collection Sector.