Open AccessThe Canadian Jewish Community Serving Newcomers
Author(s) -
John Morris
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
refuge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-7336
pISSN - 0229-5113
DOI - 10.25071/1920-7336.21939
Subject(s) - judaism , agency (philosophy) , immigration , work (physics) , social work , focus group , public relations , sociology , political science , law , history , social science , engineering , archaeology , anthropology , mechanical engineering
The Jewish Community is the oldestnon-governmental agency servingnewcomers in Canada. Its emphasis hasbeen on employing professional, secularsocial work practice. This paper reportson conversations held with the JewishImmigrant Aid Society (JIAS) staff,board members, clients and sponsors.Focus group meetings were held withclients and sponsors in nine Canadiancities from Ottawa to Vancouver. Highlightedare the conclusions that sponsorsand clients have arrived atregarding services the Jewish communityoffers.