S5: Jewish Montreal: A culinary history
The Secret Life of Canada
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The Esther Slash Jock Story
Jacques and Esther were the first Jewish people in Canada. They annoyed authorities so much that they had to be sent back to France. The story ends there, but historians don't know what happened to them. In 1760s, after Britain took control of the colony, Jews were allowed in.
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