CANADIAN PROFESSORS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Portée et contenu: This collection consists of pamphlets and minutes from various annual conferences, proposals for the Reorganization of Canadian Academic Foundation for Peace in the Middle East (CAFPME) a subsidiary for Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East (CPPME), as well as bulletins, reports, and cor…

Portée et contenu: This collection consists of pamphlets and minutes from various annual conferences, proposals for the Reorganization of Canadian Academic Foundation for Peace in the Middle East (CAFPME) a subsidiary for Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East (CPPME), as well as bulletins, reports, and correspondence. Also donated along with this collection was one copy of "None is too Many: Memorializing and Commemorating the S. S. St. Louis", a classroom resource booklet, a project in which the donor was involved.

Notice biographique / histoire administrative: Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East (CPPME) is a major Canadian academic organization, founded in 1973, consisting of scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds all sharing an interest in the scholarly consideration of peace in the Middle East. Its membership consists of over 900 faculty members from Colleges and Universities across the country. Their purpose is to support academic expertise and foster debate and understanding on the issues and impediments to peace in the Middle East. This is done through distribution of relevant literature, the publication of bi-monthly journals, as well as sponsored lectures, workshops, and conferences.

Histoire de la conservation: The files were donated by David Goldberg, a former national executive director of Canadian Professors for Peace in the Middle East. on February 5, 2015

Notes: Alpha-numeric designations: P15/02 and ZC2.General note: As a national academic organization dedicated to the scholarly consideration of peace in the Middle East, this collection reflects an important phase in the development of Canada's Jewish Community.