Montreal Jewish Court of Arbitration

Publication Date: August 1915

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): David Dainow

Research Area: Culture and religion; Justice

Keywords: Jewish Law (Halacha); Conflict Resolution; Religion

Type: Other

Abstract:

The author outlines the process by which Montreal's new Jewish Court of Arbitration, based on Toronto's model, was established and describes some of the nine cases heard during its first four sittings, including a case of juvenile violence, the suit of a Talmud Torah teacher against the trustees, and others.

Bulletin of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, 6:1