1718-1739+Esther+Brandeau

Esther Brandeau



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 * First Jew in Canada.
 * Acted as a Catholic boy to escape to British Canada
 * Resisted convert to Catholic
 * Was captured and arrested by Hocquart
 * At first Hocquart thought she'd convert and stay in Canada, but she wanted to live in Canada as a Jew. Therefore she was deported back to France.
 * If she didn't get arrested she could have started the first Jewish community in Canada, making Canada more multicultural.

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