Harold (Hesh) Troper (born January 1, 1942) is a

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writer, historian and academic. He specializes in

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Canadian history. Together with

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, he authored '' None Is Too Many'', the story of the Canadian government's refusal to allow Jewish immigration from

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during the

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. This book was selected as one of the 100 most important Canadian books ever written, chosen by a panel of experts for the

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. Troper is the author of several other books, including, ''The Ransomed of God: The Secret Rescue of the Jews of Syria'' and ''Old wounds : Jews, Ukrainians and the hunt for Nazi war criminals in Canada''. He is a professor of education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. Current research interests include Canadian social history, immigration, education of ethnic and minority groups, American history, and the history of education.

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