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Aster, Howard was born on October 22, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Sam and Ida Aster.
(Ukrainian-Jewish Relations in Historical Perspective is a...)
Ukrainian-Jewish Relations in Historical Perspective is a rich collection of twenty-three papers from the 1983 conference on Ukrainian-Jewish relations held at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. The essays in this unique volume reflect the dynamic and often controversial nature of the conference and cover the period from the seventh century to the present day, both in Eastern Europe and Canada. The contributors are noted Israeli and North American scholars, including Omeljan Pritsak, Jaroslaw Pelenski, George Grabowicz, Frank E. Sysyn, John-Paul Himka, Alexander Baran, Jonathan Frankel, Israel Bartal, Moshe Mishkinsky, Mattityahu Minc, Zvi Gitelman, and many others.
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Aster, Howard was born on October 22, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Sam and Ida Aster.
Bachelor with honors, McGill University, Montreal, 1964; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, London School Economics and Political Science, 1970.
Intern, Parliament of Canada, Ottawa, 1970;
associate professor, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, since 1971. Lecturer Department Political Science, McGill University, 1967, Carleton U., 1970-1971. Research consultant Goldfarb Cons., Toronto, Canada, 1979-1980, 83-84, 92-93.
Board directors League Canada Comm.
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Research associate Royal Commision on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, 1966. Research associate Min. Urban Affairs Research Project, 1973.
Research adviser Department Manpower and Immigration, Government of Canada, 1974-1976. Special policy advisor Secretary State The Honorary John Roberts, Government of Canada, 1976-1978, policy chair The Honorary John Roberts Liberal Party Leadership Campaign, 1983-1994. Consultant Canada Conference of the Arts, 1980-1983.
Married Jeannette Ursula Kushinsky, September 7, 1970. Children: Misha, Samara Shira.