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William Shaffir is a Canadian sociologist. Shaffir has conducted studies on Canadian Jews, particularly on Hasidic Jews in Canada. He is the Associate Chair of the Sociology Department at McMaster University. He co-authored the book The Jews in Canada.

Sociological research

William Shaffir has conducted a number of qualitative studies on Canadian Jewry.

Studies on Canadian Hasidim

Shaffir has conducted studies on several of the Hasidic groups in Montreal, including the Chabad-Lubavitch and Tosh Hasidic communities.

External links

• Shaffir's website on the Tosh community

References

1. McMaster University faculty page.
2. Robert J. Brym, William Shaffir and Morton Weinfeld. The Jews in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1993.
3. Shaffir, William. Life in a religious community: The Lubavitcher Chassidim in Montreal. Holt, Rinehart & Winston of Canada, 1974.
4. Shaffir, William. "When prophecy is not validated: Explaining the unexpected in a messianic campaign." Jewish Journal of Sociology 37, no. 2 (1995): 119-136.
5. Shaffir, William. "Separation from the mainstream in Canada: The Hassidic community of Tash." Jewish Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1987): 19-35.

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