Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare

Dear Canada: Not a Nickel to Spare by Nodelman, Perry. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780439961301.

Coping with being poor during the Depression is hard enough, but Sally also has to contend with anti-Jewish sentiment when she ventures outside her familiar neighbourhood near Torontos Kensington Market. Her cousin Benny is always getting into scrapes or dragging Sally into his hare-brained schemes. But its also Benny who tries to open Sallys eyes to the wider world, telling her about Hitlers rise in Europe and urging her to stand up for herself when she comes across anti-Semitism. A historical note gives readers the background of the Depression, which hit Canada harder than most other countries. It also describes the way Jews were treated in Canada. Todays readers might be surprised to know that there were people in Toronto who prided themselves on being part of The Swastika Club. A map, photographs and documents provide a visual context for the story.