Anna Sheftel, Concordia University

Research

oral history migration social history integration settlement urban development non-invasive archeology material culture

Latest papers

'We tried to become normal': Social class and memory in oral histories with Montreal Holocaust survivors.
Memory studies · 2025 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Pathways of Solidarity: Migrants and Migrant Support Networks Across New York, New England and Montreal
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$69,880
Cemetery as Metaphor: Stories of Jewish Migration and Settlement, Intercultural Encounters and Mourning at Montreal's Back River Memorial Gardens
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$48,215
Cemetery as Metaphor: Stories of Jewish Migration and Settlement, Intercultural Encounters and Mourning at Montreal's Back River Memorial Gardens
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$15,981

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

'We tried to become normal': Social class and memory in oral histories with Montreal Holocaust survivors.

Sheftel A

Memory studies2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/17506980251368768 PMID: 41281595

Pathways of Solidarity: Migrants and Migrant Support Networks Across New York, New England and Montreal

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Sheftel, Anna

Keywords: migration; refugees; border studies; oral history; ethnography; advocacy

$69,880

Cemetery as Metaphor: Stories of Jewish Migration and Settlement, Intercultural Encounters and Mourning at Montreal's Back River Memorial Gardens

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sheftel, Anna

Keywords: oral history; social history; migration; integration; settlement; urban development; non-invasive archeology; material culture; grief and mourning; Jewish studies; Canadian Jewish history; Montreal history; digital humanities

$48,215

Cemetery as Metaphor: Stories of Jewish Migration and Settlement, Intercultural Encounters and Mourning at Montreal's Back River Memorial Gardens

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Sheftel, Anna

Keywords: oral history; social history; migration; integration; settlement; urban development; non-invasive archeology; material culture; grief and mourning; Jewish studies; Canadian Jewish history; Montreal history; digital humanities

$15,981

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: oral history Dear Professor Sheftel, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "'We tried to become normal': Social class and memory in oral histories with Montreal Holocaust survivors." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Pathways of Solidarity: Migrants and Migrant Support Networks Across New York, New England and Montreal" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]