Montreal
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From Gaza to Judaism: Dor Shachar to Share Extraordinary Story in Montreal
A man who grew up in Gaza surrounded by hatred of Jews, escaped to Israel at 13 and eventually converted to Judaism will share his remarkable story with Montreal audiences on Thursday, October 22.…
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Montreal Jewish Museum Receives $3.2 Million for Mile End Renovation
The Montreal Jewish Museum will receive more than $3.2 million from Ottawa to renovate its building at 5220 St. Laurent Boulevard, creating space for exhibitions, cultural events, workshops and a café. Outremont MP Rachel…
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Sidney Zoltak, Holocaust Survivor and Lifelong Guardian of Jewish Memory, Dies at 95
Sidney Zoltak, a Montreal Holocaust survivor, author and longtime advocate for Holocaust education who spent much of his life ensuring that future generations would never forget the destruction of European Jewry, died peacefully at…
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“Long Live the Student Intifada”: McGill Students Back Hebrew University Boycott Motion
McGill University students voted overwhelmingly Monday night in favour of a motion calling on the Students’ Society of McGill University to push the university to end its exchange program with the Hebrew University of…
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Rabbi Leigh Lerner Dies
Rabbi Leigh Lerner, who led Montreal’s Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom for more than two decades and remained a prominent figure in Montreal Jewish life long after leaving the pulpit, has died. Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom announced…
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Welcome to Concordia: Palestinian Activism Now Part of the Orientation Experience
After nearly three years of anti-Israel protests, occupations, vandalism, student strikes and slogans that have crossed repeatedly into open Jew hatred, including “Kill the Jews” graffiti and a protester telling Jewish and pro-Israel demonstrators…
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Have I Given My Children a Judaism Worth Holding Onto
By Leah Rosen (a pen name) I used to think assimilation was something obvious. It was a Jewish child marrying someone who wasn’t Jewish, a family giving up the holidays, or grandchildren who no…
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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Blocked from Canada Ahead of Côte Saint-Luc Appearance
A Palestinian organization recognized by the US government as operating as a front for terrorist groups Samidoun and The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine has emerged as potentially part of Canada’s decision…
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The Editor Who Called My Parents, Christy McCormick Never Stopped Editing Me
I was sad to hear about the untimely death of Christy McCormick. Christy was more than just a friend. He was a mentor during my first years in journalism and, more importantly, one of…
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Aleph Meats Takes MK to Competition Tribunal, Alleging It Is Being Shut Out of Montreal Kosher Market
A fight over kosher meat, certification and who gets to sell what in Montreal is about to move out of the community and into the legal system. Aleph Meats says it intends to file…