Join us for conversation, drinks, and food in a friendly atmosphere. Every month, pj library sends free, high quality books and music to jewish families with children aged six months through eight years. Museum of jewish montreal 2020 all you need to know. Expulsion of group of hasidic jews north of montreal. The month of november is jewish book month, with book fairs in most major cities ahead of chanukah.
President donald trump wicked for appearing to support an unfounded claim that investment magnate george soros is financing the. In the 19th century, most jews from montreal were of british sephardic origins, and montreal did not have a german jewish elite that other communities had bernard spolsky, author of the languages of the jews. The second set covers the years 1939 to 1951 and is searchable only by month and year. Purim marks the jewish peoples deliverance from a royal death decree around the fourth century bce, as told in the book of esther.
This jewish themed literaturefest will take place every may in order to get kids excited about books. Culinary landmarks on saint laurent that bear witness to this historic community include schwartzs and moishes steakhouse. Cjp provides the above links concerning thirdparty events for your convenience only. Whatever your tastes may be, our lectures, films, courses, plays, book readings and other special events such as monthly genealogical workshops, give you countless opportunities to be informed and entertained all year round.
Hear from international bestselling author of once we were brothers and karolinas twins, ronald h. We thought wed commemorate the annual tradition with some nevertoolate reading recommendations by a few of our authors. Theyve all spoken as a part of jewish book month at the library. Dance event in montreal, qc, canada by jpl montreal on wednesday, november 6 2019. Feb 20, 2019 housed in the museum of jewish montreal and helmed by the wandering chew cofounder kat romanow, fletchers is a cultural eating experience. The menu draws inspiration from montreals ashkenazi and sephardic communities and features sweet snacks like massafan almond cookies made with cardamom and rosewater and sprinkle cookies. We recommend booking museum of jewish montreal tours ahead of time to secure your spot. The story of the jews 14921900, the second instalment of a trilogy covering the entire history of the jewish people. Jewish book month lecture at the jewish public library in montreal on nov. There will be a rival smoked meat location, two rival bagel shops, a bakery for some sweets, an ice cream stop, a unique diner and an israeli falafel stop. Jewish book month 10 a jewish family in mexico is turned upside down when a longheld family secret is uncovered in this comedydrama from director mariana chenillo. The pj library program comes to montreal offering families free, highquality jewish books and music each month. Many jewish canadians celebrate it on the 14th day of the month of adar in the jewish calendar, which is in february or march in the gregorian calendar. Jewish public library jewish book month events, programs.
Vienna during world war ii, an elderly jewish woman, maria altmann, starts her journey to retrieve family possessions seized by the nazis, among them klimts famous painting, portrait of adele blochbauer. By the 1930s dozens of synagogues were in the area. Featuring five great nights of new jewish books and authors november 122, 2009. The book of jewish food by claudia roden discussion from the chowhound home cooking, jewish food community. Blog solomon schechter academy academie solomon schechter. The now month long series of events plays host to a widerange of programs in all the languages of the library english, french, yiddish, hebrew. The hebrew sick benefit association of montreal s membership book listings from 18971925 are available at the canadian jewish heritage network. Brought to you by the tampa jcc and the jewish book council. Partnering with other communal organizations, this eagerly awaited festival of lectures, book launches, and film screenings continues to grow in size and scope. Visiting montreal for three days during jewish book month. Jewish book month archives the canadian jewish news. The awardwinning canadian jewish news cjn is canadas largest, weekly jewish newspaper with an audited circulation of nearly 32,000 and read by more than 100,000 people each week.
Our programmes and events are as diverse and colourful as montreal itself. The committee that chose the books for this years jewish book month speaker series at the north shore jewish community center in marblehead on october 11, 2019. The first congregation was founded in 1768 in montreal. Liebeskind packs the house at jewish book month westmount. See all 1 museum of jewish montreal tours on tripadvisor. Sponsored by the jewish book council, this annual event highlights the jewish communitys contribution to the world of publishing. Heres a huge thanks to all the jewish authors and the publishers who bring jewish books to life. Back in 1944, the montreal jewish public library founded in 1914 instituted its annual jewish book month.
This years guest was jacqueline jules, an american author, poet, and librarian. In honour of jewish book month, the jewish public library presents carol herselle krinsky author of synagogues of europe. The story of the jews 14921900, the second instalment of a trilogy covering the entire history of the jewish. The jewish genealogical society of montreal lecture meeting withstanley diamond polish records. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. The 1979 jewish book month was a banner year for the library as we were lucky enough to play host to two titans of the quebec literary scene, naim kattan and mordecai richler. Thomas harding will speak at montreal s jewish book month.
To learn more about the wexler oral history project, visit. Programs on yiddish literature and culture recorded at montreal s jewish public library, 19532005. Jewish book month with the tampa jcc video dailymotion. The jewish public library welcomes the worldrenowned architectdesigner. Museum of jewish montreal 2020 all you need to know before. The story of the jews 14921900, at the jewish public library in montreal on nov.
Follow an expert guide through the plateau neighborhood, once the epicenter of jewish life in montreal, and discover synagogues, schools, hospitals and cultural organizations from the past and present. In a move timed to coincide with national childrens book week, artscroll publishers, the leading publisher of judaic literature, has announced the introduction of childrens jewish book month. Book of the month club give the gift of jewish lives to family and friends with a oneyear membership to the jewish lives book of the month club. Whatever your tastes may be, our lectures, films, courses, plays, book readings and other special events such as monthly genealogical workshops, give you countless opportunities to be. It is a celebration of literature, film, theatre, art and music, and an opportunity for the montreal jewish community to showcase its presence on the montreal. Jewish book month, a 90year tradition run by the jewish book council, kicked off last week and will run through december 6. Culinary landmarks on saint laurent that bear witness to this historic community include schwartzs. It is in the mile end district of montreal and consists of a few streets. Jewish settlement was mainly confined to montreal until the 1840s, when jewish settlers slowly began to spread throughout the country. To mark this years jewish book month, ive gathered a group of jewish book recommendations for your bookshelf and kitchen shelf. Jewish book month speaker series celebrates 25 years. The jewish community of montreal bh open databases. Finding parallels to the nazis where there arent any. Montreals jewish book month, initiated in 1944 as a weeklong event, has long been the highlight of the librarys cultural programmes.
Jewish book month is an important annual event in both the north american jewish community and the publishing world. Founded in 1944 as a result of nazi attempts to eradicate jewish culture, jewish book month is an annual event that commemorates the thriving vitality of jewish culture around the world. Beyond specifically religious festivals, jews celebrate this culture at fairs and festivals across the globe. Jul 27, 2018 several dozen hasidic jews who were living in two homes in a community northwest of montreal have left the premises following an eviction order. We meet on the second saturday of every month at sainthoublon at 5pm near the jewish general hospital. During jewish book month november andrei codrescu, cynthia ozick, and roger kamenetz have all spoken at the library.
The population of the jewish community in metropolitan montreal, the oldest and largest in canada, was estimated at 121,000 in 1970 out of an approximate total of 2. The old jewish quarter doesnt really have any hotels close by. Uncover montreal s jewish history and heritage on the making their mark tour. Jewish book month 10 goetheinsitute montreal barbara. Most of the selections are new this year, but for the jewish. Montreal skeptics in the pub is a casual social event for those who value critical thinking, skepticism, secularism, and a dash of atheism and science. The jewish public library jpl is a community library in one of the most ethnically diverse. Kattan was born in baghdad and studied at the sorbonne from 1947 to 1951.
The pj library program now available to montreals jewish community. If its your honeymoon, you may want to consider staying at a boutique hotel in old montreal. Program brings jewish identity to story time montreal gazette. The annual program will soon be celebrating its 70 th birthday in montreal. Jewish book month, which originated in 1925 right here in boston, ends tomorrow with the beginning of hanukkah. Simon schama, right, signs a copy of his book, belonging. A retired fashion and interior designer, she lives in montreal. It is held annually in the month before the chanukah giftgiving season roughly during the month of november. It is a celebration of literature, film, theatre, art and music, and an opportunity for the montreal jewish community to showcase its presence on the montreal cultural scene. Nov 19, 2018 talya pardo, librarianextraordinaire at the jewish public library, organized a wonderful set of school visits in montreal in honour of jewish book month. Every month is either 29 or 30 days long, beginning and ending on a special day known as rosh chodesh the head of the. Balson, who will share his latest book about a young violinist living in berlin during the waning years of the weimar republic and the emergence of the nazi reign.
Music event in montreal, qc, canada by jpl montreal on saturday, october 26 2019. Cjp has no control over the content of the linkedto websites or events they describe, and accepts no responsibility for the websites, including any advertising or products or services on or available from such sites, or for any loss or damage that may arise from your attending, or registering to attend, the. Celebrating jewish book month celebrating jewish book month books, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, jacqueline jules, jewish book month, judaism, learning, reading. Reading recommendations for jewish book month beacon.
Jewish immigration increased around the turn of the 20th century, as it did in the united states. New voices magazine the national jewish student magazine. In celebration of jewish book month a selected list of recent books and dvds for adults for 2016 association of jewish libraries. Sign up by december 20, 2019 and an awardwinning biography will be shipped every month for twelve months starting january 2020. Montreal, second largest city in canada, in the province of quebec. A sociolinguistic history, stated that yiddish yiddish was the dominant language of the jewish community of montreal.
Montreal s jewish community is one of the oldest and most populous in the country, formerly first but now second to toronto and numbering about 100,000 according to the 2001 census. I met many awesome students, teachers and school staff. Jacqueline jules archives solomon schechter academy. Here are several books we love that feature strong characters with disabilities, as well as storylines about acceptance, inclusion, and learning from everyone. Janice arnoldthe cjn british historian simon schama called u. Jewish book month school visits in montreal marsha. Jewish book month archives solomon schechter academy. In honour of jewish book month, the jewish public library. Authors include michael wex, daniel asa rose, erin einhorn, david sax, and ezra cappell. November is jewish book month in time for the hanukkah giftgiving season. Celebrating jewish book month solomon schechter academy.
It is a celebration of literature, film, theatre, art and music, and an opportunity for the montreal jewish community to showcase its presence on the montreal cultural. It was an exhibit of jewish books from various individuals and organizations and was opened by governorgeneral awardwinning poet a. Grade 3 archives solomon schechter academy academie. During jewish book month, andrei codrescu, cynthia ozick, and salmon rushdie have all spoken at the library. Where to eat jewish cuisine in montreal eater montreal.
She has written two dozen books for young readers, including three sydney taylor honor award winners, one of which was also a finalist for the 2014 national jewish book award. The joys and science of the new grandparenting by lesley stahl. Events jewish public library calendar events events, programs. Apr 02, 2015 weston is among 2,300 children in 1,800 montreal families who get a free book in the mail every month from pj library, a charity based in west springfield, mass.
The main axes of the jewish quarter were saint laurent boulevard, clark street, saint urbain street, esplanade street and park avenue, montreal. Apr, 2020 about blog welcome to the montreal jewish magazine, your gateway to arts, entertainment, local happenings and up to date news in montreals jewish community. The film is a deft blend of tragedy and comedy about a battle of wills between a man and a woman united in love, life and death. Judaism is a religion steeped in tradition and history. Rabbis without borders said, if you read one book for jewish book month, let it be this one. Jewish book month jccns, jewish community center of the. The jcc of the north shore jewish book month speaker series presents book speakers on a range of topics. It also stages dramatic readings in hebrew, yiddish musical evenings and russian concerts and walking tours of jewish montreal are given throughout the year. Author marsha posted on november 29, 2018 november 29, 2018 categories news stories tags dont tell the enemy, jewish book month, jewish public library, montreal post navigation. To mark jewish book month at the kaplen jcc on the palisades in tenafly, arlene alda, the awardwinning photographer, author, and wife of actor alan alda, discusses her new book, just kids from the bronx, on thursday, october 15, at 1 p. Jewish book month school visits in montreal talya pardo, librarianextraordinaire at the jewish public library, organized a wonderful set of school visits in montreal in honour of jewish book month. Apr, 2020 aaron krishtalkawoodworker, professor, and a descendent of a family of yiddish writersdescribes the area of montreal, a predominantly jewish neighborhood, where he grew up.