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SUMMARY:By the tips of your fingers\, for the palm of my hand: A Book Launch and Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:On March 26\, join us for a book launch and artist talk with MJM microgrant recipient Levana Katz. \nBy the tips of your fingers\, for the palm of your hand\, is a book by Levana Katz that explores how cultural memory informs place. It examines the personal and communal significance of Mezuzot\, an archive of letters between her parents\, and her family’s passage through Montréal. Combining handbinding\, risograph and inkjet printing\, and her mother’s calligraphy alongside her own\, the book is a tactile\, interactive work that draws on inherited cultural traditions. \nKatz will discuss her process for making this book\, touch on its themes\, and share some of her family’s archival materials that went into its production. Following the talk\, Katz will lead a bilingual audience Q&A. Guests are encouraged to mingle and see up-close some of the objects that inspired the contents of the book. \nA limited run of copies of By the tips of your fingers\, for the palm of your hand will also be on sale on a first-come\, first-served basis. All proceeds will go towards Katz. Price: $40/each or PWYC. \nAdmission is free but capacity is limited\, so early registration is strongly recommended. Reserve your spot. \nLevana Katz is an interdisciplinary artist based in Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyang (Montréal). She holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University. Levana creates multimedia installations\, primarily working across material processes such as drawing\, printmaking\, and fibre arts. Her work has been shown in several galleries in Montréal\, including Arprim\, Ada X and the Fofa Gallery. In 2023\, Katz moved to St. John’s\, Newfoundland to pursue the Don Wright Scholarship at St. Michael’s Printshop where she exhibited her first solo show\, Where the Ground Remembers You Twice. As the recipient of the Prix Albert Dumouchel\, Levana was granted a residency at L’imprimerie\, which she completed in 2025. Currently\, Levana works as an art educator at the Visual Arts Centre\, and is creating an artist book supported by a microgrant from the Museum of Jewish Montreal. \nAccessibility: Please note that the upper floors of our building are currently not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This workshop will take place on the ground floor. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s 2026 Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation\, the Betty Averbach Foundation\, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation\, and CANVAS.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/by-the-tips-of-your-fingers-for-the-palm-of-my-hand-a-book-launch-and-artist-talk/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Windows to the Soul: A Painted Glass Workshop
DESCRIPTION:What do we see in ourselves and our histories when we hold them up to the light?  \nIn 1962\, celebrated Jewish painter Marc Chagall’s 12 Tribe Windows were installed in the Abbell Synagogue at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem\, each arched stained-glass window was painted by Chagall to represent one of Jacob’s 12 sons and what their respective tribe symbolizes. \nIn this FREE workshop with Merav Epstein\, we’ll be emulating Chagall’s process to make mini tribe windows to represent ourselves or our loved ones. This workshop will start with a short presentation on Chagall’s practice as a painter and how he moved into stained glass\, as well as a quick history on stained glass within Judaism and in Montreal. Participants will then brainstorm and sketch out ideas for what their own “tribe” window will look like\, what aspects they wish to represent\, before diving in on painting their own window (6″ x 8″). \nNo prior painting or stained glass experience is required. All materials will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring along any objects of importance to them that they may want to depict in their window. Come solo or with friends or family. All identities and cultures are welcome to join! \nAdmission is free but capacity is limited\, so early registration is strongly recommended. Click here to reserve your spot.  \nMerav Epstein is a multidisciplinary artist based in Montreal. She received a BFA in Film Animation from Concordia University in 2021\, and has work experience in animation as a Production Coordinator at DNEG Animation Studio\, and has animated multiple freelance music videos for artists in Canada and the United States. While her work experience is more animation-based\, Merav’s artistic practice centres upon stained glass and fibre arts (knitting\, crochet\, and needle felting)\, and their occasional intersection and interaction with animation. Merav’s professional background in the fast-paced and technological environments of animation have drawn her closer to the slowness\, intentionality\, and materiality required of fibre arts and stained glass as mediums. She is currently a recipient of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program. \nAccessibility: Please note that the upper floors of our building are currently not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This workshop will take place on the second floor. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s 2026 Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation\, the Betty Averbach Foundation\, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation\, and CANVAS.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/windows-to-the-soul-a-painted-glass-workshop/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Song/Book: A Multimedia Yiddish Musical Performance
DESCRIPTION:On June 26th\, join us with micrograntee Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw for Song/Book\, a live performance piece that intertwines music\, puppetry arts\, handmade artist books\, and Yiddish folk songs. \nFollowing the performance\, there will be time for discussion\, questions and an up-close look at the books and puppets! Part performance\, part exchange of ideas\, this event is suited for all who are curious about Yiddish music and Yiddish-inspired artworks. The audience will be invited to immerse themselves in the sounds and images\, an expressive world containing echoes of their own stories and experiences. \nSong/Book is a developing performance of Alexandra’s arrangements of Yiddish folk songs\, haunting vocals\, and handmade artist books and crankies.* She sings melodies old and new\, accompanied by her prerecorded piano arrangements\, recorded voice layered into a choir\, or a capella. Each song is integrally linked to its respective book and crankie\, and Alexandra manipulates them in time to the music\, with shadows and puppets moving across the pages. A live camera and projector enlarge the miniature books and subtle movements into wall-sized projections\, creating both an intimate and immersive performance. \n* A crankie box is an illustrated scroll\, wound onto two spools and set inside a wooden frame. Common in 19th century folk arts\, crankies were popular prior to the advent of cinema\, and provided visual accompaniment to songs\, poems\, or stories.  \nDoors open at 7:00pm. Performance begins at 7:30pm. A discussion and Q&A will follow. \nAdmission is free and space is very limited\, due to the intimate nature of this style of performance. Advanced registration is encouraged. Click here to reserve your spot. \nAlexandra Gorlin-Crenshawworks at the intersection of music and puppetry arts\, drawing on her training as a soprano\, composer\, and pianist\, and honing new skills along the way. Her work gravitates towards themes of heritage\, memory\, ritual\, and belonging\, with moments of suspension that create an altered sense of time or place. In her performances you may find original music and texts\, folk songs\, lieder\, self-accompanied opera arias\, projections\, shadow theatre\, handmade puppets\, artist books\, and crankies. Thanks to support from the Conseil des arts et lettres de Québec\, the Foundation for Yiddish Culture\, and the Canada Council for the Arts\, Alexandra’s current projects include The Ghosts at My Address (2024)\, for two pianists and their voices\, premiered in Soundstreams’ “Keyed-Up” Festival in Toronto; Ava’s House (forthcoming 2027)\, for soprano and toy theatre box; and Songs That Shan’t Be Named\, for four soprano-dancers\, body percussion\, and shadow theatre. \nAccessibility: Please note that the upper floors of our building are currently not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This event will take place on the ground floor\, which is accessible via ramp from our main entrance. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s 2025 Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation\, the Betty Averbach Foundation\, and CANVAS.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/song-book-a-multimedia-yiddish-musical-performance/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Amour Toujours: Exploring Real and Imagined Histories of Cinéma L'Amour through Toy Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A near-universal experience for any Montrealer walking up Boulevard St. Laurent is glancing at the yellow and red marquee of Cinéma L’Amour\, the last adult cinema in Canada. Museum of Jewish Montreal micrograntee Jen Jack will be sharing an ongoing toy theatre and research project that explores an alternative history of the site of Cinéma L’Amour. \nOn April 24th\, Jen will be sharing an in-progress puppet performance on real and imagined histories of the site of Cinéma L’Amour\, which was at one point a Yiddish vaudeville theatre. Accompanied by casual conversation\, this evening’s event aims to be an opportunity for sharing and reflecting on how this space has historically affected Montrealers of all walks of life\, and remains relevant to this day. \nGrounded in an excavation of the history of Montréal’s movie theatres and the arc of public entertainment on the Main\, Jen’s work draws upon the mythology of the theatre and the history of Montréal’s Jewish quarter to fabricate an imaginative and informative presentation on the many lives of this theatre and its environs. Merging myth\, fact\, and experimental puppet performance\, Amour Toujours: Real and Imagined Histories of Cinéma L’Amour invites a curious audience to explore the multilayered past of a Montreal landmark. \nDoors open at 7:00pm. Performance begins at 7:20pm. A discussion and Q&A will follow. \nAdmission is free and space is very limited\, due to the intimate nature of this style of performance. Advanced registration is encouraged. \nClick here to reserve your spot in advance. \nJen Jack is an emerging scenographer\, puppeteer\, and aspiring cultural worker. Driven by a curiosity about the built environment\, their creative work often centres on cycles present in urban space\, which they explore through modes of mapping\, puppetry and site-specific performance. Holding a BFA in Design for the Theatre from Concordia University\, Jen has worked as a coordinator for various Montréal-based arts initiatives\, including the Art Matters Festival\, Café Concret\, and Contra Montréal. Notable theatre projects include Ten Sentences: On the Life Of Robert Walser (Great Small Works\, 2024) presented at the Festival de Casteliers in 2024 and Grief (Jessica Carmichael\, 2023). Born and raised in Albany\, NY\, Jen has lived in Montreal since 2018. \nAccessibility: Please note that the upper floors of our building are currently not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This event will take place on the ground floor\, which is accessible via ramp from our main entrance. \nPhoto Credit: Please applaud with hands only. Gelatin silver photographic print. c. 1912. From Library of Congress\, Miscellaneous Items in High Demand. Accessed online March 28\, 2025. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s 2025 Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation\, the Betty Averbach Foundation\, and CANVAS.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/amour-toujours-exploring-real-and-imagined-histories-of-cinema-lamour-through-toy-theatre/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Kemfn Tsuzamen: Concert Lecture on the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Soviet Jewry Movement
DESCRIPTION:Kemfn Tsuzamen\, Yiddish for “fight together\,” encapsulates the spirit of our second microgrant event of 2025. Blending family history with political activism and song\, please join us with multidisciplinary performer Ilana Zackon for a performance on Montreal’s role in the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) and the Soviet Jewry Movement. \nThe Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC)\, founded in Montreal in 1919\, acted as the “parliament for Canadian Jewry” until it dissolved in 2011. The CJC advocated for causes such as interethnic solidarity\, national unity\, and Soviet Jewry. The Soviet Jewry movement took Canada\, and Montreal specifically\, by storm. Local Jewish women (known as “the 35s”) orchestrated innovative public demonstrations and some travelled beyond the Iron Curtain\, to provide Jewish education and resources to refuseniks. \nAmong these activists was micrograntee Ilana Zackon’s maternal grandmother\, Goldie Hershon. Born to Polish immigrants\, Goldie was a member of the 35s and moved her way up the ranks of the CJC –from Chair of the Canadian Committee for Soviet Jewry\, to Quebec Region Chair to National President. \nOn March 27th\, multidisciplinary performer Ilana Zackon will be performing a concert lecture on the impact that the CJC and Soviet Jewry movement had on Montreal’s Jewish community. Accompanied by Eden Glassman and Zafer Mamilli on fiddle\, Ilana will be sharing her findings both through spoken lecture and Yiddish song. \nThe performance will be followed by a Q&A and mingling. \nAdmission is free. Pre-registration is required for all who wish to attend. \nReserve your spot here. \nIlana Zackon is a classically trained actor\, singer\, writer\, and creator based in Montreal. She has performed on stages across Canada\, as well as in Edinburgh\, and New York City. Notable theatre performances include Under Milk Wood (Edinburgh Fringe)\, Mazel Tov (Infinitheatre Montreal) and So\, How Should I Be? (Presentation House Theatre). A busy voice over actor\, she has lent her voice to major brands including Colgate and Buick. Her writing has been published in Kveller\, and The Canadian Jewish News—where she has hosted the podcasts Bonjour Chai and Culturally Jewish. Ilana is an alumni of the Segal Centre for Performing Arts’ Jewish Arts Mentorship program\, and KlezKanada’s Scholarship program. www.ilanazackon.com \nCollaborators include Sebastian Schulman\, Sasha Lurje\, Avia Moore\, Lorin Sklamberg\, and Eléonore Biezunski. Special thanks to Janice Rosen and Melissa Castron at the Canadian Jewish Archives. \nPhoto: Montreal Group of 35s demonstration\, 1980. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives. Goldie Hershon is lighting the candle. \nAccessibility: Please note that the upper levels of our building are not currently accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This workshop will take place on the ground floor. Our main entrance is accessible from the street via ramp. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s 2025 Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation\, the Betty Averbach Foundation\, and CANVAS.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/kemfn-tsuzamen-concert-lecture-on-the-canadian-jewish-congress-and-the-soviet-jewry-movement/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Braiding Identities: A Lecture and Creative Workshop for Queer and Trans Jews
DESCRIPTION:For many queer Jews\, navigating their gender and sexual identities alongside their family and cultural heritage can be complex. Led by naveed L. salek nejad\, one of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s microgrant recipients\, this community-arts workshop is an opportunity for queer and trans Jews to write biographically about their intersecting identities. \nAs part of their microgrant\, naveed analyzed interviews with survivors of ‘March 1968’ with a queer lens to understand forms of Jewish national belonging beyond the national/foreigner binary? March 1968 refers to the expulsion of fifteen thousand Poles of Jewish origin by the Polish communist government under the pretext of domestic political unrest. While the historical context of naveed’s project is unique\, the workshop is designed to be inclusive and accessible to queer and trans Jews from across the Montreal community. \nOn February 27th\, the workshop will begin with a lecture on naveed’s research on “Polish-Jewish Nationality as Queer?”\, which inspired this project. Through the art of paper braiding\, participants will then reflect on their personal and family experiences through writing\, guided by prompts and opportunities for sharing. At the end of the workshop\, participants will have the opportunity to take home their paper braids\, which can serve as mementos\, decorations or bookmarks. \nAdmission is free. Due to limited capacity\, pre-registration is required for all who wish to attend. Click here to reserve your spot. \nnaveed L. salek nejad (they/them/elle) is an artist-writer and cultural mediator. Having grown up by the sea\, notions of fluidity and the ‘littoral’ help naveed to move beyond the binaries of diaspora/home\, here/there\, and cis/trans. Aiming to consider their own role in caring for their communities\, naveed draws from anti-oppression pedagogies and feminist care theory in both their creative and educational practice. naveed holds a BA cum laude in Liberal Arts from University College Maastricht (2020) and an MA from Concordia University’s Individualized Program (2024). As part of their graduate studies in curatorial studies\, naveed was a visiting scholar at the Centre for Research on Social Memory in Warsaw\, reviewing how coloniality is reproduced and sometimes also challenged in Polish museums. Born to a Polish mother and Irâni father in Germany\, they reside in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal and maintain professional ties to Berlin and Warsaw. \nAccessibility: Please note that the upper levels of our building are not currently accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This workshop will take place on the ground floor. Our main entrance is accessible from the street via ramp. \nPhoto Credit: Eheversprechen von Felice Schragenheim and Elisabeth Wust\, Berlin 29. Juni 1943\, Papier\, Tinte\, Lippenstift\, 26\,15 × 19\,9 cm (geschlossen); Jüdisches Museum Berlin\, Inv.-Nr. 2006/37/87\, Schenkung von Elisabeth Wust\, Foto: Roman März. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s 2025 Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, made possible with support by the Azrieli Foundation\, the Betty Averbach Foundation\, and CANVAS.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/braiding-identities-a-lecture-and-creative-workshop-for-queer-and-trans-jews/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Chapbook Launch: Minder by Madelaine Caritas Longman
DESCRIPTION:Poetry presents a unique opportunity to tap into our inner experiences and better understand ourselves and each other. In acknowledging differences yet bringing people together\, poems can offer a window into nuanced experiences of spirituality\, cultural identity\, neurodiversity\, mental health\, and the intricate relationships between these. Poetry can foster empathy\, embrace variation\, and let us know we’re not alone. \nOn April 18\, you are invited to join us for the launch of Madelaine Caritas Longman’s chapbook\, Minder\, featuring a poetry reading by Madelaine Caritas Longman\, David B. Goldstein and Melanie Power. Arising from the author’s lived experience\, Minder explores the nuances of life as a neurodivergent queer Jewish person: how can one build a spiritual practice when one struggles with compulsive prayer? What might community mean to a person on the autism spectrum? How can we hold space for the many possibilities of what neurodiversity\, Judaism\, and poetry can be? \nJoin us at 7:00 pm at the Museum of Jewish Montreal for an evening of poetry\, food and drink\, and stimulating discussion. \nPlease note that pre-registration is required for all who wish to attend. Click here to reserve your spot.  \nAbout Our Speakers: \nMadelaine Caritas Longman is the author of The Danger Model (McGill-Queen’s University Press\, 2019)\, which received the Quebec Writers Federation’s Concordia University First Book Prize and was longlisted for the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities from Concordia University.  \nDavid B. Goldstein is an award-winning poet\, critic\, and food writer\, whose work has appeared in magazines and newspapers across Canada and the US. He is the author of two books of poetry\, Lost Originals (2016) and Laws of Rest (2013)\, both published by Book*Hug. He teaches in the English Department at York University and coordinates its Creative Writing Program. \nMelanie Power is the author of Full Moon of Afraid and Craving (McGill-Queen’s University Press\, 2022)\, a book that considers place\, family\, and belonging. Her work has appeared widely in literary journals\, and has been longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize and the Montreal International Poetry Prize. \nThis is an independent project developed through the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrants for Creative and Cultural Exploration Program. This program is made possible through the support of the Averbach Family Foundation\, the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation\, Federation CJA’s Working Together Grant\, The Azrieli Foundation\, and CANVAS. We would like to thank the Yiddish Book Center for their partnership. \nAccessibility: Please note that the upper levels of our building is not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This event will take place on the ground floor. Our entrance is accessible via ramp.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/chapbook-launch-minder-by-madelaine-caritas-longman/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Sampling Havruta: An Interpretive Workshop with Etta Sandry
DESCRIPTION:This workshop explores the connections between Jewish inquiry and material sampling in craft and creative practices. \nIn textile and craft practices\, sampling and testing are processes of learning techniques and demonstrating results. Havruta is a traditional Jewish study practice of paired or group reading\, discussion\, questioning\, and meaning making. This winter\, artist Etta Sandry hosted small-group sampling havrutas at the Museum of Jewish Montreal that invited artists and craft practitioners to gather\, share their material samples\, and discuss their practices of inquiry and making. Building on the themes that emerged in these meetings\, this creative event opens the sampling havruta to a larger public and invites participants to contribute to the creation of a collective workbook zine. \nFocused on instruction and interpretation as a commonality between Jewish inquiry and craft practice\, in this 2.5 hour workshop Etta will present some of the key findings and questions from her recent research and prompt participants to creatively interpret an instruction through a paper weaving activity. Through practices of inquiry and discourse\, participants will reflect on their personal creative practices and share with others. They will then be invited to contribute an instruction or template to be included in a collective zine – these could include a knitting pattern\, a recipe\, a score\, a weave draft\, a sewing pattern\, a question\, or something else! Contributions will be compiled into an instruction book that will be distributed after the event. \nThis event is free and all materials will be provided. Participants are invited to bring something to write with/in\, any paper materials they may want to weave with\, and an instruction in any form. Snacks and beverages will be available. \nClick here to reserve your free ticket. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Innovation Fund. We also thank the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal (JCF) for their support. \nPlease note that the upper levels of our building are currently not accessible to guests with limited mobility. This event will take place on the ground floor. \nAbout Etta: \nEtta Sandry is an artist\, educator\, and facilitator from the midwestern United States\, currently based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. Her material-focused research is rooted in fibre and weaving and spans media through sculpture\, writing\, and installation. Etta completed her MFA in the Fibre & Material Practices program at Concordia University in the spring of 2021. She has exhibited her work in the United States and Canada and was the 2022 Experimental Weaver in Residence at the Unstable Design Lab in Boulder\, Colorado where she ran her first Sampling Club.Etta has recently worked as a board member at articule in Montreal and as a volunteer staff in ACRE Residency’s fibre studio in Wisconsin. \n\nREAD LESS
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/sampling-havruta-an-interpretive-workshop-with-etta-sandry/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Imagining a Queer Eruv: A Walking Conversation
DESCRIPTION:On October 19\, join us for an autumn edition of imagining a queer eruv: a walking conversation with artist and researcher Iso E. Setel. Starting at Parc St-Viateur in Outremont\, this guided conversation will take us through the Mile End by way of the neighbourhood’s back alleys and looping paths. Along the walk\, Iso will be sharing their research and the work that went into creating their book\, Eruv: Queer Installations of Jewish Space\, while inviting attendees to reflect upon and share their experiences in queer and Jewish spaces within and beyond Montreal. \nThis walking conversation and its associated book examine the ways in which eruvin function as queer objects\, dissolving distinctions between the public and the private\, and reconditioning spatial relations. Eruv collages together text\, photography\, and paper-cut maps of ritual terrains to articulate how eruvin might be utilized as ritual technology in projects of queer liberation and community formation. \nTo coincide with our ongoing exhibition Public Intimacy – which explores similar themes as Iso’s book – the tour will end at the Museum of Jewish Montreal at 5220 boul. St-Laurent\, where visitors will be invited to view the exhibition and consider overlapping concepts. \nTickets are $23 for General Admission and $12 for Students\, plus applicable taxes. \nClick here to reserve your spot.  \nPlease note that this is the third presentation of this event and capacity is limited\, so we encourage early registration to avoid disappointment. Copies of Eruv: Notes on Queer Installations of Jewish Space will be available for purchase at the end of the walking portion\, $5 or pay-what-you-can. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to projects that support queer youth in Montreal. Books are also available to those who are unable to attend. Email Iso at iso.setel@gmail.com to request a copy.  \nAbout Iso: \nIso E. Setel is a filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist based in Montreal / Tiohtiá:ke since 2017. Utilizing moving images\, text\, and textiles\, their work addresses questions of visibility\, sense and memory in documentary film and installation. Their work has been exhibited in the U.S. and Canada\, most recently as part of IGNITION ’16 at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery in 2020. Originally from Buffalo\, New York\, Iso received a BA in Political Studies and Electronic Media Arts from Simon’s Rock in 2017\, and an MFA in Film Production from Concordia University in 2021. \nImage Credits: \n\nCentral image (trees with sky) courtesy of Iso E. Setel.\nBackground image (lace curtain) courtesy of Johannes Mundinger and Sophia Hirsch (Public Intimacy artists).
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/imagining-a-queer-eruv-a-walking-conversation-october/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:The Brine Project
DESCRIPTION:Join interdisciplinary artist Simone Lucas and the Museum of Jewish Montreal for a fish tasting session and presentation of work-in-progress. The Brine Project asks how odorous\, pickled fish brine could be remediated as a multimedia video installation. While Simone was traveling in Lodz\, Poland on a family heritage trip\, a tour guide shared a story: in a pre-war fishmongers’ market\, herring brine soaked so deeply into the ground that the smell of fish persisted for a decade after the war. In this tale\, brine becomes a unique agent of memorialization. This project investigates how brine and video-as-brine could preserve stories about fish and Jews\, leaving material and non-material traces such as smell along the way. \nSimone will present work in progress and lines of inquiry on fish preservation\, inviting questions and contributions from participants. Pickling fish is integral to Simone’s artistic research. The audience will have an opportunity to smell and taste home-preserved fish and learn about the pickling process. All will be invited to share the memories and sensations these foods evoke. Vegan options will be provided. \nAttendees are kindly asked to wear masks for the duration of the event\, except while consuming food. \nCost: Attendees are invited to contribute a voluntary cash donation at the door. A limited amount of pickled fish will be available for sale. \nEvent Accessibility: The event space is wheelchair accessible. It will take place indoors\, in a large room with high ceilings. We would be grateful if you contact us ahead of time for any specific accessibility needs. \nAbout Simone:\nSimone Lucas (she/hers & they/them pronouns) is an interdisciplinary video artist\, educator\, and community activist of Jewish Ashkenazi descent\, a white settler based in Tio’tia:ke/Mooniyang (aka Montreal). \nSimone’s educational background integrates cultural studies and media production. She has an MA in Media Studies from Concordia University with scholarships from the FQRSC and SSHRC.  \nSimone creates with video\, multimedia installation\, sound\, and performance. Their non-fiction film\, I Think About You Every Day\, takes a feminist\, autobiographical approach by drawing on Their personal archive of correspondence with a friend. Politically grounded art and research is also a core part of Simone’s practice. Relationships to social movements inform their guiding principles in artistic processes. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/the-brine-project-2/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Imagining a Queer Eruv: A Walking Conversation
DESCRIPTION:On July 12\, join us for imagining a queer eruv: a walking conversation with artist and researcher Iso E. Setel. Starting at Parc St-Viateur in Outremont\, this guided conversation will take us through the Mile End by way of the neighbourhood’s back alleys and looping paths\, ending in Champs des Possibles with complimentary snacks and beverages. Along the walk\, Iso will be sharing their research and the work that went into creating their book\, Eruv: Queer Installations of Jewish Space\, while inviting attendees to reflect upon and share their experiences in queer and Jewish spaces within and beyond Montreal. \nThis walking conversation and its associated book examine the ways in which eruvin function as queer objects\, dissolving distinctions between the public and the private\, and reconditioning spatial relations. Eruv collages together text\, photography\, and paper-cut maps of ritual terrains to articulate how eruvin might be utilized as ritual technology in projects of queer liberation and community formation. \nTickets are $23 for General Admission and $12 for Students\, plus applicable taxes.\nClick here to register via Jlive. \nPlease note that this is the second presentation of this event and capacity is limited\, so we encourage early registration to avoid disappointment. Copies of Eruv: Notes on Queer Installations of Jewish Space will be available for purchase at the end of the walking portion\, $5 or pay-what-you-can. Proceeds from book sales will be donated to projects that support queer youth in Montreal. Books are also available to those who are unable to attend. Email Iso at iso.setel@gmail.com to request a copy.  \nAbout Iso:\nIso E. Setel is a filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist based in Montreal / Tiohtiá:ke since 2017. Utilizing moving images\, text\, and textiles\, their work addresses questions of visibility\, sense and memory in documentary film and installation. Their work has been exhibited in the U.S. and Canada\, most recently as part of IGNITION ’16 at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery in 2020. Originally from Buffalo\, New York\, Iso received a BA in Political Studies and Electronic Media Arts from Simon’s Rock in 2017\, and an MFA in Film Production from Concordia University in 2021.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/imagining-a-queer-eruv-a-walking-conversation/
LOCATION:Parc Saint-Viateur\, 530 Avenue Querbes\, Outremont\, Quebec\, H2V 3W5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Eruv: Queer Installations in Jewish Space: A Book Launch and Walking Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 17 for the launch of Eruv: Notes on Queer Installations of Jewish Space\, by micrograntee and artist Iso E. Setel. The book examines the ways in which eruvin function as queer objects\, dissolving distinctions between the public and the private\, and reconditioning spatial relations. Eruv collages together text\, photography\, and paper-cut maps of ritual terrains to articulate how eruvin might be utilized as ritual technology in projects of queer liberation and community formation. \nIso will be leading a walking conversation through the Mile End\, that will begin in Parc St-Viateur and end in Champs des Possibles\, by way of back alleys and looping paths through the neighbourhood. On the walk\, Iso will be sharing their research and the work that went into creating the book\, while inviting attendees to reflect upon and share their experiences in queer and Jewish spaces. \nCopies of Eruv: Notes on Queer Installations of Jewish Space will be available for purchase\, $15 or PWYC. Half of all book sales will be donated to local projects that support queer youth.  \nPlease note that spaces are limited for walking tour\, but books will be available for those who are unable to attend. Email Iso at iso.setel@gmail.com to request a copy. \nSpaces are limited. To reserve your spot\, click here.  \nIn the event of rain\, this event will take place the following day\, Wednesday May 18\, at the same time and location. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund. We also thank the Jewish Zine Archive for their partnership.  \nAbout Iso:\nIso E. Setel is a filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist based in Montreal / Tiohtiá:ke since 2017. Utilizing moving images\, text\, and textiles\, their work addresses questions of visibility\, sense and memory in documentary film and installation. Their work has been exhibited in the U.S. and Canada\, most recently as part of IGNITION ’16 at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery in 2020. Originally from Buffalo\, New York\, Iso received a BA in Political Studies and Electronic Media Arts from Simon’s Rock in 2017\, and an MFA in Film Production from Concordia University in 2021.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/eruv-queer-installations-in-jewish-space-a-book-launch-and-walking-conversation/
LOCATION:Parc Saint-Viateur\, 530 Avenue Querbes\, Outremont\, Quebec\, H2V 3W5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220426T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220426T200000
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SUMMARY:Playing Jewish Histories: Sounds of the Oud
DESCRIPTION:Like the Jewish people\, the oud found a home in a diverse range of countries. From North Africa\, through the Middle East\, and up into the Caucasus and Balkans. For this reason\, it is a wonderful vessel by which to explore the life of many Jewish populations from around the world: investigating how they expressed themselves\, and connected with their homes in diaspora. \nJoin us with emerging scholar and musician Zack Youcha as we explore the histories and stories surrounding the oud\, a popular stringed instrument central to the sounds of many Jewish communities in the Diaspora.  \nThrough a virtual panel discussion moderated by Zack\, musical recordings\, and performances by a selection of musicians\, Playing Jewish Histories: Sounds of the Oud will explore the connection between Jews\, their lives in diaspora\, and music they play. It aims to provide historical background\, as well as show the music’s cultural significance\, and its place in modern Jewish life.  \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund. We also thank KlezKanada\, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal\, and the Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America for their partnership. \n*Registration for this event is required ahead of time via Jlive. Click here to reserve your spot.*\n \nAbout Zack:\nZack Youcha is a musician\, academic\, and current MA student in Jewish Studies at McGill University. He comes from an Ottoman Sephardic Jewish family of musicians\, and is always looking for ways to help share the beauty of music\, in all its forms\, with the world. Zack is working on an album and website entitled Playing Jewish Histories which will highlight a series of instruments popular in diasporic Jewish communities. 
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/playing-jewish-histories-sounds-of-the-oud/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:What does representation mean? A Script Reading for "Mazel" with Hannah Grover
DESCRIPTION:Join the cast and crew members of an in-development web series\, tentatively titled Mazel for a script reading of an episode\, during which the community will be given the opportunity to provide feedback and insight into what they would like to see from sapphic media. \nMazel follows two young women\, Miriam and Lindsay\, through graduate school as they navigate the development of their respective sexualities. It is an important exploration of various privileges and lived experiences as they pertain to sexuality\, religious upbringing\, and political endeavours. Each topic will be explored by the characters— Miriam as a Jewish out lesbian who expresses a deep interest in queer fandom\, particularly the book Wicked\, as she sees herself portrayed positively in the queer undertones of the narrative\, and Lindsay\, a closeted bisexual woman who struggles with embracing hers due to internalized biphobia. After a few months of being roommates in Montreal\, the two women forge a friendship that later develops into a romance that allows for the flourishing of their respective marginalized identities. \nRegistration is required ahead of time via Jlive. Click here to reserve your ticket. \nAbout Hannah: \nHannah Grover is a multimedia artist in Montreal\, currently developing a sapphic/Jewish-centred web series about what it means to be visible and welcomed. She is likewise an emerging scholar just completing a Masters in Media Studies at Concordia University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in English from the University of Regina with a concentration in creative writing and has experience as a tutor\, student journalist\, actor in film\, theatre\, and television\, and as an educational video producer. Hannah is passionate about intersectional feminist filmmaking\, queer writing (be it prose or poetry)\, and community activism. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund. 
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/what-does-representation-mean-a-script-reading-for-mazel-with-hannah-grover/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Pathways: A Book Launch + Shiva with Sonia Bazar
DESCRIPTION:Dearly Beloved:\nImportant religious texts are often buried among people\, and sometimes given headstones. \nThis book is having a shiva. \nOn March 23\, we invite you with Sonia Bazar to come pay your respects to Pathways. \nPathways is a short self-published book of art and poetry. Pathways explores the physical and emotional space of Montreal’s oldest Jewish cemetery\, Back River. Over time\, a neighbourhood has encompassed it. The Back River Cemetery exists in distinct contrast to the Metro station\, gas station and one-star hotel that surround it. Black-and-white photos and maps ground the poems in the real world. Every cemetery contains many moments of grief. \nUsing the framework of Sheila Clark’s grief map\, poems move through different stages of grieving while focusing on the history of the cemetery and rituals of Jewish mourning. Pathways combines the personal and historical\, to create curiosity for this crumbling monument to Jewish life and death in Montreal.  \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund. We also thank Violet Bakehouse and Talk Death for their partnership.  \nRegistration is encouraged ahead of time for this in-person event. Reserve your spot through Jlive here. The QR code attached to your ticket will be scanned upon entry.  \nMore Information:\nDress code: Please wear black.\nCopies of Pathways will be for sale for 15$ (Cash only).\nA reading and short eulogy will take place at 5:30pm. \nIn accordance with current restrictions\, this is a mask-on event. Free shiva-themed snacks will be available to take home. All food will be gluten- and dairy-free so even cousin David with the IBS\, and aunt Naomi with the Celiac will be able to enjoy themselves. \nLocation:\nViolet Bakehouse\, 2009 boul. Decarie (Vendôme metro). Please note that the venue is located three steps below ground level. It is not wheelchair accessible. \nAbout Sonia:\nMontreal-born and based. Sonia Bazar earned a BFA and MFA in Photography at Concordia University. Through sculpture\, photography and poetry\, their practice examines the notion of alien landscapes and how the body belongs to space. Their work has most recently been shown as part of a zine in “Repair Manuals and Cosmic Sounds. Self-publishing to heal the entire universe” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona in Barcelona\, Spain.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/pathways-a-book-launch-shiva-with-sonia-bazar/
LOCATION:Violet Bakehouse\, 2009 Boulevard Decarie\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4A 1Z5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220223T203000
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SUMMARY:Ladino Through Its Proverbs: A Workshop with Nesi Altaras
DESCRIPTION:Ladino is a language that brings together Spanish grammar with vocabulary and ideas from Hebrew\, Turkish\, French and various other languages of the Eastern Mediterranean. The joy and wisdom of this language is stored within its numerous\, colourful\, funny\, and often musical sayings and proverbs. There has recently been a wave of interest in this language and ways to engage in Sephardic culture in secular ways. \nOn February 23\, this interactive workshop will do just that! Join us with Montreal-based writer and language enthusiast Nesi Altaras as we learn about how Ladino developed\, why it declined\, and the efforts to revivify the language. Participants will learn about various sayings and proverbs – and hopefully guess a few with hints. Finally\, equipped with a word bank and a basic understanding of proverbs\, participants will be able to create and share their own sayings. This workshop will give you a taste of the Sephardic view of the world through Ladino proverbs and hopefully spark your interest to learn more. \nRegistration for this event is required ahead of time via JLive. Click here to reserve your spot.  \nAbout Nesi:\nFrom Istanbul\, Nesi Altaras is an editor of Avlaremoz\, a Jewish news platform in Turkish\, and recently graduated from McGill with a Master’s in Political Science. His writing in English\, Turkish\, and Ladino has been published in various platforms and he is currently translating a book from English to Turkish. Nesi enjoys learning languages\, talking about sayings and etymologies\, and listening to family stories. He currently lives in Montreal. \nTwitter: @nesialtaras\nInstagram: @nesialtaras \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund. We also thank Avlaremoz\, The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood of America\, and the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal for their partnership.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/ladino-through-its-proverbs-a-workshop-with-nesi-altaras/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Needlework\, From Factory to Living Room: An Embroidery Workshop with Claire Sigal
DESCRIPTION:Needlework is woven into the fabric of Jewish art and culture. It is the fertile land of mysticism and creativity – just looking and reading doesn’t let you know why. On Sunday\, February 13\, join us with Claire Sigal as we practice and ponder the histories of Jewish needlework. \nComing from the ethos of Tikkun Olam (“mending the world”) and through a meditative approach to making\, Claire will share the histories of Jewish garment work and how so much creativity came from it – including her own great-grandmother\, who worked as a garment worker in Montreal. Participants are invited to engage in the embroidery\, but are equally invited to sit and listen as Claire shares with us this rich history. We will learn about the history of the garment workers’ union\, their literary and musical involvements\, as well as their communities and families in Montreal and beyond. \nNear the end of the evening\, a Q&A session will invite participants to share their curiosities with Claire\, who brings an inclusive knowledge of the Jewish garment industry and its associated cultural ties. \nA list of materials will be provided to registrants ahead of time for those who wish to join the stitch-along\, and an embroidery pattern prepared by Claire\, based on a piece of her great-grandmother’s needlework. \nRegistration is required ahead of time via JLive. Click here to reserve your spot.  \nAbout Claire:  \nClaire Sigal is a researcher and emerging artist from Montreal. She recently graduated with a BA in Art History from Concordia University. Claire’s work focuses on the overlapping of textiles and literature in different contexts\, including: needlework\, Jewish folk culture\, Yiddish music\, queerness\, womanhood\, and fashion history. Her writing has been published in Yiara\, CUJAH\, and other publications. In 2021\, Claire took part in an internship at the Center for Jewish Art (CJA) in Jerusalem. She is a part of the 2021-2022 Microgrant Cohort for Creative or Cultural Exploration at the Museum of Jewish Montreal\, from which this workshop has been developed. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund. We also thank The Jewish Public Library for their partnership. 
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/needlework-from-factory-to-living-room-an-embroidery-workshop-with-claire-sigal/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220126T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040109
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SUMMARY:Chrismukkah Party: A Podcast Launch with Sarah Deshaies
DESCRIPTION:Season’s Greetings! This is a tale about two holidays\, celebrated by people of different faiths. But while Christmas and Chanukkah honour distinct events that happened thousands of years ago\, their close arrival in the early\, dark days of winter mean that many families end up twinning the two. With an increase in intermarriage in an ever-secular society\, some Jews are adding trees to their menorahs and are finding themselves singing carols. \nChrismukkah Party is a new\, festive podcast that delves into the rituals and traditions that interfaith families have created in order to celebrate together\, from Chrismukkah cocktails to December advent calendars to Magen David tree toppers. \nRegistration is required ahead of time on JLive. Click here to reserve your spot! The Zoom link will be sent to you via email upon registration.  \nOn January 26\, join us as host and producer Sarah Deshaies sits down with two of her guests\, Rabbi Denise Handlarski (Secular Synagogue) and Lauren Schreiber-Sasaki (Jewish&)\, to delve into the questions\, concerns and thoughts that shape how interfaith families carve out new traditions and meanings for holidays and life cycle events. How are Jewish organizations working to support interfaith individuals and families? And is it wrong to combine Christmas and Chanukkah? \nChrismukkah Party is created and hosted by Sarah Deshaies\, with the support of the Museum of Jewish Montreal. Sarah is a Montreal-based writer\, and morning show producer at CJAD 800\, and has celebrated Chanukkah and Christmas her whole life. \nWe thank the support of 18Doors and Jewish& for their partnership. \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/chrismukkah-party-a-podcast-launch-with-sarah-deshaies/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210913T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040109
CREATED:20210825T211757Z
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SUMMARY:Hidden Twins: A New Play Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 13th at 7:30pm for Hidden Twins: A New Play Reading\, inspired by the true story of Vera and Nadia Debnar\, and the final instalment of our 2021 Independent Microgrants for Creative and Cultural Exploration\, presented at the Segal Centre \nIdentical twins\, Vera and Nadia’s love of play-acting helped to save their lives when they were forced to masquerade as Protestants to avoid detection by the Nazis. Performing new identities once offered salvation; but as the war ends\, Nadia and Vera must now come to terms with who they really are in relation to their culture\, to their country\, and to each other. \nWritten by Alice Abracen and directed by Ellen David\, featuring a stunning cast of talent\, Hidden Twins will be read live at the Segal Centre. Admission is free but limited; click here to reserve tickets through the Segal Centre and learn more about their health and safety protocols.  \nThe Museum of Jewish Montreal would like to thank the Community Innovation Fund for their generous support of this program\, as well as our promotional partners at the Montreal Holocaust Museum.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/hidden-twins-a-new-play-reading/
LOCATION:The Segal Centre for Performing Arts\, 5170 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3W 1M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210831T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210831T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040109
CREATED:20210811T153612Z
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SUMMARY:Moving Together: A Contemporary Dance Workshop with Naomi Gwynn
DESCRIPTION:On August 31 from 6:30 – 8:30pm\, Naomi Gwynn will be joined by Horizons Collectif (Lou Salem and Adele Ross) to host a 2-hour contemporary movement and creation workshop open to all levels! This workshop\, hosted at Espace 215\, will focus heavily on sensory-based movement research and utilize choreographic and improvisation tools to search for new pathways\, opportunities\, and avenues to bring movement into and through the body. Participants are not expected to have any background in dance or movement. \nThe intention is to foster an environment and experience that will allow participants to easily access and engage with movement at their own pace\, to feel comfortable in their bodies\, as well as to feel inspired and equipped with new tools and a lens for continued engagement with movement\, dance\, choreography\, and self-expression. \nIn the spirit of the Tikkun Olam framework – a concept within Judaism that emphasizes the power of small acts of service and kindness – the intention with this workshop is to foster a sense of inspiration\, safety and community through the platform and medium of dance/movement. Tikkun Olam will be a thematic focus that will serve as a conceptual guide and source of inspiration for the creative exploration and movement research in the workshop. \nNaomi will lead participants through stretching and warm-up techniques and introduce some contemporary movement fundamentals. Following this\, the second half of the workshop will focus on the creative process. Participants will be introduced to improvisation techniques through task-based work\, simple sequencing\, and phrase work\, and will explore how these tools can be utilized to fuel creation and develop choreography. \nRegister for Tickets Here \nMEET THE ARTISTS: \nNaomi Gwynn is a dance artist and social/cultural worker whose interest is in how movement connects us – to our bodies\, music\, space\, our environment\, as well as to social discourse\, and to each other. In 2019 she completed Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s International Dance Journey Program in Northern Israel\, and in 2019-2020 she was a member of Cobos Mika’s Junior company in Palamos\, Spain. Naomi has showcased choreographic work and participated in numerous performances within Canada\, Israel\, and Europe. \nIn her work\, Naomi explores how the unique features of dance can be harnessed to facilitate community building; through the shared creative experience\, complete with risk-taking\, negotiation\, collaboration\, and participation towards a common goal (often a performance). \nLearn more about Naomi here. \nHorizons is a Montreal-based dance collective co-founded by Lou Amsellem and Adèle Ross in 2020. Through their choreographic projects\, they aim to explore risks\, listening\, and physicality linked to objects in space. \nLearn more about Horizons here. \nPLEASE NOTE: This event will be in-person and hosted at Espace 215\, located at 215 rue Jean-Talon O. Following provincial health guidelines\, the event will be capped at 25 participants\, and will require attendees to wear masks throughout the duration of the event and maintain a distance of 2 meters. Attendees will be asked to complete COVID screening questions at registration. \nBy registering for this event\, attendees acknowledge the following risks: I acknowledge the contagious nature of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and that the Institute national de santé public dur Québec (INSPQ) and many other public health authorities still recommend practicing social distancing as a means of reducing the spread of COVID-19. I further acknowledge that despite preventative measures put in place by the Museum of Jewish Montreal (the “Museum”) to reduce the spread of COVID-19\, I may still be at risk of contracting COVID-19 for reasons beyond the Museum’s control. I am voluntarily taking part in an event being offered by the Museum\, and I acknowledge that I must comply with all set safety procedures put forth by the Museum and relevant public health authorities to reduce the spread of COVID-19 while on the walking tour. By registering for this ticket\, I acknowledge and accept any risks inherent in attending this event.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/moving-together-a-contemporary-dance-workshop-with-naomi-gwynn/
LOCATION:Espace 215\, 215 Rue Jean-Talon O\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2R 2X6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Triple F Kitchen: A Cooking Workshop with J-Rob and Hoai Nam
DESCRIPTION:The Triple F Kitchen is a collaborative online cooking workshop presented by good friends and collaborators\, J-Rob and Hoai-Nam Bui through the Museum of Jewish Montreal. The Triple F Kitchen stands for Friendship\, Fusion\, Food. Hoai-Nam and J-Rob were two roommates in Montreal from different backgrounds\, J-Rob being Black and Jewish\, Hoai-Nam being Vietnamese-American. They both have a differing relationship with their identity\, this also resonates with the way they connect with food. For her\, cooking Vietnamese food is a way to connect to the roots that her and her family have been a long time accustomed to. A taste of the homeland\, a connection they strive to keep. For him\, cooking foods connected to his Black and Jewish cultures has been a way to reclaim and reinvent traditional spaces that he doesn’t see himself represented in. A taste of a home that he is working to create\, a connection that he is striving to build.\n\nFor this edition of Triple F Kitchen J-Nam will be revealing and demonstrating their recipe for a Jerk Brisket Spring Roll! The first 20 to register will also have the option to receive a flyer to memorialize the event that will include Triple F’s new graphic\, the recipe and back story of J-Rob and Hoai-Nam’s venture into creating the Triple F Kitchen!\n\nClick Here to reserve your tickets on Eventbrite\n\n\nAn ingredient list for the workshop will be sent out to attendees via Eventbrite 1 week before the event\, and again 2 days before the event. If you have issues receiving the ingredient list\, or register less than 2 days in advance and would like to receive it\, please reach out to us at info@imjm.ca \n\n\nThis event is an independent project developed through the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrants for Creative and Cultural Exploration.\n\nThis event is generously funded by the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Foundation and the Community Innovation Fund. The Community Innovation Fund is financed in part by the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program –Children and Families Component and is part of the Action Plan for Official Languages –2018-2023: Investing in Our Future. The fund is managed by the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)\n\nThank you to our promotional partners at the Centre Culturel Vietnamien and Jewish& at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/triple-f-kitchen-a-cooking-workshop-with-j-rob-and-hoai-nam/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Musictopia Cornucopia: An Album Launch and Concert with Dvir Cahana
DESCRIPTION:After releasing a song each week for the past year\, it is about time that Dvir Cahana releases his album to the public. Dvir bases each song on a weekly reflection of what is going on in the world around us\, and pulls from the weekly Torah portion as a jumping-off point for these opinion pieces. \nThis won’t be your run-of-the-mill concert experience! We want to make this as much of a two-way conversation as possible\, so each song will be prefaced with a thoughtful question\, and throughout the duration of each song\, we will be moderating a group discussion. We extend a special thank-you to our promotional partner\, Moishe House Harlem. \nRegistration is required via Eventbrite to participate in this event.\nYou will receive a link to join the Zoom meeting shortly before the performance begins. \nAbout Dvir:\nDvir is a Jewish-content singer-songwriter with seven albums and a passion for promoting Jewish identity through lively concerts and experiential creative Shabbat retreats. Currently\, Dvir is a first year rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York. Born in Sweden\, he received an M.A. in Jewish Studies in 2020 from McGill University. He was the McGill representative for the Jewish Studies Graduate Students Consortium\, organizing and presenting at the “Judaism in the Social Sciences and Humanities Colloquium.” Dvir founded the Moishe House in Montreal and is continuing to build Jewish community at the Moishe House in Harlem. Dvir has held numerous fellowships\, including the Bronfman Youth Fellowship in Israel\, 2011\, Drisha Summer Fellowship\,2020\, and currently is a LABA Arts Fellow at the 14th Street Y and a CLAL LTIFellow.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/musictopia-cornucopia-an-album-launch-and-concert-with-dvir-cahana/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210420T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210420T203000
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SUMMARY:Blut und Blintzes: A Yiddish Vampire Radio Play
DESCRIPTION:Do you like Yiddish? How about vampires? Have you re-watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer upwards of four times but wondered what it would be like if it took place in Montreal and the vampires were quirky Jewish girls who had a mediocre knowledge of Halachic law? \nSince you definitely answered yes to all of these questions\, come on down to the table read of Blut und Blintzes (Blood and Blintzes)\, a new in-development Yiddish radio play\, for a casual night of fun. The play follows Chayka Moskovitch\, a recently turned vampire in Montreal who struggles to square her Jewish identity with her newfound bloodlust-spoiler alert: blood definitely isn’t kosher! Filled with irreverent halachic musings and gags on Montreal weather\, Blut und Blintzes will answer the rabbis’ greatest questions\, fulfill every young Jewish girl’s vampiric dreams and do so with English subtitles. You’ll be murdered with laughter! \nThe table read of Part I of Blut und Blintzes will be introduced by director & playwright Rebecca Turner. Following the performance\, there will be a Q&A with Rebecca Turner and the cast. \nPlease note this event is free\, but with limited capacity – registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Click here to register through Eventbrite \nThis event is a part of the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/blut-und-blintzes-a-yiddish-vampire-radio-play/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210323T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210323T203000
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SUMMARY:Finding Treasure\, Getting the Dirt: Comic Launch and DIY Research Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On a cold March evening in Montreal\, Cesario Lavery was walking home from a shift in an unfamiliar part of town when he stumbled across an old\, discarded first-edition book of early literary criticism on the great Franz Kafka. When he cracked it open\, he was amazed to discover that this was not only an extraordinary book\, but a portal to the life of an extraordinary man – the book’s previous owner\, one Dr Chaim Fischel Shatan. \n דער עדות \n(Der Eydes—The Witness) is Cesario’s ongoing serialized comic about the treasure he found and the treasure it led to. It is one part detective novel and one part biography\, with generous heaps of autofiction and family history mixed in.  \nThis 23rd of March\, join us online for the launch of the first volume of this work and for Cesario’s talk on how and where to find your own portal-treasures\, and how to hone your skills as unlicensed private detective as you track down their origin stories. We’ll discuss treasure-hunting\, personal and/or family research\, repatriation\, and the ethics of carrying out this work from a decidedly non-academic standpoint. Learn where the goods are\, how you can find them\, your responsibilities and obligations as treasure-custodian\, and how to listen for the stories these treasures can tell us. \nThis event is a part of our Microgrant Program for Creative or Cultural Exploration\, which is funded by the Quebec Community Group Network’s Community Investment Fund. \nThis event is free and will be held over Zoom. Registration is necessary to receive the Zoom link. \nClick here to reserve your tickets
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/finding-treasure-getting-the-dirt-comic-launch-and-diy-research-workshop/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Ida's Salon Online presents "Third Solitudes" with Gili Loftus
DESCRIPTION:Free Zoom Event – *Registration Required – Click Here* \nIda’s Salon is going live!  \nTogether with the Museum of Jewish Montreal\, Ida’s Salon Online is thrilled to welcome you to the second of our virtual salon series. Join us for an afternoon of poetry and song hosted by a stellar line-up of invited guests\, as we dive head first into the stories and histories of the golden age of Yiddish in Montreal and share some excerpts from “Third Solitudes”\, our mini-concert in tribute to Yiddish poet Ida Maze.  \nMeet your hosts: historical keyboardist and Ida’s Salon Online creator Gili Loftus\, Yiddish scholar Sebastian Schulman\, composer and singer Noa Haran\, historian Pierre Anctil (University of Ottawa)\, author and translator Chantal Ringuet\, and our guest of honour: literary scholar Irving Massey (Professor Emeritus\, State University of New York’s University at Buffalo). \nAbout Ida’s Salon Online \nIda’s Salon Online is a series of classical mini-concerts on period instruments. Taking Jewish figures of the past and present as our point of departure\, each concert explores different facets of Jewish art\, life and culture\, bridging the past and present of the diaspora experience through the joyous exploration of historically-informed performance on period instruments. \nThe Museum of Jewish Montreal would like to thank the Community Innovation Fund for their generous support of this program. \nAbout Gili Loftus \nAward winning keyboardist\, Canadian-born Gili Loftus’ three-fold expertise on the fortepiano\, modern piano and harpsichord lend her playing a character that is unique to her\, and which has opened up new and exciting paths for artistic and historical exploration which Gili has been invited to share through her performances and lectures on both sides of the Atlantic. She has been published in Keyboard Perspectives\, and her work featured in The New York Times. \nGili completed her doctoral studies at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. In growing demand as a solo and collaborative artist\, Gili has been invited to play with such period-instrument ensembles as Infusion Baroque\, Orchestre Galileo\, Ensemble Musica Humana\, the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra and the Kansas City Baroque Consortium. \nGili has been generously supported by the America–Israel Cultural Foundation\, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts\, le Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. \nThis event is free\, but requires registration ahead of time. Please register here. You will receive the Zoom link three hours prior to the event. 
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/idas-salon-online-presents-third-solitudes-with-gili-loftus/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210217T201500
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SUMMARY:Remaking Edgware: Presentation and Video Screening
DESCRIPTION:February 17 from 7:00pm – 8:15pm EST\nFree Zoom Event – *Registration Required — Click Here*\nCentered around a family’s pre-war life in Leipzig and the experience of their flight path to the Caribbean\, Remaking Edgware is a video artwork that aims to rediscover and reimagine a history made quiet by time\, diaspora and trauma. \nRemaking Edgware is grounded in the exploration of cultural and historical documents from personal and public archives. Through revisiting family stories\, retrieving details from the past\, and reimagining moments that might not have been committed to memory\, the artist uses fact and fiction to create a dialogue between themself and the imagined voice of their grandfather. The work is an altar\, an attempt to honour what we know happened\, what we were told happened\, and what has been left to the haze of the past. \nThis screening presents the first edit of the video work made through the artist’s process of observing\, uncovering\, debunking and writing into the silences of a family’s mythology. The event will begin with an introduction of the project by the artist\, a screening component and a live Q&A. \nThis event is free but requires registration. Please register ahead at: http://bit.ly/RemakingEdgware \nA Zoom link will be sent to all registrants 2 hours prior to the event. \nRemaking Edgware is an independent project developed through the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrants for Creative and Cultural Exploration. The Museum of Jewish Montreal would like to thank the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation\, and the Community Innovation Fund for their generous support of this program. The Community Innovation Fund is financed in part by the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program –Children and Families Component and is part of the Action Plan for Official Languages –2018-2023: Investing in Our Future. The fund is managed by the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN).\n— \nnaakita feldman-kiss is a queer artist and writer of mixed roots based in Montreal. Through video and audio installations\, their art practice considers storytelling as a site to explore inheritance\, mythology\, personal and collective memory\, and experiences of diaspora. Recent presentations of their works include; MoMA PS1 (New York\, NY)\, Trinity Square Video (Toronto\, ON)\, Knot Project Space (Ottawa\, ON)\, Mémoire de l’Avenir (Paris\, FR)\, and EXPRESSION (Saint-Hyacinthe\, QC). Their work can be found at www.naakitafeldmankiss.com
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/remaking-edgware/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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SUMMARY:Transcestors: Gender in the Jewish Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Even though we’ve been told that they don’t\, trans and genderqueer people have always existed in Judaism – in the origin stories of its sacred texts\, in the extensive Rabbinic tradition of text commentary\, in its poetry\, and in its people. Come learn about the bigenderedness of the first human in the Torah\, created in the image of a multigendered God; the six genders discussed in the Talmud; some 18th century Ladino poetry about our trans biblical ancestors; and prayer and blessings that sanctify liminality and the undefinable. \nThis event is an offering from a Montreal trans Jew on their learning journey to other trans and queer Jews\, but is open to all – anyone interested is encouraged to join! \nThere will be time for (optional) breakout groups with guided questions to share thoughts and feelings in smaller groups*\, and there will also be time for a Q&A at the end with daph. \nLive closed captions will be provided throughout the event and in breakout rooms. \nJewish calendar date of event: ערב י”ד בשבט תשפ”א / Eve of 14th of Shvat\, 5781 \nRegistration is necessary to receive the Zoom link!  Register for tickets here \n*There will be an option for a closed queer/trans breakout group. You’ll receive instructions for how to access it during the event (Zoom magic!). \ndaph ben david is a gender/queer educator\, activist and stage manager born and raised on the unceded Kanien’kehá:ka and Anishnaabe territory of so-called Montreal\, Quebec. They are a child of first- and second-generation immigrants\, from Israel-Palestine and Romania\, and grew up in the liminal space between modern Orthodoxy and secular Canadian-Israeli culture. They have spent the past year wrestling with prayer and Jewish community building while being a trans diasporic Jew\, and are an aspiring rabbinical student. \n  \nThe Museum of Jewish Montreal would like to thank the Community Investment Fund and the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation for their generous support of this program
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/transcestors-gender-in-the-jewish-tradition/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201105T193000
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SUMMARY:Songs of Salomon: Piano Concert with Alexandra Gorlin Crenshaw
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for Songs of Salomon\, a multimedia performance by pianist/soprano Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw\, based on the work of the German-Jewish painter\, Charlotte Salomon \nCharlotte Salomon was born in Berlin in 1917 and perished in Auschwitz in 1943. She became known only many years posthumously for her multidisciplinary work Leben? Oder Theater?–a narrative series of paintings\, text\, and music that she created between 1941-42 while she lived in hiding in the south of France. The work miraculously survived the war thanks to the care of a French doctor who later returned it to her remaining family.  \nBlurring borders of style and genre\, Salomon juxtaposed her texts and paintings with opera arias\, Schubert lieder\, Yiddish folk songs\, tangos\, and popular melodies from 1920s Berlin\, portraying the rich musical surroundings of the time\, and revealing her personal tastes. Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw adds solo piano works and arrangements to the mix –along with a few new experiments– formulating her own re-imagining of Salomon’s musical mind. \nThe concert will begin at 6:30pm on Thursday\, November 5th. \nThis first production of Songs of Salomon is possible thanks to support from the Banff Centre for the Arts and the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Micro-grants for Creative and Cultural Exploration. \nDonations made through eventbrite go towards supporting the Museum of Jewish Montreal\, to donate to Alexandra directly\, use the following link: https://paypal.me/agorlincrenshaw \nCanadian-American pianist/soprano Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw holds performance degrees from Indiana University and the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal\, where she studied with Jean-Louis Haguenauer and André Laplante. Her projects have included a performance of the Ravel Trio at Montreal’s Bourgie Hall with violinist Ewald Cheung and cellist Peter Wiley; Rachmaninoff works in the latest Intégrale pour piano in Sorel-Tracy\, Schumann’s Dichterliebe with dancers; and the complete J.S. Bach Toccatas. She currently incorporates her singing voice into performances at the piano\, exploring what kinds of vulnerability and honesty this practice can add to her work. \nReserve Tickets Here
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/songs-of-salomon-piano-concert-with-alexandra-gorlin-crenshaw/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201027T193000
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SUMMARY:Games I Don't Want to Play: Horah Alone
DESCRIPTION:Michelle Soicher and Joseph Glaser invite you to join them for an evening of Jewish existential dread and fun to launch the start of their project Games I Don’t Want to Play: Horah Alone. \nMichelle and Joseph have combined their theatre and music backgrounds to create Games I Don’t Want to Play\, a celebration of millennial Jewish identity in all its contradictions. Horah Alone is one of the games we don’t want to play. \nThis work asks people to dance to the bar-mitzvah hit\, the Cha-Cha Slide by DJ Casper\, “ibergezezt un farbessert” (remixed and with new words by the artists). During the evening\, the artists will discuss the piece and how it came about\, followed by a short\, filmed presentation of the work and a digital collective performance. \nClick here to access the original audio track Horah Alone \nGames I Don’t Want to Play was initially devised with the support of the Jewish Arts Mentorship program at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts\, and realized under the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrants for Creative or Cultural Exploration program. \nThis event is presented in partnership with Moishe House Montreal and the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. \nClick here to reserve your tickets
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/games-i-dont-wanna-play-horah-alone/
LOCATION:Online via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200910T203000
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SUMMARY:**SOLD-OUT**Queering Yiddish Folktales: SCHMUTZ Chapbook Launch in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the reading & launch of SCHMUTZ\, a new chapbook of queered Yiddish folklore by Jess Goldman. \nIn these days of pyjama-clad monotony\, we’d like to invite you all to get fabulous and dress up as your favourite folkloric demon\, or perhaps a demon of your own invention! But only if you want to\, of course.  \nReading will begin at 6:30\, in Parc Jeanne-Mance\, with challah and other tasty Ashkenaz snacks for you to nosh on! \nSCHMUTZ was produced under the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrants for Creative or Cultural Exploration program\, with support from the Goodman Foundation and Heritage Canada. Click here to view a pdf of SCHMUTZ \nJess Goldman is a writer from Toronto who currently lives in Montreal\, and is also a graduate of Concordia’s Creative Writing program\, co-founder of Toronto WordSmiths\, a youth writing collective based in the Toronto neighbourhood of Parkdale. Her writing has been published in League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Month Blog\, Plasma Dolphin\, and Room Magazine among others. She is also the recipient of the Research and Creation Grant from the Canada Council of the Arts\, which she was awarded to expand SCHMUTZ into a full manuscript of 10 stories. \n  \nTo register\, click here. **REGISTRATION IS FULL** \nIn the event of rain\, the reading will be rescheduled to Thursday September 17th .Please note stories contain some mature content that may not be suitable for children.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/readings-in-the-park-queering-yiddish-folktales/
LOCATION:Parc Jeanne-Mance
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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