*** Please note that we are no longer accepting students to our Yiddish class. *** The Museum of Jewish Montreal is excited to announce the return of our long-anticipated Yiddish language classes! In partnership with the Jewish Public Library and led by instructors Sheila Witt and Eli Benedict, this 12-week introductory...
Join us for a fascinating glimpse into Montreal’s Hasidic community through Outremont and Mile-End, neighbourhoods that used to be home to the vast majority of Montreal’s Jews in the first part of the twentieth century. Today, the leafy neighbourhood hosts dozens of Hasidic groups and their synagogues. Led by Dr. Steven...
Join us for a special French edition of our historical walking tour, Making Their Mark! From the late twentieth century to the 1950s, the Plateau was the epicentre of Jewish life in Montreal, as tens of thousands of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe immigrated to the neighbourhood. Discover how they worked,...
Join us for our last Red Light Tour of 2024 with Karen Herland! Come learn about Montreal's historic Red Light District and its most infamous figures. Sex work, especially in its most visible forms, tends to be recognized as a problem, requiring intervention and eradication. As a major transportation hub...
Join us for a fascinating glimpse into Montreal’s Hasidic community through Outremont and Mile-End, neighbourhoods that used to be home to the vast majority of Montreal’s Jews in the first part of the twentieth century. Today, the leafy neighbourhood hosts dozens of Hasidic groups and their synagogues. Led by Dr. Steven...
How can our food preservation practices connect us to one another? Can food preservation teach us anything about food justice, and vice versa? Join us to take part in the Jewish tradition of pickling with an interactive workshop co-hosted by Mazon Canada and The Wandering Chew. Kat Romanow (Co-Founder, The Wandering Chew) will...
After a five-year hiatus, we’re thrilled to be bringing back our Hanukkah Market on December 15th! In the meantime, we’re seeking vendors to sell their goods at the market. If you’re an artist, ceramicist, baker, jeweller, designer, or a creative of any type, we’d love to hear from you. We...
theatre dybbuk and the Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM) proudly present the inaugural Canadian performance of The Merchant of Venice (Annotated), or In Sooth I Know Not Why I Am So Sad. Written and directed by Aaron Henne and developed with the ensemble of theatre dybbuk, this performance considers William Shakespeare's classic work, The...
theatre dybbuk and the Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM) proudly present the inaugurual Canadian performance of Dracula (Annotated), based on Bram Stoker's classic novel. How do long-held prejudicial beliefs show up in a popular novel from England written at the turn of the 20th century, and in what ways do those beliefs...
theatre dybbuk and the Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM) proudly present the Canadian premiere of The Villainy You Teach, a performance art piece inspired by a Shakespearian text. The character of Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice has long been a source of debate. Some have argued that his is an antisemitic...
theatre dybbuk specializes in using historical narratives that intersect with considerations of identity and heritage to illuminate the forces at play in our contemporary societies. In this workshop, the artists of theatre dybbuk take participants through a process in which they gain tools to investigate their own personal and/or communal...
On November 21, please join us at the Museum of Jewish Montreal with special guests for the launch of Le roman de Léa, a novel on the life of the trailblazing Jewish activist Léa Roback (1903-2000). Roback worked and lived in French and English, moving between activist communities and cultures. On the...
How do Jews in the diaspora connect with our ancestors? It can be a process carried through practice, ritual, stories, and as Ami Weintraub tells in To the Ghosts Who are Still Living, listening and returning to land. On November 25, join us for an evening with the author as we discuss their...
Ring in the Hanukkah season by learning a new skill! Join us for a workshop on linocut printmaking, and create beautiful cards for your friends and family! On December 8th, join us for a 3-hour printmaking workshop facilitated by artist Damián Birbrier. Damián will instruct guests on how to design, prepare,...
On December 9, join our curatorial team for a final guided tour of The Past Is Before You by Arnie Lipsey. If you’re curious to learn more about Lipsey’s process, or to hear the stories behind the 18 paintings on view in our gallery, this is an excellent opportunity to gain...
Our Hanukkah Market is coming back! On Sunday, December 15th, come by the Museum and let our vendors help you take care of all your holiday shopping needs. Featuring an array of local makers, and even a table with goodies from our former boutique, our one-day market will also feature...
Are you in need of a space to develop your craft and meet other people? Bored of working within the confines of your own home? Then come check out our newest offering: Makerspaces! This is an opportunity for artists and musicians to access free space at the Museum of Jewish...
Please note that there are no more spots available in Yiddish classes for the winter semester. By popular demand, the Museum of Jewish Montreal is excited to announce another semester of Yiddish classes! Led by instructors Eli Benedict and Zoë Belk, this 12-week introductory course will be focused on Yiddish language, as...
On February 20, please join us for the vernissage of Shtetl in the Sun, our winter exhibition featuring the vibrant works of Andy Sweet and Jonah Strub. Shtetl in the Sun, on loan from the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, lovingly captures the ferocious strangeness of South Beach, Miami through the eyes...
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....