Introduction to Yiddish

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

*** 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...

Call for Vendors: 2024 Hanukkah Market

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

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 at MJM | The Merchant of Venice (Annotated), or In Sooth I Know Not Why I Am So Sad

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

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 at MJM | Dracula (Annotated)

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

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 at MJM | The Villainy You Teach: Performance Art Piece

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

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...

Léa Roback: A Life in Translation | Book Launch and Discussion

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

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...

Finding Home in Our Ancestors’ Stories: A Jewish Herbalism and Writing Workshop

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

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...