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....
Celebrate in the sun with us through the night! For the 22nd edition of Nuit Blanche à Montréal, we are delighted to bring together the works of American photographer Andy Sweet (1953-1982) and Toronto ceramicist Jonah Strub (b. 1996) in the exhibition Shtetl in the Sun. The exhibition highlights the...
Calling all queens, kings, and bon-vivants! We’re having a Purim party again and you’re invited! On March 13 – the eve of Purim! – come dressed in your most dazzling disguise and join us for a celebration that you won’t want to miss. Featuring a costume contest, a Megillah reading,...
On March 20th, please join us for a special storytelling event in partnership with Mile End Memories. As some of you know, our current space used to be the home of Le Lux, a popular 24-hour diner and shop from 1984 to 1996. Designed by renowned Montreal architect Luc Laporte, Le Lux was...
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. The Canadian Jewish Congress...
In celebration of our exhibition Shtetl in the Sun, please join us for a screening of the documentary The Last Resort (2018) at Cinéma Moderne. Directed by Dennis Scholl and Kareem Tabsch, The Last Resort highlights the transformation of South Beach, Miami between the 1960s and 1980s. Featuring photographs by Andy Sweet, whose work is...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal and MU are pleased to invite you to a concert in support of a new mural in honour of trailblazing Montreal musician Ethel Stark. On Thursday, April 3, the Museum of Jewish Montreal will be hosting a concert benefit to support the painting of an...
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...
On May 8th, join us for a theatrical evening that blends Jewish mysticism, classical opera, and shadow puppetry. Don Golem in Prague explores the mythology and cultural histories behind the “Golem” creature of Jewish mystical folklore, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni (1787). Fortepianist Gili Loftus and puppeteer Jake (Yankl) Krakovsky will...
When someone mentions glamour, who is the first person in your own life that you think of? If your first thought was your Jewish mother or grandmother, this workshop is for you! Pop culture has a veneration for Jewish woman. The tropes and stereotypes of Jewish women, especially mothers and...
To conclude the run of our most colourful exhibition to-date, please join us for a guided exhibition tour of Shtetl in the Sun with featured artist Jonah Strub and our curatorial team. Admission is free, though guests will have the option to offer a suggested donation of $8. All are welcome! This tour...
On June 3rd, join us for an intimate and improvised concert with saxophonist Damián Birbrier, bandoneon player Amichai Ben Shalev, and percussionist Vovô Saramanda. Aguas is a performance by a trio of musicians whose family histories, shaped by rivers, migration, and memory, span continents. Featuring Birbrier (saxophone), Shalev (bandoneon), and Saramanda...
Join us for a fascinating glimpse into Montreal’s Hasidic community through Outremont and Mile End. Formerly the 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 Steven Lapidus, this...
Join artist Sonia Bazar for a walking tour of the Back River Cemetery and Memorial Gardens. One of the city’s oldest Jewish cemeteries located in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, this burial ground plays a fascinating yet overlooked role in Montreal's Jewish history. Learn all about the cemetery's tumultuous 140-year history as Bazar dives into...
Back for another season, join us for a tour of Montreal's historic Red Light District with Karen Herland! Come learn about this storied district in a walk through its landmarks and alleyways. Sex work, especially in its most visible forms, tends to be recognized as a problem, requiring intervention and...
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. Following the performance, there will be time for discussion, questions and an up-close look at the books and puppets! Part performance, part exchange of...
Curious to learn more about women's involvement in Montreal's garment history? Join us with local expert Melanie Leavitt for Pioneers of the Picket Line, a walking tour that explores the overlaps between industry, activism, and labour movements in Montreal. From sweatshops to picket lines, discover the stories of women – union...
Curious to learn more about women's involvement in Montreal's garment history? Join us with local expert Melanie Leavitt for Pioneers of the Picket Line, a walking tour that explores the overlaps between industry, activism, and labour movements in Montreal. From sweatshops to picket lines, discover the stories of women – union...