The whole family is invited to a Purim-themed afternoon of stories and fun celebrating empowerment, difference, and having pride in who you want to be, featuring amazing local LGBTQ+ storytellers, creators, advocates, and performers!

Job Title: Research Fellow Location: Montreal, QC Start Date: Monday May 13, 2019 Compensation: $13/hour Commitment: 32 hours/week Application Due: April 7, 2019 The Museum of Jewish Montreal—a not-for-profit organization that explores and shares the diverse histories and experiences of Montreal’s Jewish community—is seeking qualified students to join our team...

Start date: Monday, May 13th 2019 Salary: $13/hour Application deadline: April 7, 2019 Passionate about Montreal’s food culture? Become a Museum of Jewish Montreal Food Fellow! We are looking for motivated, food-loving individuals to lead our Beyond the Bagel food tours at the Museum. Beginning on May 13th and running...

From a sex-positive Biblical period, through a Christian and Greek-influenced medieval ambivalence about sex, to a modern engagement in identity politics, Jews and Judaism have had a lot to say about sex and gender.   This seminar is designed to trace the history of Jewish sexual attitudes and behaviours across...

A very special Thank you to Yuula benivolski, to all the participants from The Ocean Between Us, and especially to Alice Lehrer, Rose Simon-Shwartz, Perla Muyal, Vivian Silver, Gladys Mooalem, Sonia Zylberberg, Gigi Bitton, Lisette Shashoua, Georgette Bensimon, Sami Sourani for sharing their experiences at Samovar Stories!   Discover the...

Please join us for the Montreal book launch of The Montreal Shtetl: Making Home After the Holocaust on Monday April 29, 7:30PM at École Bancroft School, 4563 rue St-Urbain. We have invited community members to perform dramatic readings from the narratives in the book. The Montreal Shtetl: Making Home After...

Join us, Blue Metropolis, and local author and academic Ariela Freedmanfor a fascinating live interview and book signing with Orly Castel-Bloom, author of An Egyptian Novel. About An Egyptian Novel: A three-time recipient of Israel’s Prime Minister’s Award, Orly Castel-Bloom fuses fact and fiction in this unconventional telling of her family’s story: their migration...

Join us and Blue Metropolis for a live interview and book signing with peace-builder and memoirist Yousef Bashir, author of The Words of My Father. About The Words of My Father: Palestinian Khalil Bashir was a committed pacifist, even after his 15 year old son Yousef was shot by an Israeli...

Join us and YidLife Crisis for a celebratory night of food, history, and shtick at the highly anticipated premiere of their hit documentary film, CHEWDAISM: A Taste of Montreal. Telling the story of the last 100 years of Jewish Montreal through six meals in one carbohydrational day, CHEWDAISMhas already played at...

The Museum of Jewish Montreal and Citizen Vintage are thrilled to present DIY Empowerment: creative entrepreneurs talk-back In partnership with local artists, makers, and entrepreneurs, MissLanouch and invited women creatives Emily Gualtieri, Holly Gauthier-Frankel and Stephanie Coleman will share their personal experiences, discuss the empowering aspects of their work and...

Join us at the Museum for a party to celebrate Miss Lanouch's mural "Mother's love" and DENINA pop-up shop! Stop by the museum to enjoy music, refreshments, and mingle with other makers and artists! Artists and makers attending the pop-up party will be able to promote themselves and their brand...