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SUMMARY:Vernissage | BACK RIVER
DESCRIPTION:On November 23\, join us for the public vernissage of BACK RIVER by Montreal-based artist Sonia Bazar. The latest exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Montreal\, BACK RIVER weaves together themes of loss\, memory\, community\, and urban landscapes\, contemplating what is forgotten\, and how it can be remembered. \nCentred upon the Back River Cemetery – one of Montreal’s oldest Jewish cemeteries\, located in Ahuntsic – this multidisciplinary body of work explores the burial ground’s peculiar and enigmatic place in our city’s landscape. Bazar’s work ruminates on the challenges of solving the puzzle surrounding the cemetery’s founding\, evolution\, and near-abandonment. With the artist’s own family members buried at the Back River\, piecing together knowledge of this space becomes an act of personal archiving and placemaking. However\, absence and scarcity of information about the Back River Cemetery remain a core part of its story and the memory of its occupants.Through research-creation using archival sources and oral histories\, Bazar invites us to become part of the cemetery’s contemporary archive as she reimagines its 140-year history through photography\, installation\, and sculptural work. \nOpening remarks by the curator and the artist will take place at 8:00pm. \nKindly note that pre-registration is required for all who wish to attend. Click here to register in advance. \nA bar (payable by card only) will be open with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage options. Complimentary refreshments provided by Violet Bakehouse will also be available. \nACCESSIBILITY: Please note that the Museum of Jewish Montreal is currently not accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This exhibition takes place on the second and third floors of our building\, accessible by staircase. Our ground floor entrance is accessible by ramp.  \nSonia Bazar and the Museum of Jewish Montreal would like to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/vernissage-back-river/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Art
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SUMMARY:Je Vais\, Tu Vas\, Shiva: A Conversation About Death
DESCRIPTION:In a moment when so many of us are experiencing grief\, we are also feeling a closer personal connection to death and mourning. This is a topic that we often don’t get to speak openly about and it feels like a pertinent time to start. \nOn November 16\, join us in partnership with the Mile End Chavurah for a roundtable conversation about death. We’ll have a real talk about this big subject alongside some folks who are steeped in worlds where death is anything but taboo. We will welcome Dan Misha Goldman\, a musician and music therapist in palliative care; Rian Lussier\, a death care worker and memorial organizer for Keeper and the organizer of a cemetery scavenger hunt for talkdeath.com here in Montreal; artist Sonia Bazar\, who is currently preparing a photography and sculpture exhibit about the Back River Cemetery; and Rabbi Dini Lewittes\, a lecturer at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York\, as well as an innovator of green burial here in Québec. Curated and moderated by Tamara Kramer. Drinks and free snacks will be served. All questions and states of mind/soul are welcome! \nTickets are $12. Click here to reserve your spot.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/41954/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Sonia Bazar
DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the McClure Gallery\, artist Sonia Bazar will present a talk about their multimedia installation BACK RIVER at the Museum of Jewish Montreal. \nSonia will be presenting with Dr. Anna Sheftel\, Principal of the School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University\, with whom she is collaborating on a research project on the Back River cemetery.\nTheir research explores erasure\, time and death within the framework of the Back River Memorial Gardens Cemetery\, Montreal’s oldest Jewish cemetery\, dating from 1880 and still in use today. This event will be held at the McClure Gallery at 350 Victoria Avenue in Westmount. \nNo sign-up required. Click here for more information.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/artist-talk-with-sonia-bazar/
LOCATION:McClure Gallery\, 350 Victoria Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 2N4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231018T190000
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SUMMARY:Red Light Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our last Red Light Tour of the year! Come learn about Montreal’s historic Red Light District under the guidance of Professor Karen Herland. \nSex work\, especially in its most visible forms\, tends to be recognized as a problem\, requiring intervention and eradication. As a major transportation hub and port city\, many sectors of Montreal’s economy were intertwined with the sex trade\, even as police and politicians manipulated social responses (positive and negative) to the presence of a thriving Red Light District. From Maimie Pinzer to Harry Ship and through to the present day\, this tour explores the social\, economic\, labour\, cultural\, racial\, and gender history of Montreal through its former Red Light\, which for decades thrived in the heart of Montreal’s burgeoning Jewish community. \nThis tour covers 150 years and 10 city blocks over 1.5-2 hours. The tour begins on the southeast corner of Boulevard René Lévesque and Boulevard St. Laurent and ends near St. Laurent metro station. Please note that while the tour will be led in English\, questions can be asked and answered in French. \nClick here to reserve your spot.  \nTICKETS:\nAdults: $25\nStudents: $13\nAges 65+: $23\nAges 13-17: $13\nAges 8-12: $8\nAges 0-7: Free \nWeather Policy: In the event of light rain\, the tour will go on as scheduled. If there is a strong warning of heavy rain and/or thunderstorms\, the tour will be postponed. All registrants will have the option to attend the rescheduled tour. \n\nREAD LESS
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/red-light-walking-tour-8/
LOCATION:1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal\, 1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z 1J6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231012T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231012T210000
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SUMMARY:A Pickling Workshop
DESCRIPTION:‘Tis the season for fermentation! Join us to take part in the Jewish tradition of pickling with an interactive workshop co-hosted by The Wandering Chew and MAZON. \nFollowing a brief introduction on the history of pickling by Kat Romanow of The Wandering Chew\, she’ll lead guests into making their own pickles. Tables will be set up workshop-style and all materials will be provided. Each guest will prepare and go home with one jar of Dill Pickles and one jar of Preserved Lemons. Guests will also be able to take home printed copies of each recipe\, so you can make them again or share them with loved ones! \nFollowing our hard work\, guests will be welcome to enjoy a beverage from our bar (not included in ticket price\, paid by card only) and schmooze. \nTickets are $25 each. Capacity is limited so reserve your ticket early to avoid disappointment. Click here to reserve your spot.  \nABOUT OUR PARTNERS: \nThe Wandering Chew is a women-led not-for-profit based in Montreal whose mission is to share the diversity of Jewish stories through food. Kat Romanow is a Jewish food historian\, cook\, and writer. She has a MA in Judaic studies and food studies\, and is the co-founder of The Wandering Chew. She leads cooking workshops and demonstrations across North America\, and her writing and recipes can be found in The Nosher\, Tablet Magazine\, and CBC Life. She is passionate about using food as a medium to teach people about Jewish culture and history\, and hopes to create a more inclusive Jewish community through her work. Follow her on Instagram at @wanderingchew. \nMAZON Canada\, the Jewish Response to Hunger\, is a grassroots community foundation which supports food aid projects all across the country on behalf of the Jewish community\, both by providing grants for food and equipment\, and by educating and advocating toward effective solutions to end hunger in Canada.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/a-pickling-workshop/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Harvest Hike: Sukkot in the Laurentians
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to celebrate Sukkot in the wilderness? On October 1\, we invite you to join us with Rabbi Dini Lewittes for an afternoon of hiking\, reflection\, and dining among the Laurentian Mountains. \nOtherwise known as the Jewish fall harvest festival\, Sukkot is a time to appreciate the gifts of our natural world\, especially in a time of intensifying climate crisis. In Rabbi Lewittes’ home\, guests will be invited to take part in a guided mindfulness hike\, spirited reflections\, craft-based rituals\, and lunch in the Sukkah overlooking beautiful Lake Manitou. \nTickets are $35 each plus tax. Each ticket includes lunch\, hike\, and materials for the craft activity. Click here to reserve your spot. Capacity is limited so early registration is encouraged. \nSCHEDULE: \n10:30am – Guests arrive\n11:00am – Guided mindfulness hike with Rabbi Lewittes\n1:30pm – Vegetarian Sukkah lunch and craft in Rabbi Lewittes’ home\n3:30pm – Guests depart \nHOW TO GET THERE: \nRabbi Lewittes’ home is located in the Laurentians\, approximately 60-75 minutes by car from Montreal. Following registration\, guests will receive an email with Rabbi Lewittes’ address. \nWe will not be providing transportation to the event site\, however we will do our best to facilitate carpools for those who do not have a car or cannot find a carpool on their own. If you do not have access to a car\, please fill out the registration questions accordingly. If you are able to make room in your car for additional passengers\, please fill out the registration questions accordingly. We thank everyone in advance for making room in their vehicles to share this afternoon together. \nPlease note that the hike’s difficulty level is moderate. Guests are strongly encouraged to wear proper footwear and outdoor attire. The hike is not suitable for guests with limited mobility. \nWeather Policy: This event will go on as scheduled rain or shine.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/harvest-hike-sukkot-in-the-laurentians/
LOCATION:Rabbi Dini Lewittes’ Home\, Laurentian Mountains\, Laurentian Mountains\, Quebec\, G0A 0E7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Heavenly Bodies\, Terrestrial Time: Exploring Astronomy in the Hebrew Calendar
DESCRIPTION:Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of a new year\, a new month\, and the High Holidays\, but have you ever wondered what determines these ever-changing dates? Join the Museum of Jewish Montreal to find out\, with a night of festive stargazing and astronomical exploration. \nLed by Plateau Astro (Trevor Kjorlien)\, visitors will be taken on a guided walk through the Plateau to learn about the relationship between the planetary movements\, the Jewish New Year and the Hebrew calendar. The walk will conclude in Parc Jeanne-Mance where visitors will be invited to explore the night sky by telescope. \nTICKETS:\nAdults: $25\nStudents: $13\nAges 65+: $23\nAges 13-17: $13\nAges 8-12: $8\nAges 0-7: Free \nPlease note that capacity is limited\, so early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment. Click here to reserve your spot. \nAbout Our Guest:\nTrevor Kjorlien is a Space Educator who runs Plateau Astro\, a small company based in Montreal dedicated to teaching people about space\, astronomy\, and culture. \nWeather Policy: In the event of severe weather conditions\, the tour will be rescheduled and all participants will be automatically invited to attend the rescheduled date.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/heavenly-bodies-terrestrial-time-exploring-astronomy-in-the-hebrew-calendar-2/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230913T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230913T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | In the Land of the Postscript: The Complete Short Stories of Chava Rosenfarb
DESCRIPTION:On September 13\, join us with the Yiddish Book Center for a discussion in response to In the Land of the Postscript: The Complete Short Stories of Chava Rosenfarb\, translated by Goldie Morgentaler. \nThis collection\, published by White Goat Press\, the Yiddish Book Center’s imprint\, makes available in English for the first time all of Chava Rosenfarb’s short stories in one place. Dealing with the lives of Holocaust survivors in North America\, these stories reflect Rosenfarb’s personal experiences as a Holocaust survivor who settled in Montreal while also inhabiting the minds of characters far different from herself. A discussion between Goldie Morgentaler and Sebastian Schulman will be followed by a book signing. \nTo purchase the book in advance\, visit the Yiddish Book Center’s online store. Copies will also be available for purchase at the launch. \nTo reserve your free spot at the event\, click here. \nChava Rosenfarb (1923–2011) was a major Yiddish novelist\, essayist\, short story writer\, and one of the few writers to compose Yiddish fiction about the Holocaust. Her works remain essential reading on World War II–era and postwar Jewish life. After beginning her literary career writing poetry in the Lodz Ghetto\, Rosenfarb endured Auschwitz and Bergen-Belson and lived in a displaced persons camp before settling in Montreal. \nOur Speakers: \nGoldie Morgentaler (born 1950) is a Canadian Yiddish-to-English literary translator as well as a professor of English literature. She currently holds a professorship at the University of Lethbridge\, where she teaches nineteenth-century British and American literature as well as modern Jewish literature. Morgentaler is the daughter of Holocaust survivor and Yiddish-language author Chava Rosenfarb. \nSebastian Schulman is a literary translator and an alumnus of the Yiddish Book Center. \nWhite Goat Press\, the Yiddish Book Center’s imprint\, is committed to bringing newly translated work to the widest readership possible. We publish work in all genres—novels\, short stories\, drama\, poetry\, memoirs\, essays\, reportage\, children’s literature\, plays\, and popular fiction\, including romance and detective stories. \nThis event is proudly presented by the Yiddish Book Center in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Montreal and the Jewish Public Library of Montreal.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/book-launch-in-the-land-of-the-postscript-the-collected-short-stories-of-chava-rosenfarb/
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: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: \nAdults: $25\nStudents: $13\nAges 65+: $23\nAges 13-17: $13\nAges 8-12: $8\nAges 0-7: Free \nClick here to reserve your spot. \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. In 2022 and 2023\, Iso has facilitated workshops on the Jewish art of papercutting at the Museum of Jewish Montreal. 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. \nPlease note capacity is limited\, so we encourage early registration to avoid disappointment. \nWeather Policy: In the event of light rain\, the tour will go on as scheduled. In the event of severe weather conditions\, the tour will be rescheduled and all participants will be automatically invited to attend the rescheduled date.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/imagining-a-queer-eruv-a-walking-conversation-3/
LOCATION:Parc Saint-Viateur\, 530 Avenue Querbes\, Outremont\, Quebec\, H2V 3W5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Zine Launch | Not Going Anywhere: History and Continuity in Queer Jewish Montreal
DESCRIPTION:The LGBTQ+ relationship to history is a queer thing. Traditionally erased or purposefully redacted\, queer histories have been typically kept alive through whisper networks and\, since mid-20th century\, communal archives. But now\, queer memory can aid us to right historical wrongs\, document oral histories\, give life to dust-covered boxes lying dormant on fonds shelves. \nHistory allows us to reckon with our origins and grapple with what came before us. We can make sense of the present\, and be part of the betterment of life in the present day. In Judaism it is organized in religious scripture\, recounted in ceremonies\, teachings\, and cultural events – the very fabric of life. For a people whose existence has been in peril since nearly the beginning of their time\, history has been our means to survive. \n–From Introduction\, Not Going Anywhere: History and Continuity in Queer Jewish Montreal \nOn August 24\, join us for the launch of Not Going Anywhere. A compendium of original research regarding the history of Montreal’s queer Jewish communities and organizations\, this zine marks the first permanent and physical memorial to this history. \nAll are welcome! Bring your friends\, family – chosen or otherwise – and loved ones together to celebrate the launch of this publication created in an effort to immortalize this sect of our city’s queer history. \nFollowing introductory remarks at 7:45pm\, the contributors of Not Going Anywhere will be available to answer questions from the audience. A limited run of physical copies of Not Going Anywhere will be available for $10 (payable by card only). Doors open and and zine sales will begin at 7:00pm. \nComplimentary snacks will be available for all guests. Our bar (card only) will also be open with non-alcoholic beverage options available. \nEarly registration is encouraged. To reserve your free ticket\, click here. \nThe Museum of Jewish Montreal would like to thank the Archives gaies du Québec and the Yiddish Book Center for their promotional partnership. Not Going Anywhere was produced with thanks to the support of the Jewish Community Foundation (JFC).
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/zine-launch-not-going-anywhere-history-and-continuity-in-queer-jewish-montreal/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Mahjong Night
DESCRIPTION:***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT OF ADVANCE TICKETS. A very limited number of tickets will be available at the door.*** \nHave you ever wanted to learn how to play mahjong\, but there’s no one around you to play with or learn from? Now is your chance to learn to play the iconic Chinese game that has an unlikely and generations-long bond within Jewish communities. \nOn Thursday\, August 17\, we are excited to host our first-ever mahjong night for players of all levels! Learn from our talented teachers\, mingle amidst other players\, and try your hand at this legendary game. \nMahjong is played in teams of four\, so bring your family and friends! All are welcome to learn\, play\, and observe. A kids’ area will be available with colouring pages for the little ones to enjoy. \nPlease note that there will be a limited number of mahjong sets available\, so bring your own set if you have one. Games will be set on a first-come\, first-served basis\, and we will ensure as many people have time to play as possible. Throughout the evening\, teachers will be around to help beginners how to play. We encourage intermediate players to mix with beginners – this is all about helping each other out and having fun! \nTo add to the atmosphere\, music will be playing throughout the game floor\, and our bar (paid by card only) will be open to serve non-alcoholic and alcoholic refreshments. \nTickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children\, plus taxes. Click here to reserve your ticket. \nThis event is presented in proud partnership with mychinatownmtl\, a community page devoted to raising awareness of issues concerning Montreal’s Chinatown and its community.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/mahjong-night/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Red Light Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming Professor Karen Herland for another special walking tour of Montreal’s historic Red Light District! \nSex work\, especially in its most visible forms\, tends to be recognized as a problem\, requiring intervention and eradication. As a major transportation hub and port city\, many sectors of Montreal’s economy were intertwined with the sex trade\, even as police and politicians manipulated social responses (positive and negative) to the presence of a thriving Red Light District. From Maimie Pinzer to Harry Ship and through to the present day\, this tour explores the social\, economic\, labour\, cultural\, racial\, and gender history of Montreal through its former Red Light\, which for decades thrived in the heart of Montreal’s burgeoning Jewish community. \nThis tour covers 150 years and 10 city blocks over 1.5-2 hours. The tour begins on the southeast corner of Boulevard René Lévesque and Boulevard St. Laurent and ends near St. Laurent metro station. Please note that while the tour will be led in English\, questions can be asked and answered in French. \nTICKETS:\nAdults: $25\nStudents: $13\nAges 65+: $23\nAges 13-17: $13\nAges 8-12: $8\nAges 0-7: Free \nClick here to get your tickets! Space is limited so purchase early to avoid disappointment. \nWeather Policy: In the event of light rain\, the tour will go on as scheduled. If there is a strong warning of heavy rain and/or thunderstorms\, the tour will be postponed. All registrants will have the option to attend the rescheduled tour.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/red-light-walking-tour-7/
LOCATION:1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal\, 1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z 1J6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Unpacking My Library: A Collection of Jewish Heritage
DESCRIPTION:I’ve often felt that my library explained who I was\, gave me a shifting self that transformed itself constantly throughout the years.” Alberto Mangel – Packing my Library \n  \n“Unpacking My Library: A Collection of Jewish Heritage” is an oral history project designed by Wanessa Cardoso that investigates the role of personal libraries in preserving Jewish culture\, identity and heritage. \nDuring World War II\, tens of millions of books disappeared in the Nazi plundering operations\, which destroyed not only public libraries and archives all over Europe but also personal libraries built up over generations to depict the cultural and linguistic aspects of people as individuals and communities. \nIn this event\, the public will have the opportunity to watch part of the interviews undertaken during this project and discuss with some of the participants how preserving certain documents in personal libraries (newly established or passed over generations) can contribute to safeguarding Jewish culture. This event will be a space for bibliophiles to meet and exchange personal experiences about the subject. \n  \nMeet the interviewees that will participate in the event: \n  \nCesario Lavery is an illustrator\, comics-maker\, writer\, textile dabbler and outdoor educator. Der Eydes (“The Witness”) is his ongoing serialized comic about Dr. Chaim Shatan\, Kafka\, finding treasure\, and family history/mystery. Cesario’s interests include intergenerational and mixed-level learning\, emergent pedagogy\, learning Yiddish and Judeo-Italian\, crafts of all kinds\, and storytelling in its myriad forms. \n  \nClaire Sigal is a Master’s Student at McGill University in Library Sciences\, having completed her BFA in Art History at Concordia University. When she is not researching the history of Jewish garment work in Montreal\, she is writing\, reading Yiddish poetry\, or Jewish folk dancing. \n  \ndaph is a public school educator\, community organizer\, and performing arts professional. They have been working on their home library/community project for the past few years\, to share access to books they couldn’t find in Montreal’s libraries or bookstores. Part political education\, part spiritual sustenance\, they read and share books about queer and trans-Jews\, anti-colonial Arab-Jewish histories\, and Jewish sacred texts\, among many other things. \n  \n\nSarah Deshaies is a lifelong reader and radio-maker based in Montreal. She produced an audio documentary about Chrismukkah through the support of the Museum’s micrograntee program. \n  \nThank you to the Jewish Public Library for providing their space for the filming of Unpacking My Library. \n  \nUnpacking My Library was produced under the Museum of Jewish Montreal’s Microgrants for Creative or Cultural Exploration program\, with support from the Community Innovation Fund and the Betty Averbach Family Foundation. The views and opinions expressed in this project and/or event are those of the creator(s) and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Museum of Jewish Montreal. \nThe 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).
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/unpacking-my-library-a-collection-of-jewish-heritage/
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: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 $12 for Students and $23 for General Admission\, plus applicable taxes. \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. In 2022 and 2023\, Iso has facilitated workshops on the Jewish art of papercutting at the Museum of Jewish Montreal. 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. \nPlease note 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.  \nWeather Policy: In the event of light rain\, the tour will go on as scheduled. In the event of severe weather conditions\, the tour will be rescheduled and all participants will be automatically invited to attend the rescheduled date. \n\nREAD LESS
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/imagining-a-queer-eruv-a-walking-conversation-2/
LOCATION:Parc Saint-Viateur\, 530 Avenue Querbes\, Outremont\, Quebec\, H2V 3W5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230709T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230709T170000
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SUMMARY:Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative: Learn Session
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a creative project in the works\, or want to build your skills as an emerging artist or cultural creator? On Sunday\, July 9\, we are excited to present the first of four sessions of the newly-announced Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative! \nThis will be an afternoon of “pick your own learning” workshops (more details on the four individual sessions below). Each 90-minute session will be offered twice\, first from 1:15pm–2:45pm\, and again from 3pm – 4:30pm. You’re welcome to sign up for two workshops\, or just one – whatever works best for you! The sessions are free\, and include coffee\, snacks\, and some mingling time to meet the other members of the Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative. \nSchedule:\nMeet and Greet: 1:00pm – 1:15pm\nFirst Session of Workshops: 1:15pm – 2:45pm\nCoffee & Snack Break: 2:45pm – 3:00pm\nSecond Session of Workshops: 3pm – 4:30pm\nMingle and Meet: 4:30pm – 5:00pm \nSESSIONS AND PRESENTERS \n1. How to Get Started: Creative Strategies for Generating Material (with Avia Moore)\n2. The Disorganized’s Guide to Getting Organized: Creative Project Planning & Management (with Alyssa Stokvis-Hauer)\n3. The Art of Getting Out There: Writing\, Communications\, and Marketing for Creatives (with Austin Henderson)\n4. Creativity Through Constraints: An Introduction to Project Budgeting (with Anya Kowalchuk) \nFor more information on each workshop and to sign up\, please fill out this Google Form. It is mandatory to complete the form in order to sign up for the workshop(s). You may only select one workshop from each of the two sessions offered. Capacity is limited so register early to avoid disappointment. \nWhat is the Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative?\nA partnership between the Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM)\, KlezKanada\, and the Segal Centre for Performing Arts\, the Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative aims to continue building a vibrant artistic ecosystem in our city by creating moments for intentional\, creative gatherings\, where ideas can be shared and new collaborations can grow. This new project will bring together our creative communities to share resources and offer more ways for creative and/or culturally-engaged projects to receive mentorship\, access to a more diverse network of peers\, and offer opportunities to collaborate on new projects or enhance your current work. \nThis event and forthcoming programming for the Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative is supported by Federation CJA’s Working Together Grant.  \nAccessibility: The Museum of Jewish Montreal’s upper floors are accessible via staircase. Please note that our building is not currently suitable for visitors with limited mobility. Some of the workshops available will be held on the upper floors of our building. For more information\, please contact us directly.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/montreal-jewish-arts-collaborative-learn-session/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230706T190000
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SUMMARY:If Not Leonard
DESCRIPTION:Though Leonard Cohen [z”l] is easily Montreal’s most recognized Jewish representative at home and abroad\, who could grace Montreal’s buildings\, stamps\, and daydreams instead of the Plateau poet? \nPerhaps Samy Elmaghribi\, the father of Jewish Moroccan music? Or Maimie Pinzer\, the radical turn-of-the-century Montreal activist\, sex worker\, and writer? Or how about Léa Roback\, a pioneer of Quebec feminism\, a polyglot\, and union organizer? Or maybe Ethel Stark\, violinist and conductor and founder of Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra? \nCome decide for yourselves at this soirée dedicated to some of the hottest Jewish Montrealer’s you’ve [n]ever heard of! \nThe Museum of Jewish Montreal and Mile End Chavurah are proud to present If Not Leonard! Joined by activist Jenn Clamen (repping Maimie)\, filmmaker Ari Cohen (repping Samy)\, author Ariela Freedman (repping Léa)\, and musician and conductor Liberté-Anne Lymberiou (repping Ethel)\, and hosted by our very own Chavurahnik\, journalist Tamara Kramer\, this is sure to be evening of Jewish opinions you don’t want to miss! \nTickets are $11. Click here to reserve your spot now. \nSo come have a drink\, learn about radical Jews\, and vote for the next Messiah of Montreal – we can’t wait to see you there. First 75 tickets include a drink ticket\, and snacks will be available all night! \nPlease 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 level.  \nPoster illustration: David Mitchell.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/if-not-leonard/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230622T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230622T213000
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CREATED:20230609T151618Z
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SUMMARY:Sultanna is A Moroccan Jew Who Makes A Moroccan Rug: A Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening steeped in culture\, comedy\, and introspection with the premiere screening of Sultanna is A Moroccan Jew Who Makes A Moroccan Rug by filmmaker Sultanna Krispil. \nSultanna is A Moroccan Jew Who Makes A Moroccan Rug is a personal documentary created by filmmaker Sultanna Krispil\, which offers an exploration of her multifaceted heritage\, her unusual upbringing\, and her complex relationship with Judaism. \nThis is an invitation to experience the world through Sultanna’s eyes\, where heritage and heart converge in a delightful\, comedic collage of a film. The filmmaker grapples with a self-imposed challenge of crafting her own Moroccan rug\, a symbolic expedition towards understanding and embracing her roots. Is the film a vlog? An animation? A DIY lesson in rug making? Or is it a small whisper to her Agadir-born ancestors? \nOn June 22\, join us for an evening steeped in culture\, comedy\, and introspection. Enjoy some specially-spiced popcorn while you watch\, laugh\, feel some things\, and explore your own cultural narrative. The evening promises to be social and personally creative. We hope you’ll join us! \nClick here to reserve your free tickets.  \nIn the meantime\, check out the trailer for Sultanna is a Moroccan Jew Who Makes a Moroccan Rug. \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.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/sultanna-is-a-moroccan-jew-who-makes-a-moroccan-rug-a-film-screening/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230621T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T200000
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SUMMARY:Hiking the Torah Trail with Rabbi Adina Lewittes
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Jewish Montreal and Rabbi Adina Lewittes invite you to take part in a special evening that combines spirituality and care for nature along the trails of Mont-Royal. \nLong before God was locked up in temples\, synagogues\, churches and mosques\, people encountered the holy in the awesome outdoors: by the side of a river\, on top of a mountain\, in a lush valley\, or in a shaded forest. Long before prayer books and hymnals\, people prayed from their hearts and spoke to the Divine from their souls. \nShackled to our desks and our devices\, we’ve forgotten and become alienated from the spiritual power of the outdoors. Nature\, with all its majesty and its mystery\, summons us to pay more attention – to ourselves\, to others\, to the world around us. Free and unconstrained by all that makes demands on us in our modern\, tech-saturated lives\, nature reminds us of the freedom within us all to become who and what we wish. With our planet in peril and the future of our civilization in question\, it has never felt more urgent to rekindle our connection to the Earth and to recentre its wellbeing alongside our own. \nJoin Rabbi Adina Lewittes for a 90-minute intentional walk along the trails of Mont-Royal. As the day winds down\, we’ll pause seven times to consider a piece of deep Jewish wisdom about our relationship to the created world. Seven is a powerful number in Judaism\, one that signals the holy work of creating; one that invites wholeness or completeness. Enjoy time to reflect and connect as well. \nTickets start at $12 for students and $23 for general admission\, plus applicable taxes. Please note that event capacity is limited. Purchase tickets early to avoid disappointment. \nClick here to reserve your tickets. \nABOUT RABBI ADINA LEWITTES \nRabbi Adina “Dini” Lewittes founded Sha’ar\, a values-driven Jewish community that for twenty years provided creative gateways into Jewish life exemplified by a commitment to spiritual\, societal and environmental sustainability. Dini continues to build community around nature-oriented Jewish practice\, and writes and teaches on the changing landscape of identity and belonging\, on sexual and gender diversity\, on evolving paradigms for Jewish ritual\, and on contemporary Jewish Law. She is a leading Jewish voice on multifaith/multiheritage family engagement. Dini is a member of the senior rabbinic faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute\, of the Board of Trustees of Keshet for LGBTQ Equality in Jewish Life\, and of the Heschel School in NYC. \nWeather Policy: Please note that this event will take place rain or shine\, unless under a warning of severe weather conditions.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/hiking-the-torah-trail-with-rabbi-adina-lewittes/
LOCATION:2000 Chemin Remembrance Montreal QC\, 2000 Chemin Remembrance\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3H 1X2\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230608T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230608T230000
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SUMMARY:The Baron Byng Spring Fling
DESCRIPTION:“What are they saying\,\nThose far distant voices\,\nThat whisper and echo in accents so clear?\nList’ as they tell us of days long departed\,\nWhen others rejoice o’er Byng’s name so dear.”\n– Lyrics from Echoes of Byng\, anthem of Baron Byng High School \nOpen from 1922 to 1980\, Baron Byng High School has become “something of a legend” in Montreal history. Immortalized as “Fletcher’s Field High School” in alumni Mordecai Richler’s novel The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz\, Baron Byng holds a special place in the hearts of its former students. \nOn June 8\, the Museum of Jewish Montreal invites you to join us for an evening that celebrates the enduring legacy of Baron Byng High School. Come dressed in vintage prom attire\, participate in a raffle draw\, dance to music of days gone by\, get your picture taken at our photo booth\, enjoy complimentary snacks\, enjoy a special drink (beverages paid by card only)\, and learn about the history of Baron Byng through an interactive exhibition curated especially for this special night. \nTICKETS\n🎟️ Teacher’s Pet / Early Bird (until May 26): $18 plus tax\n🎟️ Byng’s Best / Main Sale (May 26 – June 8): $25 plus tax \nALL TICKETS INCLUDE\n🌟 One (1) entry to our raffle draw *\n🌟 Your portrait taken at our photo booth\n🌟 Access to our dance floor and exhibition spaces\n🌟 Unlimited snacks and treats (kosher\, gluten-free\, and vegan options available) \n* All guests may purchase additional raffle tickets at entry. Featuring prizes from POP Montréal\, l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal\, Menu Extra\, Bernie Beigne\, the Segal Centre for Performing Arts\, and much more. \n🕺 For an additional $10 plus tax\, attend a swing dance class with Cat’s Corner starting at 7:15pm. Impress everyone else on the dance floor later in the evening with your new skills! \nCLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKET NOW! \nAll proceeds from raffle sales and tickets go towards the development of 2023–2024 programming at the Museum of Jewish Montreal. We thank the Baron Byng High School Museum for their collaboration. \nThe Museum of Jewish Montreal is an inclusive space that is committed to producing safe and uplifting events for our community. There will be absolutely no tolerance for any forms of violence\, assault\, intimidation\, or discrimination\, including homophobia\, transphobia\, misogyny\, racism\, antisemitism\, or ableism.  \nAccessibility: Please note that our building does not currently have an elevator. As such\, the upper levels of our building are not accessible to guests with limited mobility. The majority of this event will take place on the ground floor.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/the-baron-byng-spring-fling/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230530T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230530T203000
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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
CATEGORIES:microgrants
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230524T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230524T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T105017
CREATED:20230511T160320Z
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SUMMARY:Red Light Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming back Professor Karen Herland for a special walking tour of Montreal’s historic Red Light District! \nSex work\, especially in its most visible forms\, tends to be recognized as a problem\, requiring intervention and eradication. As a major transportation hub and port city\, many sectors of Montreal’s economy were intertwined with the sex trade\, even as police and politicians manipulated social responses (positive and negative) to the presence of a thriving Red Light District. From Maimie Pinzer to Harry Ship and through to the present day\, this tour explores the social\, economic\, labour\, cultural\, racial\, and gender history of Montreal through its former Red Light\, which for decades thrived in the heart of Montreal’s burgeoning Jewish community. \nThis tour covers 150 years and 10 city blocks over 1.5-2 hours. The tour begins on the southeast corner of Boulevard René Lévesque and Boulevard St. Laurent and ends near St. Laurent metro station. Please note that while the tour will be led in English\, questions can be asked and answered in French. \nTickets are $23 general admission and $12 for students\, plus taxes. Please note that event capacity is limited. Purchase tickets early to avoid disappointment.  \nClick here to reserve your spot.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/red-light-tour/
LOCATION:1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent Montreal\, 1111 Boulevard Saint-Laurent\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z 1J6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230517T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230517T203000
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SUMMARY:Intricate Intimacies: A Shavuot Papercutting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, we’re hosting another papercutting workshop with Iso Setel for a special Shavuot edition! \nThis creative workshop that will delve into the Jewish folk art tradition of papercutting. With artist and researcher Iso E. Setel\, participants will learn about the significance of this delicate art form\, from its religious uses in homes and synagogues\, its ties to Shavuot\, as well as its presence in numerous contemporary artists who are redefining the medium. \nThe relationship between papercutting and Shavuot is one that runs centuries long. It was common to beautify the interior of one’s home with papercuttings. Known in Yiddish as shevuoslakh (meaning “little Shavuots”) or royzalakh (“rose\,” or “rosette”)\, this delicate art form was also accessible and sustainable. \nAll participants will be invited to create papercut or royzalakh of their own\, either from a template provided\, or from their own imagination. By the end of the workshop\, everyone will be able to take home a finished or in-progress papercut to bring home. \nTickets are $17 for general admission and $12 for students\, plus applicable taxes. All materials will be provided by the Concordia University Centre for Creative Reuse (CUCCR) and Au Papier Japonais. Complimentary snacks and beverages will be available. Early registration is encouraged as capacity for this workshop is limited. \nClick here to reserve your ticket.  \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. \nPlease note that at the moment\, the upper levels of our building are unfortunately inaccessible to visitors with limited mobility. This workshop will take place on the ground level.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/intricate-intimacies-a-shavuot-papercutting-workshop/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230427T210000
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CREATED:20230328T173303Z
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SUMMARY:How To Hold Glass: A Documentary Screening
DESCRIPTION: “Can anyone find the ability to build a house in the air?” – Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chanania \nIn fall of 2020\, Rach Klein began to sort through their father’s archive. They pulled out dusty boxes from the furnace room\, and found themselves among hundreds of slides\, hours of film\, notes\, and letters\, all showing the lifework of master glassblower\, Toan Klein. Born 1949 in Long Island\, Toan went on to photograph farmland in Ohio\, glass factories in Mexico\, and the mountains of Appalachia before he immigrated to Montreal in 1978 and weaved his way into the history of Canadian craft. On the 10th-floor of 10 Ontario Street\, with windows overlooking Place-des-Arts\, Toan set up the first hot glass art studio in Montreal. In the fifty years following\, Toan would go on to create extraordinary work that expands the possibilities of glassmaking through its unique combination of photography and sculpture\, and which can be found in museum and personal collections across the world. \nMeditating on the alchemy of glassmaking in Jewish storytelling\, How To Hold Glass is an experimental documentary made through a combination of archival ephemera and contemporary interviews. On April 27\, please join us for a film screening and artist talk-back\, moderated by Ara Osterweil. Beverages will be available for purchase at our bar (payable by card only). \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 visitors with limited mobility. This event will take place on the ground floor. Masks are highly encouraged at this event to protect the safety of our guests.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/how-to-hold-glass-a-documentary-screening/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230402T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260502T105017
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SUMMARY:Daniel Kahn and Jake Shulman-Ment: Songwriting Workshop\, Jam Session\, and Concert
DESCRIPTION:Join KlezKanada and the Museum of Jewish Montreal for a Sunday full of Yiddish music and songwriting. You can choose to attend one of the workshops below\, a jam session\, and a concert taking place in the evening at Casa del Popolo. For more information about this special Sunday\, keep reading: \nWORKSHOP (1:00pm at the Museum of Jewish Montreal)\nYiddish Song Smuggling \nThis workshop\, taught by Detroit-born\, Hamburg-based troubadour and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Kahn\, will focus on polyglot performance\, traditional subversion\, tradaptation (translation + adaptation)\, multi-musical mixology\, and other modes of border-crossing in modern Yiddish song work. \nTicket information below. \nJAM SESSION (3:00pm at the Museum of Jewish Montreal)\nKlezmer Jam Session \nJoin KlezKanada and the Jewish Museum of Montreal for a klezmer music jam\, led by New Yorker master fiddler Jake Shulman-Ment! Aimed at intermediate to advanced musicians but open to all\, this jam session is a space where Montrealers can come together to play klezmer music\, learn repertoire\, and build a community. The jam session will start with a short repertoire workshop\, where Jake will teach a tune or two (by ear) to get the jam started. \nTicket information below. \nCONCERT (8:00pm at Casa del Popolo) Tickets to the concert can be purchased through Casa del Popolo’s website or at their door. \nFollowing the workshop and jam session\, guests are invited to head over to Casa del Popolo for a concert with Daniel Kahn and Jake Shulman-Ment: The Building & Other Songs. \nDetroit-born\, Hamburg-based troubadour and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Kahn and New Yorker master fiddler Jake Shulman-Ment have been playing and traveling together for nearly twenty years. After so many years playing together in many bands and projects\, they have finally joined up to record an analog duo record: The Building & Other Songs. It is\, as Kahn says\, “the most personal and intimate selection of songs I’ve ever recorded. And with Jake\, it was like recording it with a brother.” The interpretations range from radical treatments of modern Yiddish songs such as Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman’s title track “Der Binyen / The Building\,” to new Yiddish translations of some of Kahn’s lyrical heroes: Cohen\, Brecht\, Springsteen\, Guthrie\, and Waits. Yiddish serves here as a kind of broken mirror\, reflecting both despair and repair\, exile and ecstasy\, loss of trust and wanderlust. \nDoors at 7:30pm. Performance at 8:00pm. \nTICKET OPTIONS & BUNDLES \nWorkshop:\nStudent: $13.80\nRegular: $17.25 \nJam Session:\n$5 for all \nWorkshop & Jam Session Bundle (best deal):\nStudent: $15\nRegular: $20 \nClick here to get your tickets. \nPlease note that masks are strongly encouraged. KlezKanada will have N95 masks available at the door for those who need them. The Museum of Jewish Montreal is currently not accessible to guests with limited mobility. This event will primarily take place on the ground floor.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/daniel-kahn-and-jake-shulman-ment-songwriting-workshop-jam-session-and-concert/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230316T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230316T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T105017
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SUMMARY:Aguas: A Musical Journey
DESCRIPTION:From Buenos Aires\, through São Paulo\, and into Montreal\, join us for a musical journey through waterways. \nSaxophone player\, improviser and composer\, born in a Jewish family in Buenos Aires\, Damián Birbrier comes from a family of travelers and immigrants: each generation of the Birbrier family has lived in a different country. In each location\, a river has been central to their lives. Aguas – meaning waters – is a musical and visual tribute to his family and its history. \nThis musical passage finds inspiration in the meaningful bodies of water near which each generation lived and explores the loss and hope that comes with every new location\, every new country to call home. The audience will travel from the shores of Kiev’s Dnieper to Buenos Aires’s Rio de la Plata\, from São Paulo’s Rio do Peixe to Montreal’s Saint Lawrence. Mixing original photographic works and engravings with instrumental music performances\, this large-scale project explores each location through musical storytelling\, mixing genres such as jazz\, Latin American music\, Jewish music\, and electroacoustic music. \nOn March 16\, you’re invited to experience the first performance of Aguas. This event is an occasion to share the research\, exploration\, and development of the first part of Aguas. Birbrier will also share his creative process and the ways in which he has explored and been inspired by the history of his great-grandparents who\, in the face of violence\, fled from Eastern Europe to South America. A musical performance by Damián Birbrier (saxophone) and Amichai Ben Shalev (bandoneon) will be followed by an open discussion on memory\, music\, and diaspora. It is his hope that this personal exploration resonates with other members of the Jewish and other communities who might wonder about their own family’s history and journey. \nDoors: 7:00pm\nPerformance: 7:30pm \nBeverages will be available for purchase at our bar (payable by card only). \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 visitors with limited mobility. This event will take place on the ground floor.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/aguas-a-musical-journey/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230305T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230305T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T105017
CREATED:20230220T222122Z
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SUMMARY:Make Your Own Haggadah!
DESCRIPTION:Thinking of hosting a Passover Seder but don’t know where to start? On March 5\, join us with Rosie and daph for a hands-on workshop that will help you create your own personalized Haggadah and plan a Seder that feels right for you and your community\, whether that means family\, friends\, organizers or strangers. Facilitators Rosie Long Decter and daph ben david will go over the history of the Haggadah\, their own personal experiences putting Haggadahs together\, and provide examples and prompts for building the Haggadah of your dreams. \nAll levels of experience and familiarity with Seders\, Hebrew\, and Jewish Practice (including none!) are welcome. \nTo keep this event inclusive and safe for our communities\, masks will be required. Rapid tests will also be available for free on site for anyone wishing to use them. Please note that the upper levels of our building are not currently accessible to visitors with limited mobility. This event will take place on the ground floor. \nTICKETS START AT $10 PLUS TAX. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT. \nThis event is presented in partnership with Mile End Chavurah. \nAbout Our Guests: \nRosie Long Decter (she/her) is a writer\, editor and musician based in Montreal. Her work has appeared in Maisonneuve\, THIS\, The New Quarterly\, Xtra\, In the Mood\, Herizons and elsewhere\, and she performs regularly around town with her band Bodywash. She has facilitated workshops on arts and culture writing for CUTV and OCAD University and is an organizing member of the music writers co-op New Feeling. Passover is her favourite holiday. \ndaph ben david (they/them) is a gender/queer educator\, activist\, stage manager\, and proud Montrealer. They work as a substitute and History teacher in public schools\, and have also taught social justice to Jewish teens\, and community workshops on topics ranging from anti-pipeline activism in Canada to transness in the Jewish tradition. Lately\, daph has been focusing on bridging their activism and healing work with Jewish practice\, personally and in community\, especially through art and liturgy.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/make-your-own-haggadah/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230302T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230302T230000
DTSTAMP:20260502T105017
CREATED:20230217T220456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T220848Z
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SUMMARY:It’s A Purim Party!
DESCRIPTION:Calling all queens\, kings\, and bon-vivants! We’re having a Purim party and you’re all invited! \nOn Thursday\, March 2\, come dressed in your most dazzling disguise and join us for a Purim party that you won’t want to miss. Featuring a costume contest with chances to win prizes from our favourite local vendors\, sweets\, music\, and a special performance by La Poubelle of the Ball herself\, Poutine Levine\, there’s no reason you wouldn’t want to celebrate one of our most spectacular holidays of all. \nTickets start at $10 plus tax for students or $15 plus tax for general admission. All tickets include access to our sweets table (yes\, there will be hamantaschen) and an invitation to join our costume contest – judged by none other than your fellow partygoers – with prizes to be won from our favourite local shops. Setting the musical tone for the celebration will be none other than DJ Umami who will ensure that no bops go unplayed. At an extra cost\, our bar (payable by card only) will be open all through the evening. Please note that this event is 18+. \nCLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE. \nPARTY PROGRAMME:\n9:00 pm – Drag performance by Poutine Levine\n10:00 pm – Costume contest\, emceed by Poutine Levine \nAlthough costumes are not mandatory\, they are strongly\, strongly encouraged. For everyone’s enjoyment\, masks and groggers will be available at the door for those who choose to arrive undisguised. \nSo\, are you an Esther\, Haman\, Achashverosh\, or someone else altogether? We can’t wait to see you to find out! \nThis event is presented in proud partnership with Mile End Chavurah (MECh) with funding from the Federation CJA’s Working Together grant. MECh is an inclusive\, irreverently pious\, intergenerational community that is re-imagining religious practice and re-inventing urban Jewish community. \nThe Museum of Jewish Montreal is an inclusive space that is committed to producing safe and uplifting events for our community. There will be absolutely no tolerance for any forms of violence\, assault\, intimidation\, or discrimination\, including homophobia\, transphobia\, misogyny\, racism\, antisemitism\, or ableism. 
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/its-a-purim-party/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230225T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230226T010000
DTSTAMP:20260502T105018
CREATED:20230213T233233Z
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SUMMARY:Nuit Blanche au Musée du Montréal juif
DESCRIPTION:For the 20th edition of Nuit Blanche à Montreal\, join us at the Museum of Jewish Montreal for an evening to celebrate art and music in our city! \nStop by to view our ongoing exhibition Public Intimacy by Berlin-based artists Sophia Hirsch and Johannes Mundinger. A bar stocked with refreshments (paid by card only) will be available for all visitors. Local DJs Rafa Aslan and Michele Azur will be setting the mood throughout the evening. \nAdmission is free and all are welcome! \nPROGRAMME:\n19h-1h: Exhibition\n19h-1h: Bar (card only)\n19h-23h: Set by DJ Rafa Aslan\n23h-1h: Set by DJ Michele Azur \nSTM Metro station: Laurier\nSTM bus routes: 55\, 363 \nPresented in proud partnership with Nuit Blanche à Montreal and Montréal en Lumière. With support from the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany\, Montreal. \nPlease note that the upper levels of our building are currently not accessible to visitors with limited mobility.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/nuit-blanche-au-musee-du-montreal-juif/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230221T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230221T203000
DTSTAMP:20260502T105018
CREATED:20230207T202547Z
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SUMMARY:Take Care of Yourself For Me: An Amulet-Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:What gives talismans their protective power? And how do they shape our relationships to people and place?  \nThese sentimental objects can help us find one another\, and keep us safe on the way – but today\, the majority of Jewish amulets and jewellery are mass-produced\, with the universal taking priority over the local and personal. In this event we’ll be taking the creative process back into our own hands. \nJoin us for an amulet-making workshop with micrograntee and Judaica designer Mika Benesh. Starting with a group exploration of our relationships to talismans\, participants will work together to create protective amulets for one another using jeweller’s modelling wax\, which will then be cast 1:1 in sterling silver and yours to keep. No prior jewellery-making experience is required. Come solo or with a loved one. \nIn this local and intimate setting\, we’ll be particularly attentive to the experiences and needs of marginalized people\, and the ways we already know how to find and take care of each other by making meaning and joy. \nParticipants are encouraged (but not obligated!) to bring along any protective talismans\, amulets\, or objects of theirs they feel comfortable\, as well as any texts\, blessings or stories they hold close– they don’t necessarily have to be Jewish either. Hybrid experiences\, practices\, identities and cultures are most welcome. \nDue to very limited capacity\, early sign-ups are encouraged. Click here to reserve your spot. \nABOUT MIKA: \nMika Benesh is a designer-researcher working between unceded Gadigal + Dharug Country and Tiohtià:ke in the australian and canadian colonies. Broadly speaking\, they trace relations between cultural institutions and archives\, Jewish material cultures\, queer / trans lives & movements\, white supremacy and settler colonialism. As well as writing\, they work with metal\, graphite\, textiles\, and interactive digital media. Across their practice\, Mika is interested in catching a small hold of many Jewish futures. Currently\, they’re undertaking a Judaic Studies MA at Concordia University. \nThis workshop 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.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/take-care-of-yourself-for-me-an-amulet-making-workshop/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230216T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230216T200000
DTSTAMP:20260502T105018
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Public Intimacy
DESCRIPTION:Which visual\, mental\, or historical markers may help us to make the distinction between public and private? \nIn response to our ongoing exhibition\, Public Intimacy by Berlin-based artists Sophia Hirsch and Johannes Mundinger\, we will be hosting a panel discussion with several artists and scholars from an array of fields\, including visual arts\, literature\, media\, religious studies\, advocacy\, and more. Moderated by Dr. Miranda Crowdus\, Director of the Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies at Concordia University\, our guest panelists will untangle the multivalent themes that are brought forward in Public Intimacy\, including geopolitical and social movements\, material practices\, and much more. \nAdmission is free. Click here to reserve your spot. Guests are invited to view Public Intimacy following the panel. Click here to read more about the exhibition. \nPresented in partnership with Goethe-Institut Montréal and the Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies at Concordia University. Presented with support by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany\, Montreal and the Conseil des arts de Montréal. \nOUR PANELISTS:  \nHeidi Barkun is a chronically ill and disabled transdisciplinary artist from Tiohtià:ke – Mooniyang – Montreal. She has a Master of Arts in Visual & Media Arts and Feminist Studies (UQAM\, 2020)\, a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Concordia\, 1999) and a Bachelor of Science (McGill\, 1995). Her projects have been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts\, and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. She is the 2020 laureate of the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art. \nMichael Blum is an artist\, author\, and professor at the École des arts visuels et médiatiques\, UQAM\, Canada. In his artistic work as well as his writings\, he deals with people\, stories and places between everyday life and politics. He is the author of Oranienstraße. Ausgrabungen. Eine Verschronik (KLAK Verlag\, Berlin\, 2019) and Domaine Lilium\, his first novel (Héliotrope\, Montréal\, to be released March 2023). \nMiranda Crowdus is an assistant professor at the Department of Religions and Cultures and the director for the Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies and holds the Research Chair in Canadian Jewish Studies. Crowdus’ research interests lie at the intersection of ethnomusicology and Jewish Studies. She earned her doctorate at City University London in 2016. Prior to her move to Canada\, she spent five years in Hanover\, Germany\, as a research associate at the European Centre for Jewish Music. \nNeal Santamaria serves as the Quebec Regional Director for the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. Neal holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology and did doctoral studies in Sociology at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Prior to moving to Canada\, Neal worked on immigration issues in France and in the Dominican Republic. Neal worked as the Associate Director of the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS) at Concordia University.
URL:https://museemontrealjuif.ca/event/panel-discussion-public-intimacy/
LOCATION:Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal\, 5220 St. Laurent blvd.\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T 1S1\, Canada
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