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...
Why not treat your mother to a scrumptious brunch with live klezmer music this Mother's Day? Join us and KlezKanadaon Sunday May 12 to try our delicious brunch menu, hear some amazing live music, and spend time with your family! Brunch will be held in three seatings, from 10:00-11:30 AM,...
The Musée du Montréal juif - Museum of Jewish Montreal and The Wandering Chew are excited to announce the third event of our new storytelling series, “Recettes et Récits / Stories of Sustenance.” Embracing the deep connections between food and storytelling, and highlighting at each event a different topic related...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal is thrilled to announce this year’s muralist Miss Lanouch! For the second year in a row the Museum is participating in the summer mural festivities happening all along the Main. The Museum has invited emerging artist MissLanouch to paint "Mother’s Love", a mural that speaks...
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...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal is thrilled to present Chambre Noire/Darkroom, an immersive art installation by photographer and multidisciplinary artist Edward Hillel. Using archives from his critically-acclaimed 1987 book The Main: Portrait of a Neighbourhood, the artist invites the public into the intimate setting of a figurative darkroom, offering...
Join us and KlezKanada in welcoming Moritz Weiss and Ivan Trenev from Austria for a free outdoor klezmer concert during the Labour Day weekend street fair along Boulevard St. Laurent! From 1-2 PM on Sunday September 1 we'll have live music right outside our Museum (corner of Duluth and St....
Join us in welcoming Karen Herland for a special walking tour of Montreal's historic Red Light District! Sex 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...
Join us for "Conversations in the Darkroom," an intimate evening with artist Edward Hillel as he discusses his exhibition Darkroom currently on display at the Museum of Jewish Montreal, his artistic practice, and more. Distinguished art critic Nicolas Mavrikakis of Le Devoir will be moderating the event. Stick around...
We're back at it again with our monthly musical brunch! Join us, KlezKanada, and Fletchers - Espace Culinaire on Sunday September 15 to try our delicious brunch menu, hear some amazing live music, and spend time with your friends and family! Music will be held in four sets, from 11:00-11:30...
We're honoured to support our partners at the Montreal Holocaust Museum, Dawson College, and St. Paul University on the launch of Refugee Boulevard: Making Montreal Home after the Holocaust, a free downloadable audio walk and accompanying guide and website that tells the stories of child survivors who began to rebuild their...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal in collaboration with Sephardi Voices proudly presents IRAQI JEWISH VOICES, a multimedia exhibition and exploration of the last generation of Iraqi-born Jews. Placed in the context of 2500 years of Jewish life in Iraq, this exhibition focuses on the 1930s to 1970s, when...
Join us and POP Montreal in welcoming curator and cultural producer Regine Basha (NY) for Tuning Baghdad, an evening of audio-visual archival exploration, live music, and Iraqi treats! In conjunction with our upcoming exhibition, Iraqi Jewish Voices, Regine Basha will present her personal audio-visual archive of music and story-telling, recounting Jewish Baghdad's music...
Just in time for Sukkot, join GenMTL and the Museum of Jewish Montreal for an afternoon of storytime and crafts! Meet the author of the PJ Library® children's book, The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever, Laya Steinberg, and listen to the story of Micah and his Sukkot adventure on the farm....
