Are you in need of a space to develop your craft and meet other people? Bored of working within the confines of your own home? Then come check out our newest offering: Makerspaces! This is an opportunity for artists and musicians to access free space at the Museum of Jewish...
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...
