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...
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...