The Montreal Hebrew Orphans’ Home opened in 1909 on 18 Evans Street. Despite its name, the home initially took in transients and the elderly as well as orphans. At the time, the term orphan did not necessarily mean a child without parents–many children of impoverished single parents were also categorized…
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Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), business tycoon and community leader, was born in Poland. As a child, he moved with his family to Ontario and later to Montreal, where Lyon and his father, Lazarus, entered the coal business together. Cohen went on to establish himself as owner of one of Montreal’s largest…
Montreal Jewry is heralded for two culinary contributions: smoked meat and bagels. Popular bread amongst Eastern European Jews since the sixteenth century, immigrants brought “beygels” to North America when they emigrated. Symbolizing the eternal cycle of life, bagels reflect the resilience of the early years of the largely immigrant-based Montreal…
Montreal Jewry is heralded for two culinary contributions: smoked meat and bagels. Popular bread amongst Eastern European Jews since the sixteenth century, immigrants brought “beygels” to North America when they emigrated. Symbolizing the eternal cycle of life, bagels reflect the resilience of the early years of the largely immigrant-based Montreal…
Joseph Schubert (1889-1952) was a popular labour organizer, public health advocate, and City Council alderman in the 1920s and 1930s, representing the interests of Montreal’s « downtowner » immigrant Jewish community during its formative years. After arriving from Romania, he worked as a pants maker before quickly rising to prominent positions in…
Joseph Schubert (1889-1952) was a popular labour organizer, public health advocate, and City Council alderman in the 1920s and 1930s, representing the interests of Montreal’s “downtowner” immigrant Jewish community during its formative years. After arriving from Romania, he worked as a pants maker before quickly rising to prominent positions in…
Joseph Schubert (1889-1952) was a popular labour organizer, public health advocate, and City Council alderman in the 1920s and 1930s, representing the interests of Montreal’s “downtowner” immigrant Jewish community during its formative years. After arriving from Romania, he worked as a pants maker before quickly rising to prominent positions in…
Joseph Schubert (1889-1952) was a popular labour organizer, public health advocate, and City Council alderman in the 1920s and 1930s, representing the interests of Montreal’s “downtowner” immigrant Jewish community during its formative years. After arriving from Romania, he worked as a pants maker before quickly rising to prominent positions in…
Joseph Schubert (1889-1952) was a popular labour organizer, public health advocate, and City Council alderman in the 1920s and 1930s, representing the interests of Montreal’s “downtowner” immigrant Jewish community during its formative years. After arriving from Romania, he worked as a pants maker before quickly rising to prominent positions in…
(Traduction à venir) In 1969, École Maïmonide, the brainchild of Moroccan Jewish parents, became the first Jewish day school in Canada with French-language instruction. Named after the twelfth-century Jewish philosopher and theologian, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon or Maimonides, the school’s curriculum combines secular and Jewish studies, with an emphasis on…