Quebec court evicts Hasidic Jews from vacation property
A group of Hasidic Jews in the Laurentians have until July 26 to leave a residence they have been using in violation of local bylaws.
Privacy concerns raised over Quebec’s new compulsory education law
The chassidic community is raising privacy concerns over a new Quebec law.
Netflix screens documentary on Jews who leave the chassidic community
One of Us focuses on three chassidic Jews from New York who chose to leave their community, and their struggles during this transition.
Ex-Chassid’s unprecedented case against Quebec gov’t to go ahead
Former Chassid Yochonon Lowen is trying to hold the Quebec government, and chassidic schools, responsible for allegedly depriving him of a secular education. lt will be the first legal challenge of its kind in Quebec.
Film seeks to show chassidic characters who aren’t (only) sad, repressed
Director Joshua Z. Weinstein says that the film was a direct response to stories about the community that prioritized the characters’ sadness and repression.
YOUR DAILY SPIEL FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9
Today’s Spiel: Former Canadian chassidic man sues the Quebec provincial government, Israel welcomes first Thai soldier to IDF, and thinking about the post-Abbas era.
Ex-Chassid’s case against Quebec government to go ahead
Yochonon Lowen who has been trying to hold the Quebec government and other public authorities, as well as the schools he attended, responsible for allegedly depriving him of a secular education may finally get his day in court
YOUR DAILY SPIEL FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2
Today’s spiel: Israel rocked by another terrorist attack, all-Yiddish movie debuts in U.S. theatres and the fistfight that nearly was between a Jordanian and an Israeli politician.
From scion of a chassidic dynasty to trans activist
Abby Stein, a 25-year-old scion of a chassidic rabbinic dynasty, calls herself a Jewish woman of trans experience. She began her transition in 2015, three years after leaving her ultra-Orthodox community in New York.
Déboulonner les mythes sur les Hassidim d’Outremont
L’universitaire Annie Ousset-Krief publie un livre-enquête sur la communauté hassidiques du Québec.
