Couillard becomes first Quebec premier to visit Israel officially
Close to 90 representatives of Quebec’s business, research and cultural sectors depart for a six-day trade mission to Israel and the West Bank, led by Premier Philippe Couillard.
Cree woman raised by Jews longed to discover own identity
The battle continues today to ensure that indigenous children put into foster care are raised with that identity and culture.
Lessons for Jews and Zionists from the Andrew Potter affair
The sad truth is that at McGill and elsewhere these days, free speech depends on the target.
Interfaith pioneer Victor Goldbloom remembered at MTL event
Victor Goldbloom was a pioneer in Christian-Jewish dialogue in Quebec and beyond. On the first anniversary of his death, Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Montreal paid tribute to him at an event hosted by Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom March 21.
Cote St. Luc site hacked; document sprinkled with anti-Semitism and threats to Jews
Hateful messages against Jews and Israel, including praise for Hezbollah and death threats to Jews, were discovered and removed from a City of Côte St. Luc website.
Jews stand with Muslim neighbours at Montreal mosque
“We wish we could have come in a time of joy instead of grief,” Rabbi Mordechai Zeitz told members of a mosque in the Montreal West Island suburb of Dollard des Ormeaux. It was the first time Rabbi Zeitz, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Beth Tikvah, had been inside the Canadian Islamic Centre al-Jamieh, not far […]
Jewish groups express horror at Quebec City mosque shooting
Groups including CIJA and Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre have denounced the mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque Jan. 29.
Le PQ courtise les communautés culturelles
Évelyne Abitbol a été nommée conseillère spéciale à la diversité au cabinet de Jean-François Lisée
Air Transat to fly to Israel from Montreal starting this spring
Air Transat, the popular leisure travel airline, will begin non-stop, twice-weekly flights from Montreal to Israel for the first time this spring, which Israeli officials believe will entice more Quebecers to visit the Jewish state and may reduce airfares through competition
Une entrevue avec l’Ambassadeur Yehuda Lancry
Ancien Ambassadeur d’Israël en France et à l’ONU, Yehuda Lancry a rendu un vibrant hommage à l’ancien Président d’Israël, feu Shimon Peres, décédé le 28 septembre dernier, au cours d’une conférence magistrale qu’il a prononcée dans le cadre du Festival Séfarad de Montréal 2016
