THINKER’S FORUM
Father John Walsh and Rabbi Allan Langner lead a discussion after the screening of Constantine’s Sword at Congregation Beth-El’s Thinker’s Forum at 7 p.m. Jerry, 738-4766.
IT’S A SECRET
The 2007 French film Un Secret about a Jewish family in post-World War II Paris, will be shown at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, 7:30 p.m. It’s part of the sisterhood’s first annual Jewish film festival. Arlene Scher, 937-9471, ext. 169.
JEWISH COMPOSERS
Janie Respitz speaks on “Great Jewish Composers,” Shaare Zedek Congregation, 7:30 p.m., the first of three talks on culture. Tickets, 484-1122.
TAP DANCE FOR ADULTS
A tap dance class for adults, led by Ethel Bruneau, begins at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., and continues on Sundays until Nov. 29. A course in acoustic guitar starts Oct. 19 and runs to Dec. 7, 7:30-8:45 p.m. Registration, 739-7944.
SEASON OPENER
The new theatre season opens with the classic drama Inherit the Wind, at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, which runs until Nov. 8. The play is a fictionalization of the infamous Scopes “Monkey” Trial” of 1925, when a Tennessee schoolteacher challenged a state law banning the teaching of evolution by introducing his students to Darwin’s theories. Greg Kramer directs.
HOLOCAUST IN ROMANIA
The 14th annual commemoration of the Jews killed in Romania’s Transnistria region from 1940 to1944 will be held at Shaare Zedek Congregation in association with the Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, 9:45 a.m. Chaired by Baruch Cohen, the program includes poetry and memoir readings. 486-5544.
QUI EST JUIF?
“Qui est juif?” is the topic of a brunch from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and a lecture and discussion, 7:30-9 p.m., directed by Sonia Sarah Lipsyc, at the Aleph Centre d’études juives contemporaines at Cummings House. Reservations, 733-4998, ext. 3160.
On Oct. 20, the Aleph Centre launches the four-part series “Le mois de l’initiation a l’étude biblique” given by Haim Hazan, from 7:30-9 p.m.
WESTERN MOVIE
The West Island Division of Combined Jewish Appeal presents its annual movie night at the Kirkland Colisée, 6 p.m., featuring Bonjour Mr. Shlomie. Reservations, albinna. [email protected].
DE BULLION REUNION
If you grew up on de Bullion Street or vicinity from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s, you’re invited to a reunion at the Living Room, 7 p.m. There will be plenty of reminiscing and good food (smoked meat, “specials,” hot dogs, etc.) Bring old photos. [email protected].
LUNCH AND LEARN
Emunah Women of Montreal holds a “Lunch and Learn: Rosh Chodesh shiur for women, 12:15 p.m. at its offices. Guest speaker is Eva Steinlauf. Reservations, 485-2397.
GERMAN FILM
The award-winning German film And Along Come Tourists, about a young German who performs his compulsory foreign service at Oswiecim, site of Auschwitz, will be screened with English subtitles at the Jewish Public Library, 7:30 p.m., in co-operation with the Goethe Institute. Tickets, 345-6416.
PARENTING WORKSHOP
A six-session parenting workshop based on the book How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk is offered by Chabad’s Project Pride, 12-1:15 p.m.. led by social worker Karen Bresinger. Registration, 485-5121.
TUESDAYS AT THE SHAAR
Fall sessions of Tuesday Night Learning at the Shaar (Hashomayim) are underway. Tonight’s offerings are: “Limits of Tolerance” with Rabbi Adam Scheier, “Stroke: What Can We Do Now?” with doctors Donatella Tampieri and Jeanne Teitelbaum, and “You, I and Abraham… All in the Family” with Rabbi Mordecai Zeitz at 7:30 p.m.; and, at 8:30 p.m., “Personal Reflections from my Careers in Law, Journalism and Academia” with Michael Goldbloom, principal of Bishop’s University, “The Westmount Eruv” with Rabbi Yonah Berman, and a weekly Hebrew class with Rabbi David Woolfson. Register at 937-9471.
JEWISH TIME TRAVEL
Rabbi Ira Ebbin gives a “Crash Course in Hebrew Reading” for those with a preliminary knowledge of the language, at Beth Zion Congregation, 7 p.m. Reservations, 489-8411, ext. 24. At 8 p.m, he begins a series called “Jewish Time Travel,” on various periods of Jewish history.
BREAST CANCER TALK
Carole Séguin, a nurse-clinician at the Jewish General Hospital Breast Centre, gives a lecture “Seincèrement… Entre-Nous” in French at the Hope & Cope Wellness Centre, 5:30-7 p.m. Registration, 340-3616.
QUEBEC GENEALOGY
“Discovering the Mysteries of Land Records: The Hidden Landscape of Quebec Genealogy” will be discussed by Gary Shroder and Sharon Callaghan of the Quebec Family History Society, at a Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Public Library, 484-0969.
STORYTELLING
Two German storytellers – one Jewish, one not – present “Lost Stories,” at the Jewish Public Library, 7:30 p.m. Tel Aviv-born, Vienna-raised Gideon Horowitz and Aachen-born Regina Sommer frequently appear in North America and Europe. The event is part of the Quebec Intercultural Storytelling Festival, and they’ll be introduced by its artistic director Stéphane Bénéteau. Reservations, 345-6416.
YALE PROFESSOR
Christine Hayes, a Yale University religious studies professor and specialist in the Talmud and midrash, lectures on “Cynicism, Skepticism and Faith” at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom at 7:30 p.m. 937-3575.
OUT OF THIS WORLD
The Maimonides Society of the Health and Academia Division of Combined Jewish Appeal heads to the planetarium for a talk by theoretical astrophysicist Andrew Cumming on “In Search of New Worlds: The Discovery and Characterization of Exoplanets,” 8 p.m. Sheila Benhaim, 345-2645, ext. 3660.
PRETTY IN PINK
The Montreal Juniors will wear pink uniforms in their game against the Moncton Wildcasts at the Verdun Auditorium tonight. The uniforms will be auctioned off after the game on local radio stations, with proceeds going to breast cancer research. The Jewish General Hospital is selling tickets for $25, with half going to breast cancer research.
Businessman Amos Sochaczevski, sponsor of the downtown Yom Ha’atzmaut rally for the past few years, is the recipient of the Jerusalem Prize presented by the Canadian Zionist Federation, eastern region. In an unusual move, the prize is also being awarded to three organizations, the Zionist women’s groups Emunah Women, Hadassah-WIZO and Na’amat Canada, for their contributions to the health and welfare of Israeli society… Alberto Mizrahi, dubbed the “Jewish Pavarotti,” performs at the Festival des musiques sacrées in Quebec City on Oct. 24 at the Palais Montcalm… A $54-million goal has been set by Centraide of Greater Montreal, whose campaign concludes Dec. 15. Among the 360 agencies Centraide supports are Federation CJA’s Agence Ometz and the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors, which last year received, respectively, $320,000 and $275,000.
