In 1922,the Protestant School Board - angered at the influx of Jewish students into their system - decided to ghettoize the high school crowd. They erected Baron Byng High School on St. Urbain Street, then with a largely Jewish population and six of the city's 50 synagogues. Read More
Conquering cancer, enabling the blind to see and the crippled to walk, ending the scourge of diabetes - these are only some of the extraodinary contributions to human progress being provided by Israel - despite the fact that it is surrounded by extremist nations endlessly bent on its destruction. Read More
From July 12-23, over 50 of the best snooker players in the world congregated at the Sheraton Montreal Airport Hotel for the International Billiards and Snooker Foundations's(ISBF) Under 21 World Championships. Read More
As I am driving down the street I see a mezuzah. I park. knock on the door, no answer. I call the phone number listed for the address, no answer. Read More
You hear them everyday; the new stories tell us of all that is wrong with our world. Who are the leaders of tomorrow? Where will they come from? Read More
After paramount success, the major Yaddish theatres of the world returned. to come together in one place, at one time! Ten days and evenings Jam-packed with great world-class entertainment! Read More
This year, for MAZON's 25th, we are re-charging our annual gala and adding some attention-grabbing bling. We've changed venues to Wave, one of Montreal's newest and most exciting spaces and relpaced the silent auction with an intriguing auction of plates decorated. Read More
Maimonides Geriatric Centre recently received a substantial gift from the Donald Berman Foundation. This donation is the largest in the institution's 101 - year history. In recognition of this transformative gift, Maimonides Geriatric Centre has been named Donald Berman Maimonides Geriatric Centre. Read More
National Council of Jewish Women Canada(NCJWC) was the first Jewish women's organization to be created in Canada. Established in 1897, it has been a catalyst for change and a powerful pioneering force on behalf of children, the elderly, families, disabled, new Canadians and the disadvantaged in both the general and Jewish communities. Read More