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Automne-Hiver
Programmes
Fall-Winter
Fall-Winter 2018-19
2018-19
INCLUT LE MOIS DU LIVRE JUIF
INCLUDES JEWISH BOOK MONTH
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General Information |
Information générale
Movies | Cinéma
19
The Jewish Public Library’s
07 Opening Hours, Directions |
20 “Black 104th Annual
21
Honey: The
Heures d'ouverture, General Meeting
Poetic Life
directions Courses | Cours of Abraham
Sutzkever”
08 Membership | Abonnement 32 Beginners/Intermediate/ Film in Hebrew, Paint Night
Advanced Yiddish English, Yiddish with English
10 About the Jewish Public With Director of the JPL Archives
Library | À propos de la subtitles, 76 min. Jessica Zimmerman
32 Russian for Beginners
Bibliothèque publique juive
21 “War: A Memoir”
22
33 Writing Workshop Film in French with English
10 The Archives |
subtitles, 126 min.
12 Les archives 33 Introduction to
11The Norman Berman
Bookbinding 25 “Winter Hunt”
and Box Making Film in German with English
Children’s Library | Philippe Sands
subtitles, 105 min.
13 Bibliothèque pour East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide"
enfants Norman Book Discussions | and "Crimes against Humanity”
Berman Critiques de livres
23
34 The Jonathan & Elyce Joy 19 Russian Literary Club
Berman Multimedia with Valentina Rojinskaia
Centre | Le Centre de
multimédia Jonathan &
Elyce Joy Berman
David Frum
discussing his latest book “Trumpocracy:
Children's Library | The Corruption of the American Republic”
Bibliothèque pour enfants
NBCL 3 Pre-School
23 JBM KEYNOTE
Programmes 29 “And Then She Arrived” by Roee Florentin
(Hebrew with English subtitles, 100 minutes) © Michael Kress
NBCL 4 Pre-K & Kindergarten
Programmes 30 “The Testament” by Amichai Greenberg
NBCL 6 Kids & Tweens (Hebrew with English subtitles, 93 minutes)
Programmes Simon Schama
30 “Fractures” by Arik Lubetzky talking about “Belonging: the Experience
NBCL 7 Teen Programmes (Hebrew with English subtitles, 82 minutes) of the Jews between the Renaissance
NBCL 8 Sundays at the JPL and Zionism”
YOUTH SPACE 31 “In her Footsteps” by Rana Abu Fraiha
(Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, 80 minutes)
31 “Shoelaces” by Yaakov Goldwasser
(Hebrew with English subtitles, 90 minutes)
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Lectures & Book
Launches | Conférences
Événements en français
25
& Lancements de livre
24 Eddy Portnoy “Bad
20
Projection du film en français avec sous-
titres anglais, 126 min.
13th Annual Evening of Russian Culture
“Maple Leaves, Russian Parks”
26
Rabbi: And
« La Douleur » de Emmanuel Finkiel
Other
Strange
but True
Stories
from the
Yiddish Press”
27 The 50th J.I. Segal Awards Gala
#Israel @ 70 Unplugged
26 David Fishman “The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal | A Musical Tribute to Israel with Cantor Daniel Benlolo
Book Smugglers of the Vilna Société généalogique juive de Montréal
Ghetto – A Story of Cultural
Resistance”
27 Herbert Marx “My Story” 19 Sunday Morning
Family Tree Workshops
28
Yiddish Café presents Love Café
19 Lecture with Rita Briansky “Oy, Mama, Am I in Love”
“The Golden Chord –
from Spain to the Comedians of the Catskills”
22
Lecture with Dr. Jack Hirschberg
Books & Booze: “The History of Jewish Migration during the Four Great
Diasporas”
28 Rachel Harris talks
about her book
24 Lecture with Ellin Bessner
“The Untold Stories of Canada’s Jewish Fighters in
“Warriors, Uniform in WWII”
Witches,
Whores:
28 Lecture with Richard Moses
“Visit to Our Family's Shtetls in Bukovina”
Women
in Israeli 28 The JGS of Montreal’s 16th Annual Film Night
Cinema”
general information 7
Library Bibliothèque
Jewish Public Library Bibliothèque publique juive
1 Cummings Square, Montreal, Qc H3W 1M6 1, carré Cummings, Montréal (Qc) H3W 1M6
(5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine Road) (5151, chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine)
Tel./Tél. (514) 345-2627 Fax/Télec. (514) 345-6477
www.jewishpubliclibrary.org
Monday - Wednesday 10:00 - 21:00 Lundi - Mercredi
Thursday 10:00 - 18:00 Jeudi
Friday 10:00 - 13:00 Vendredi
Sunday 10:00 - 17:00 Dimanche
The circulation desk closes 15 minutes prior to Le comptoir des prêts ferme 15 minutes avant
closing hours. The Multimedia Centre closes l’horaire régulier. Le Centre de multimedia ferme
one hour prior to closing hours. une heure avant l’horaire régulier.
Programmes & Tickets Programmes & Billets
Information: (514) 345-2627 ext. 3017 Information : (514) 345-2627, poste 3017
Tickets: (514) 345-6416 Billets : (514) 345-6416
Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 17:00 Lundi - Jeudi
Friday 9:00 - 13:00 Vendredi
Administration Administration
Tel./Tél. (514) 345-2627 ext./poste 3332
Fax/Télec. (514) 345-6477
Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 17:00 Lundi - Jeudi
Friday 9:00 - 13:00 Vendredi
Accessibility Accessibilité
The Jewish Public Library is accessible to wheelchair La Bibliothèque publique juive est accessible aux personnes en
users. An elevator is available to all visitors. fauteuil roulant. Un ascenseur est disponible de tous les visiteurs.
Public transportation Transports en commun
The Jewish Public Library can be reached by metro Vous pouvez vous rendre à la Bibliothèque publique juive
(Côte-Ste-Catherine station) and by number 129 bus par métro (station Côte-Ste-Catherine) et par autobus
(Côte-Ste-Catherine and Westbury stop) (le numéro 129, arrêt coin Côte-Ste-Catherine et Westbury)
8 membership membership 9
Support the Library! Become a member of the Jewish Public Library
(Tax receipts will be issued for the portion of fees exceeding the first $50)
”Friends“ of the JPL represents the most prestigious and valued group of donor members.
Each donor category listed below includes a Family Membership = $75 value. Je souhaite m'abonner à la Bibliothèque publique juive
You will receive a tax receipt for any amount over $50. (Des reçus seront émis pour la portion de l’abonnement en sus des premiers 50$)
We are grateful for the generosity of our loyal supporters. Family | Famille*
FRIENDS BENEFITS $75
Thank you for ensuring a prosperous future for the JPL.
For more information, please contact us at (514) 345- E-Books Individual | Individu¹ $50
2627 ext. 3332 or 3042. In-library access to ancestry.ca
Federation CJA | Fédération CJA*
2 free tickets to 100+ (employees only | employés seulement) $35
cultural programmes Senior Pair (60+) | 2 Séniors* (60+)
in the same household | par couple
$50
Reserved seating at events
$450 tax receipt Senior (60+) | Sénior (60+)¹ $30
No late fees
Online | En-Ligne
(Access to eBooks and online databases only | $20
Donner à la bibliothèque! accès aux resources éléctroniques seulement)
Les « amis » de la BPJ est la plus prestigieuse et précieuse de nos catégories de donateurs. Student | Étudiant¹
(up to 26 years with valid student ID | $30
Chaque catégorie de donateur reçoit un abonnement de catégorie « Famille », d’une valeur de 75 $. (jusqu’ à 26 ans avec carte d’étudiant)
Vous recevrez un reçu d’impôt pour tous dons de plus de 50 $. Children | Enfants
(up to 13 years | jusqu’ à 13 ans) $15
Nous sommes grandement reconnaissants de la générosité de ceux
AVANTAGES D’AMI qui nous encouragent. * Entitled to 2 tickets per event at the preferred member rate | Droit à 2 billets par événement au tarif préférentiel de membre
Merci d’assurer la prospérité et le futur de la BPJ. ¹ Entitled to 1 ticket per event at the preferred member rate | Droit à 1 billet par événement au tarif préférentiel de membre
Livres électroniques
Accès à ancestry.ca à la BPJ Pour plus d'information, veuillez nous contacter au (514)
345-2627, poste 3332 ou 3042.
2 billets pour plus de
100 programmes
Places réservées aux événements
Reçu d’impôt de $450
Aucun frais de retard
« La magie se trouve partout.
Assoyez-vous et détendez-vous, tout ce
dont vous avez besoin c’est d’un livre ».
Membership at the Jewish Public Library has its privileges “You can find magic wherever you look.
Present your Library Card and get discounts on programmes and courses Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.”
from the following organizations:
- Dr. Seuss
15% on up to 2 tickets per show for the
5% on new memberships 2017-18 mainstage theatre productions Suivez-nous!
Connect with us!
Membre indépendant de / independent member of
www.leaglobal.com www.flmontreal.com
10 Inspiring Jewish learning | Promoting literacy and creativity | Providing The Jonathan & 11
access to our historical and cultural heritage, literature and knowledge Elyce Joy Berman
Multimedia Centre
About the Jewish Public Library
About the Jewish Public Library
The Main Library The Jonathan & Elyce Joy
A unique fusion of a neighbourhood library and a specialized Berman Multimedia Centre
Judaica collection. at the JPL provides a com-
fortable environment with ten
Scholars, students and friendly neighbours just stopping by to
computer stations featuring
read the daily newspaper, can all be found in the JPL’s warm
high-speed Internet access
and inviting reading, study and reference spaces. Our varied col
lection of more than 165,000 items in circulation includes the JPL Archives and Microsoft Office software.
latest fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, first-run DVDs, major The JPL’s world-class The JPL YOUTH SPACE (Norman Access to high-quality colour
and black and white laser
newspapers, magazines, music and audiobooks, and eBooks – Archives collection docu- Berman Children’s Library) printing, as well as scanning
in English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. The JPL is proud ments Montreal’s rich and
A happy library is a giggly, active library and CD burning, is also avail-
to be the municipally mandated community library in one of the diverse history and is at the
filled with the sounds of sharing and dis- able for a nominal fee. For
most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in Canada. forefront of web accessible
covery! For generations, the NBCL has laptop users, the Library also
Home to North America’s largest circulating Judaica collection, materials with growing digi-
been a magical and welcoming sanctu- features free Wi-Fi access.
the JPL is an internationally recognized research institution. tized collections. With partner
institutions, the JPL-A pro- ary for exploration and learning for kids
The JPL’s distinctive Rare Book Collection includes and families from all neighbourhoods and
approximately 1,200 titles dating from the vides access to its collec-
tions through one of North backgrounds.
late 15th century, including works on religion,
history, philosophy, philology, and ethics. America’s first mobile archi- We are proud to host a collection of over 40,000
val sites. Our users – local, items – books, magazines, CDs, books on tape and DVDs – in
If you can’t visit us, let us visit you: vol- national and international English, French, Hebrew and Russian. Each year over 68,000
unteers from our friendly Books on Wheels – regard us as a vital edu- items are loaned. See page 34 for more details
Programme*, supported by the Henry and cational resource. Not just for
Berenice Kaufmann Foundation in tribute to Our collection is a modern and traditional mix of Judaica,
use by academics and media, At the NBCL you will find
Marion Greenwood, can bring the Library to your door. contemporary fiction and information in multiple languages.
our doors are also open for programmes like:
It is a reflection of the wide range of communities the library
* Call (514) 345-2627 #3003 for more information school tours and lectures.
Get to know your past, pres-
embraces, from Orthodox to secular Jewish to non-Jewish. • Storytimes (in 4 languages)
Discover more about us online, where you can browse our
ent and future via our online We work closely with schools in the area and in the city, bring- • Pre-school music sessions
catalogue and New Items list, as well as reserve books and
exhibits and finding aids. ing authors to speak to students and organizing writing and • Author visits
track your library account. www.jewishpubliclibrary.org
Archives info: 514-345-2627 publishing workshops. We also supplement school curriculum • Crafts
#3015 or at with a collection that meets the project needs of students. • Chess Club
archives@jplmontreal.org Our Haim Kotler Genius Lab* offers ELF • Makerspace activities
Child-Safe Browsers as well as Early
Cultural Programming Literacy Stations with touch-sensitive
Since our founding in 1914, the JPL screens that promote learning through
has been a cultural hub, offering multi-curricular games and activities. Our Need a password? Please con-
exceptional adult programming in Makerspace collection of 3D pens, WeDo tact 514.345.2627 #3003.
five languages and hosting some 2.0 LEGO robotics, Cubelets and other For the Haim Kotler Genius Lab
of the world’s foremost authors interactive learning games brings a new please contact 514.345.2627
and thinkers. Whatever your tastes enhanced dimension to our Genius Lab! #3016 or Leticia.cuenca@
may be, our lectures, films, courses, Bring the Genius Lab Home! As a perk of your annual mem- jplmontreal.org
plays, book readings and other special events such as monthly genealogical bership you can also download the ELF Child-Safe Browser on
workshops, give you countless opportunities to be informed and entertained all year round. your home computer – all you need is your password. *The Haim Kotler Genius Lab is
made possible by a generous 100th
Library members get a discount on admission when purchasing tickets in advance. For You will find a detailed listing of all children’s programmes anniversary gift from the Adriana and
more information, please consult page 18. on pages NBCL 3–9. Haim Kotler Family Foundation.
12 Stimule l'apprentissage juif | Favorise la littératie et la créativité | Ouvre Le Centre de 13
l'accès à notre patrimoine et héritage culturels,notre littérature et notre savoir Multimédia
Jonathan et Elyce
À propos de la Bibliothèque publique juive
À propos de la Bibliothèque publique juive
La bibliothèque principale Les Archives Joy Berman
Fusion unique d'une bibliothèque de Les Archives de classe mon- Le Centre de multimédia de
quartier et d'un fonds judaïque spé- diale de la BPJ illustrent la JPL offre un environnement
cialisé. l’histoire riche et diversifiée confortable avec dix ordina-
Chercheurs, étudiants et gens du quart- de Montréal et sont au pre- teurs munis d'une connexion
ier, tous utilisent les salles de lecture, mier rang des documents Internet haut débit et des
d'études et de référence chaleureuses et accessibles en ligne grâce à logiciels Microsoft Office.
accueillantes de la BPJ. Les quelque 165 000 la multiplication des fonds L’impression en couleur
articles en circulation de notre fonds comprennent les derniers numérisés. En partenariat avec ESPACE JEUNESSE (Bibliothèque de haute qualité ainsi que
romans et ouvrages généraux à succès, des DVD exclusifs, grands d’autres établissements, les pour enfants Norman Berman) l’impression au laser en noir
quotidiens, revues, disques compacts de musique, livres audio et Archives en rendent l'accès et blanc sont disponibles. Nos
Dans une bibliothèque joyeuse et animée, le
livres numériques en anglais, français, hébreu, yiddish et russe. partage et la découverte s'accompagnent de utilisateurs peuvent aussi venir
La BPJ est fière d'être la bibliothèque communautaire d'un des petits éclats de rire! Depuis des générations, utiliser notre compte Netflix,
quartiers canadiens les plus multiculturels. la BENB est un sanctuaire magique qui ainsi que nos stations pour
accueille les enfants et les familles de tous les iPad. La numérisation et la
Abritant le plus important fonds judaïque en circulation en possible grâce à un des pre- gravure de CD sont également
Amérique du Nord, la JPL est un établissement de recherche quartiers et milieux en quête d'apprentissage et
miers sites d'archives mobiles disponibles pour une somme
reconnu internationalement. Son fonds de livres rares y comprit de recherche.
nord-américain. Nos utilisa- modique. Pour les usagers
environ 1 200 titres datant du 15e siècle sur la religion, l'histoire, teurs considèrent les Archives Notre fonds comprend plus de 40 000 articles – livres, revues, d'ordinateurs portables, la bib-
la philosophie, la philologie et l'éthique. comme une ressource éduca- disques compacts, livres sonores, DVD – en anglais, français, liothèque dispose également
Vous ne pouvez pas venir à nous? Laissez-nous venir à vous. Des tive essentielle. Leur utilisation hébreu et russe. Chaque année, nous consentons quelque 68 000 d’une connexion Wi-Fi gratuite.
bénévoles de notre programme de service mobile* peuvent vous n'est pas réservée uniquement prêts à nos membres.
apporter des livres chez vous, grâce au soutien de la Fondation aux universitaires et médias; Rassemblant divers ouvrages judaïques modernes et traditionnels,
Henry et Berenice Kaufmann en hommage à Marion Greenwood. nous accueillons aussi des vis- de fiction et d'information, notre fonds évoque les nombreuses
ites et conférences scolaires. communautés que nous accueillons avec joie : juive orthodoxe,
*Pour renseignements, appelez au 514 345-2627, poste 3003
Apprenez à connaître votre juive séculaire, et non juive.
Renseignez-vous à notre sujet, parcourez notre catalogue et passé, votre présent et votre Voir page 34 pour les details
la liste de nos nouveautés, réservez des livres et consultez avenir grâce à nos expositions Nous travaillons étroitement avec les écoles avoisinantes et mon-
votre dossier en ligne à www.jewishpubliclibrary.org/fr et outils de recherche en ligne. tréalaises en invitant des auteurs à s'adresser aux élèves et en
Archives : 514-345-2627, organisant des ateliers d'écriture et d'édition. Notre fonds s'ajoute Des programmes variés vous
poste 3015, courriel aux ressources éducatives que les élèves consultent pour effectuer attendent à la Bibliothèque :
archives@jplmontreal.org leurs projets scolaires. • L'heure du conte (dans quatre
Le Laboratoire des génies Haim Kotler* offre des navi- langues)
Les programmes culturels gateurs sécuritaires pour enfants ELF, ainsi que des • Séances musicales
postes informatiques munis d’écrans tactiles qui pré-scolaires
Dès sa fondation en 1914, la BPJ a
favorise l’apprentissage des tout-petits. De plus, • Visites d'auteurs
été un centre culturel, offrant des pro-
notre Makerspace est équipé avec des stylos 3D, • Bricolage
grammes exceptionnels aux adultes
en cinq langues et accueillant des
LEGO robotique WeDo 2.0, Cubelets et d’autres • Cercle de joueurs
jeux pédagogiques interactifs. d'échecs
auteurs et penseurs réputés mondi-
alement. Nous offrons d'innombrables Utilisez le Laboratoire des génies à la maison! Votre
• Laboratoire ouvert
occasions de vous renseigner et de vous adhésion annuelle vous permet de télécharger le navigateur
divertir l'année durant : conférences, films, cours, pièces de théâtre, séances de sécuritaire pour enfants ELF sur votre ordinateur personnel, simplement *Le Laboratoire des génies Haim
Kotler a été rendu possible grâce à
lecture et événements spéciaux, notamment des ateliers généalogiques mensuels. avec votre mot de passe. un généreux don de la fondation de
Nos membres bénéficient d'une réduction sur le prix des billets achetés à l'avance. Une liste détaillée des programmes pour enfants se trouve la famille d’Adriana et de Haim Kotler
aux pages NBCL 3 à 9. à l’occasion du 100e anniversaire
Renseignements : page 18. de la BPJ.
September
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
7:30 pm
JGS: Lecture Meeting with
Rita Briansky
Closed “The Golden Chord”
2 Labour Day 3 4 5 6 7 8
7:00 pm
104th Annual
General Meeting
JPL closes at 1 pm Closed Closed
Erev Rosh Hashana 9 Rosh Hashana 10 Rosh Hashana 11 12 13 14 15
10:00 am
The Jewish Genealogical
Society Sunday Morning
Family Tree Workshop
Sundays at the NBCL
10:15 - 11:00 am
Crayons Colouring Party!
2:00 pm
Led by Valentina
Rojinskaia Russian JPL closes at 1 pm Closed
Literary Club Erev Yom Kippur Yom Kippur
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
JPL closes at 2 pm Closed Closed
Erev Sukkot 23 Sukkot 24 Sukkot 25 26 27 28 29
JPL closes at 2 pm
Hoshana Raba 30
October
s
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
5:30 p.m. – First class 7:30 pm
Writing Workshop Film in Heb., Eng., Yiddish
with Michelle Franklin with Eng. subtitles (76 min.)
“Black Honey: The
6:00 p.m. – First class Poetic Life of Abraham
Bookbinding and Box
Closed Closed Sutzkever” by Uri
Shemini Atzeret 1 Simchat Torah 2 Making with Cécile Côté 3 Barbash 4 5 6
First class 4:30 p.m. – First Class
Intermediate Yiddish & Russian for Beginners
Beginners Yiddish
7:00 pm
19 h 30 Film en français Art Hives with the Archives
avec sous- titres anglais, Paint Night
Closed (126 min.) « La Douleur »
7 Thanksgiving 8 de Emmanuel Finkiel 9 10 11 12 13
10:00 am 4:30 p.m. – First class JBM 7:30 pm
The Jewish Genealogical Advanced Yiddish Philippe Sands talking
Society Sunday Morning with Lorna Smith about his book
Family Tree Workshop “East West Street: On
7:15 - 8:45 pm
the Origins of ‘Genocide’
“Leyenkrayz”
Sundays at the NBCL and ‘Crimes against
1:00 - 2:30 pm 7:30 pm Humanity’”
Haim Kotler Genius Lab JGS: Lecture Meeting with
Makerspace Workshops Dr. Jack Hirschberg
“The History of Jewish
Migration during the
Four Great
14 Diasporas” 15 16 17 18 19 20
2:00 pm 7:15 - 8:45 pm JBM 7:30 pm
Led by Valentina Yiddish Reading Circle David Frum discussing his
Rojinskaia Russian “Leyenkrayz” latest book “Trumpocracy:
Literary Club The Corruption of the
21 22 23 American Republic” 24 25 26 27
Sundays at the NBCL 7:15 - 8:45 pm
1:00 - 3:00 pm Yiddish Reading Circle
Paint and Pizza! 28 “Leyenkrayz” 29 30 31November
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
JBM KEYNOTE 8:00 pm
Simon Schama talking
about “Belonging: the
Experience of the Jews
between the Renais-
sance and Zionism” 1 2 3
10:00 am 7:15 - 8:45 pm JBM 7:30 pm JBM 8:00 pm
The Jewish Genealogical Yiddish Reading Circle Film in German with English An Evening of Russian
Society Sunday Morning “Leyenkrayz” subtitles, (105 min.) Culture (presented in
Family Tree Workshop “Winter Hunt” Russian and English)
7:30 pm
JBM 2:00 pm by Astrid Schult “Maple Leaves,
JGS: Lecture Meeting with
Eddy Portnoy “Bad Rabbi: Russian Parks”
Ellin Bessner “The Untold
And Other Strange but Stories of Canada’s
True Stories from the Jewish Fighters in
Yiddish Press” Uniform in WWII”
Daylight Saving ends 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7:15 - 8:45 pm JBM 7:30 pm JBM 7:30 pm JBM 8:00 pm
Yiddish Reading Circle David Fishman “The Book The 50th J.I. Segal A Musical Tribute to
“Leyenkrayz” Smugglers of the Vilna Awards Gala 2018 Israel with
Ghetto – A Story of Cantor Daniel Benlolo
Cultural Resistance” #Israel @ 70 Unplugged
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Sundays at the NBCL JBM 7:30 pm 7:30 pm
1:00 - 2:30 pm Herbert Marx Books & Booze with
WIKKI STIKS Workshop: “My Story” author Rachel Harris
CD Suncatchers
and Mazes! 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Sundays at the NBCL
11:00 am
Holiday Concert with
Jennifer Gasoi
2:00 pm
Led by Valentina
Rojinskaia Russian
Literary Club 25 26 27 28 29 30
December | January | February
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
10:00 am 7:30 pm
The Jewish Genealogical JGS: Lecture Meeting with
Society Sunday Morning Richard Moses “Visit to
Family Tree Workshop Our Family's Shtetls in
Sundays at the NBCL Bukovina”
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Hannukah Extravaganza! Closed from December 23, 2018 – January 1, 2019 inclusive
Chanukah:
Dec First Candle 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10:00 am 7:30 p.m.
The Jewish Genealogical The JGS of Montreal’s
Society Sunday Morning 16th Annual Film Night
Family Tree
Jan Workshop 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
8:00 p.m.
IJFF2019
“And Then She Arrived”
13 14 15 16 17 18 by Roee Florentin 19
2:00 pm 8:00 p.m.
Led by Valentina IJFF2019
Rojinskaia Russian “The Testament” by
Literary Club 20 21 22 23 24 25 Amichai Greenberg 26
8:00 p.m.
IJFF2019
“Fractures”
Feb 1 by Arik Lubetzky 2
8:00 p.m.
IJFF2019
“In her Footsteps”
3 4 5 6 7 8 by Rana Abu Fraiha 9
7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Yiddish Café presents IJFF2019
“Oy, Mama, “Shoelaces” by Yaakov
10 11 12 13 Am I in Love” 14 15 Goldwasser 1618 tickets: 514. 345.6416 | www.jewishpubliclibrary.org The Rosalind Goodman Cultural Institute 19
JPL member prices apply only to tickets purchased in advance. Tickets sold at The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Tuesday
the door are at the regular rate. Students pay the JPL member rate at all times*. Lecture Meeting with Rita Briansky September 4
Tickets may also be purchased by telephone with a credit card during library “The Golden Chord – 7:30 pm
Ticket hours at (514) 345-6416 and will be held for you at the event. from Spain to the Comedians of the Catskills” Jewish Public Library
5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
Purchasing In the event that no one is available to take your call, please leave a message and Rita Briansky describes her research of many years' duration in the history
Free, donation requested
Policy someone will get back to you within 24 hours. We reserve the right to limit the of the Badchens and her surprising findings. A fascinating subject and
Info: JGS of Montreal
Hotline (514) 484-0969
number of tickets distributed to free events. amazing story!
Reserved seats are available only for the Library’s “Friends” category and
patrons with special needs. Reservations are required. Reserved seats will be
held up to 10 minutes prior to the event.
All tickets are non-refundable except for cancelled or rescheduled programmes. The Jewish Public Library invites you to its Thursday
104th Annual General Meeting September 13
* Tickets at the member rate can be purchased as follows: 7:00 pm
Mon – Wed 30 min. before programme starts This is your opportunity to hear about your library Jewish Public Library
Thu 30 min. before programme starts but not later than 5:30 p.m. and be heard. Get together with your fellow library 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
patrons as we share our past year’s accomplishments. Free admission
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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Sunday
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l’avance. Tout billet vendu à l’entrée sera au prix régulier. Les étudiants bénéfi- Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshop 10:00 am – noon
cient du tarif réduit en tout temps*. The popular Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshop is an opportunity for and on the following
Sundays: Oct 14, Nov 4,
Politique Vous pouvez aussi obtenir vos billets par téléphone au (514) 345-6416 beginners to get ‘one-on-one’ help with family history questions. Jewish
Dec 2, and Jan 6, 2019
durant les heures d’ouverture de la bibliothèque. Une carte de crédit est family history does not have to be a mystery. We all leave a paper trail
pour l’achat that can unravel the story of our families for many generations, across the Jewish Public Library
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ou jusqu’à 16 h 30 authors and poets – old and new – over a cup
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Thursday The N.E. Mendelson Fund presents Tuesday
October 4 Film in French with English subtitles, 126 minutes October 9
7:30 pm Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras 7:30 pm
Jewish Public Library The Yetta Feldman Chmiel Endowment presents
“War: A Memoir” by Emmanuel Finkiel (France, 2018) Jewish Public Library
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Members*/students $10 In June 1944, with France under German occupation, writer and resistance Members*/students $10
General admission $15 “Black Honey: The Poetic Life of Abraham Sutzkever” General admission $15
fighter Robert Antelme is arrested and deported. His young wife Marguerite,
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by Uri Barbash (Israel, 2018) also a writer and part of the resistance, is in anguish over her husband’s
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Refreshments silent absence and her secret relationship with Dyonis. Determined to
During his lifetime, Abraham Sutzkever would not allow a film to be made * Advance tickets only
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about his life. Eight years after his passing, Black Honey tells the fascinating find her husband, she enters into a dangerous liaison with Rabier,
story of the greatest Yiddish poet of modern times. a French Gestapo agent, in the hope that he can help her. The
return of camp survivors at the end of the war marks for Marguerite
One of the leaders of the Paper Brigade, the underground movement the beginning of a slow and agonizing wait amidst the chaos of the
that saved Jewish manuscripts from the Nazis, Sutzkever escaped to the liberation of Paris.
Soviet Union thanks to a private rescue plane sent by Stalin. He testified
in the Nuremberg Trials, and then immigrated to Israel in 1947 where A discussion, facilitated by Sophie Jama, cultural journalist and
he continued his rise as a major Yiddish poet and contributor to Yiddish Chair of the French Cultural Committee of the JPL, will follow the film
culture. This film highlights the beauty of his writing and his astonishing screening.
life story. In collaboration with the Montreal Holocaust Museum.
Prix du Film d'Histoire, Festival International du Film d'Histoire – Pessac
Prix de la Meilleure Adaptation Littéraire – Festival Le Croisic
Prix d‘Interprétation Féminine – Festival Le Croisic
Mardi Le fonds N.E. Mendelson présente
Le 9 octobre Projection du film en français avec sous-titres anglais, 126 minutes
19 h 30 D’après l’œuvre de Marguerite Duras JPL Art Hives with the Archives presents Thursday
Bibliothèque publique juive
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« La Douleur » de Emmanuel Finkiel (France, 2018) Paint Night October 11
7:00 pm
Catherine Juin 1944, la France est toujours sous occupation allemande. L’écrivain The JPL Archives invites you to partake in its
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Robert Antelme, figure majeure de la Résistance, est arrêté et déporté. new Paint Night, inspired by the history of 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
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Billets et info : Sa jeune épouse Marguerite, écrivaine et résistante, est tiraillée par the local Jewish garment industry. Director of Members*/students $10
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inspired by treasures from the archive, while
ambiguë avec cet homme censé pouvoir l’aider. La fin de la guerre et le discussing the history of “schmatta”.
All materials, snacks and
drinks provided
retour des camps annoncent pour Marguerite le début d’une insouten-
able attente, une agonie lente et silencieuse au milieu du chaos de la Join us for a night of creative exchange and the opportunity to bring home * Advance tickets only
Libération de Paris. your own amazing piece of art.
Présentation et débat par Sophie Jama, journaliste culturelle et prési- Apron recommended.
dente du comité francophone de la BPJ.
En collaboration avec le Musée Holocauste Montréal.
Prix du Film d'Histoire, Festival International du Film d'Histoire – Pessac
Prix de la Meilleure Adaptation Littéraire – Festival Le Croisic
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Mondays Yiddish Reading Circle The Mary Heimlich Cultural Endowment and The Strategic Charitable Giving Wednesday
October 15, 22, 29 Foundation in collaboration with the Marvin A. Drimer Foundation present October 24
“Leyenkrayz”
November 5 David Frum discussing his latest book “Trumpocracy: 7:30 pm
7:15 - 8:45 pm Join the JPL’s popular Yiddish reading circle with Prof. Anna Fishman The Corruption of the American Republic” Jewish Public Library
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5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Some ten days before the U.S. midterm elections, bestselling author, Members*/students $15
Members*/students $40 Advanced level Yiddish reading and comprehension required. Copies of former White House speechwriter, The Atlantic columnist and media com- General admission $20
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Tickets + Info: Anna Fishman Gonshor is a retired Faculty Lecturer in Yiddish Studies most important institutions – in ways even the most critical news media Reception with book sale
(514) 345-2627 x 3006 have missed – in this thoughtful and hard-hitting book that is a warning and signing
at McGill University and a faculty member of the Uriel Weinreich Summer
* Advance tickets only for democracy and America’s future. * Advance tickets only
Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture in New York.
David Frum, author of nine books, served as speech-
writer and special assistant to President George W.
Bush from 2001 to 2002. He is a regular guest on CNN,
MSNBC, and the BBC.
Introduced by Lewis Dobrin, member of the Quebec
Bar, for 22 years Director of Mirabaud Canada, Fellow
© Michael Kress
of the Wexner Heritage Program.
Monday The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
October 15 Lecture Meeting with Dr. Jack Hirschberg
7:30 pm “The History of Jewish Migration during the Four Great
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Hotline (514) 484-0969 in 70 CE, the other three Diasporas led the Jews mostly south to Sub- Giving Foundation in collaboration with November 1
Saharan Africa, and their lineages are still there. Dr. Hirschberg will discuss the Marvin A. Drimer Foundation 8:00 pm
the rich lineage to be discovered in Africa. Simon Schama talking about “Belonging: the Experience of Jewish Public Library
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Tuesday
Jewish Book Month – Opening Event Simon Schama needs no introduction….except as a General admission $25
October 16 study in excellence. A Columbia University Professor
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7:30 pm of Art History and History, he has also scripted and Sweet table with book sale
Jewish Public Library The Paul and Babey Trepman Memorial Fund of the JPL and the MHM presents
presented more than 40 Emmy and Broadcast and signing
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Philippe Sands talking about his book “East West Street: Critics Guild award-winning art, history and literature * Advance tickets only
General admission $15 On the Origins of ‘Genocide’ and ‘Crimes against Humanity’” documentaries for the BBC and PBS. A 1996
Tickets + Info: National Magazine award winner for his art criticism in
(514) 345-6416 Philippe Sands’ Baillie Gifford Prize-winning book for non-fiction is a
The New Yorker, and a Contributing Editor to The Financial Times, Schama
Reception with book sale compelling family memoir that intersects with the story of the Jewish legal
and signing has authored 18 books – the latest being Belonging: 1492-1900, the 2nd
minds that sowed the seeds for human rights law at the Nuremberg trials.
* Advance registration only volume of his The Story of The Jews, which he will discuss.
The evening will include the author’s personal exploration of the origins of
A passionate, magnificent and epic cultural history spanning continents and
modern justice, interspersed with images and musical excerpts by Bach,
centuries, miracles and massacres, Belonging is imbued with the energy,
Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Misraki and Leonard Cohen, interpreted by
character and colour for which Schama is renowned and with which he
Guillaume de Chassy (piano).
makes the story of the Jewish people that of the story of humanity.
One of the world’s leading human rights lawyers, Philippe Sands is the
Introduced by Eva Raby, Former Executive Director of the Jewish Public Library.
author of sixteen books on international law and President of English PEN.
Introduced by Nicholas Kasirer, Justice with the Quebec Court of Appeal.24 JBM tickets: 514. 345.6416 | www.jewishpubliclibrary.org The Rosalind Goodman Cultural Institute JBM 25
Sunday דער עולמות־פֿאָנד א׳נ נתן איגעלפֿעלד פּרעזענטירט אַ לעקציע אין ענגליש װעגן The Janie Cooper Endowment of the JPL presents Tuesday
November 4 טשיקאַװעסן פֿון דער ניו־אָרקער און װאַרשעװער ייִדישער פּרעסע פֿאַר דער Film in German with English subtitles, 105 min. November 6
.צװײטער װעלט־מלחמה
2:00 pm “Winter Hunt” by Astrid Schult (Germany, 2017) 7:30 pm
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5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine The Nathan Igelfeld Endowment presents a lecture in English with In this psychological thriller Lena lies her 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
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Eddy Portnoy: “Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True way into the Rossberg family home to con- Members*/students $10
General admission $15
Tickets + Info: Stories from the Yiddish Press” front a former Auschwitz guard. Anchored Tickets + Info: (514)
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Refreshments Disaster, misery, and misfortune: you will find no better chronicle of the filled with revelations that will keep you on Vin d’honneur
* Advance tickets only daily ignominies of urban Jewish life than in the pages of the Yiddish press the edge of your seat. * Advance tickets only
in its heyday from the 1880s to the 1930s. Bad Rabbi exposes the seamy For this debut movie the young German film director Astrid Schult was
underbelly of pre-WWII New York and Warsaw, the two major centers of awarded a Micki Moore Award for Best Narrative Feature directed by a
Yiddish culture in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. woman at TJFF, Emerging Filmmakers Jury Prize at AJFF and the German
With true stories plucked from the pages of the Yiddish papers, Eddy Television-Crime Award.
Portnoy introduces us to the drunks, thieves, murderers, wrestlers, poets, Introduced by Trudis Goldsmith-Reber, Co-chair, JPL English Programming
and beauty queens whose misadventures were immortalized in print. This Committee.
irreverent, unvarnished, and frequently hilarious compendium of stories
provides a window into an unknown Yiddish world that was. In collaboration with the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of
Germany, the Goethe Institute of Montreal and the Montreal Holocaust
Eddy Portnoy received his Ph.D. from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Museum.
A specialist in Jewish popular culture, he has published in numerous
academic journals and also in The Forward and in Tablet Magazine. He
currently serves as Academic Advisor for the Max Weinreich Center and Saturday
Exhibition Curator at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. November 10
8:00 pm
Introduced by Eli Batalion, co-creator and star of YidLife Crisis.
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'Friends' pay member rate
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Monday The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
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November 5 Lecture Meeting with Ellin Bessner Café style
7:30 pm “The Untold Stories of Canada’s Jewish Fighters in Refreshments
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Uniform in WWII” * Advance tickets only
Free, donation requested Canadian author and journalist Ellin Bessner will discuss the methods
Hotline (514) 484-0969 The Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation in collaboration with the Marvin A. Drimer Foundation presents
she used to research her new book, Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the
Military, and World War II. Six years of research led to her documenting the Our 13th Annual Evening of Russian Culture (in Russian and English)
experiences of more than 17,000 Canadian Jews who donned a uniform “Maple Leaves, Russian Parks”
in WWII. Until now, Canada hasn’t properly acknowledged the unique
experience of this group of servicemen and women, and their important Once transplanted, a tree struggles to find root in new soil. Such are the
contribution to the Allied victory in the Second World War. They fought from trials and tribulations of immigration, especially for those of an artistic
Dunkirk to D-Day and beyond, with a double reason to enlist: they weren’t disposition; it is a great feat to find footing in their new lives, to root
Also sponsored by
only fighting for freedom and democracy but also to save their own people themselves into their new culture. Barbara and Ronny
from Hitler’s Final Solution. The paths for those who are creative outside of Russia are varied but many Kay and Marcel and
Henriette Korner.
overcome all obstacles and achieve tremendous success in the arts. Their
talents are planted in new soil which provides the growth for all branches of
artistic achievements. These are the greatest artists of Montreal – musicians,
vocalists, dancers and actors – our guests at the Russian evening.26 JBM tickets: 514. 345.6416 | www.jewishpubliclibrary.org The Rosalind Goodman Cultural Institute JBM 27
Tuesday The Yentl Rubin and Mordko Fishman Memorial Endowment Fund Saturday
November 13 in partnership with McGill Department of Jewish Studies and the Montreal November 17
Holocaust Museum present
7:30 pm 8:00 pm
Jewish Public Library David Fishman: “The Book Smugglers of the Vilna Ghetto Jewish Public Library
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– A Story of Cultural Resistance” 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
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General admission $12 General admission $30
Tickets + Info: David Fishman discusses his new book, winner of the National Jewish Tickets + Info:
(514) 345-6416 Book Award for Holocaust. The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and (514) 345-6416
Refreshments the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis is the nearly unbeliev- Beer, bourekas, wine
* Advance registration only able story of ghetto inmates who rescued thousands of rare books and * Advance tickets only
manuscripts – first from the Nazis and then from the Soviets – by hiding
them on their bodies, burying them in bunkers, and smuggling them across
borders. Based on Jewish, German, and Soviet documents, including
diaries, letters, memoirs, and the author’s interviews with several of the A Musical Tribute to Israel with Cantor Daniel Benlolo
story’s participants, The Book Smugglers chronicles the daring activities of #Israel @ 70 Unplugged
a group of poets turned partisans and scholars turned smugglers in Vilna,
“The Jerusalem of Lithuania.” Cantor Benlolo, accompanied by Jason Rosenblatt’ s group Shtreiml, will
entertain us with an eclectic, electrifying medley of Israel’s most beloved
David E. Fishman teaches modern Jewish history at the Jewish Theological
songs.
Seminary in New York. He specializes in the history and culture of Jewish
Eastern Europe. His earlier books include Russia’s First Modern Jews: The
Jews of Shklov and The Rise of Modern Yiddish Culture.
דער עולמות־פֿאָנד אין אָנדענק פֿון יענטל רובין און מרדכי פֿישמאַן פּרעזענטירט Jewish Book Month – Closing Event
אַ לעקציע אין ענגליש פֿון פּראָפֿ׳ דוד פֿישמאַן װעגן זײַן נײַ בוך װאָס דערצײלט די
״ אַ גרופּע אַסירים אין,דראַמאַטישע געשיכטע פֿון ״דער פּאַפּירענער בריגאַדע
צװישן זײ די פּאָעטן־פּאַרטיזאַנער אַבֿרהם סוצקעװער און,דער װילנער געטאָ “My Story” by and with Herbert Marx Tuesday
װאָס האָבן אַרױסגעשמוגלט און באַגראָבן װערטפֿולע,שמערקע קאַטשערגינסקי November 20
יקר־המציאותן כּדי זײ צו ראַטעװען פֿון די, ספֿרים און כּתבֿ־ידן,ייִדישע ביכער Herbert Marx’s life story has taken him from adversity to success in 7:30 pm
.נאַציס academia – from Montreal’s Bancroft Elementary School, to the legend- Jewish Public Library
ary Baron Byng High School, to Concordia University and the Université 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
de Montréal, to 1st place in the Québec Bar exams and on to a Master Members*/students $10
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company salesman to vice-president. (514) 345-6416
Wednesday The J.I. Segal Cultural Foundation of the JPL presents His subsequent legal career ranged from a U de M law professorship to
Refreshments with book
sale and signing
November 14 The J.I. Segal Awards Gala 2018 serving in Quebec politics for a decade as an MNA and Minister of Justice, * Advance tickets only
7:30 pm and a further two decades as a Québec Superior Court justice. A writer
Jewish Public Library This year’s gala marks the 50th anniversary of the awards and will honour and publisher of many law-related books and articles, not to mention a
5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine the winners in nine categories for their creative works on Jewish themes. grandfather of four, Marx’s autobiography is his latest work – and his lec-
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These prestigious awards, which perpetuate the memory of the great ture should prove an equally promising reflection of his unique perspec-
Champagne reception Canadian Yiddish poet J.I. Segal, are made possible through the generous tive on our community’s past, present and future.
with book sale and signing sponsorship of the J.I. Segal Cultural Foundation, founded by the late Dr.
* Advance registration only Hirsh Rosenfeld and Mrs. Dvora Rosenfeld. Past winners of these biennial Introduced by Irwin Cotler, Founder and Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg
awards include Leonard Cohen, Gershon Hundert, Edeet Ravel, Centre for Human Rights, Professor Emeritus of Law at McGill University,
David Homel, André Roy, Anne Élaine Cliche, Pierre Anctil, Gerald former Member of Parliament, former Minister of Justice and Attorney
Tulchinsky, Dan Vyleta, Perla Serfaty Garzon, Gil Troy, Boris General of Canada, and international human rights lawyer.
Sandler and many others.28 tickets: 514. 345.6416 | www.jewishpubliclibrary.org The Rosalind Goodman Cultural Institute 29
Thursday The Reuben Brainin Endowment Fund presents
November 22 Books & Booze with Rachel Harris
7:30 pm
Jewish Public Library Rachel S. Harris is associate professor of Israeli Admission per movie:
5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine literature and culture at the University of Illinois, $10 JPL members/students
Members*/students $10
General admission $15
Urbana-Champaign. She is also the author of $15 General admission
Tickets + Info: An Ideological Death: Suicide in Israeli Literature Movie Pass (5 movies):
(514) 345-6416 and co-editor of Narratives of Dissent: War in $45 JPL members/students
Refreshments $65 General admission
Contemporary Israeli Arts and Culture (Wayne State
* Advance registration only Tickets + Info:
University Press, 2012). Funded by the Chaim and Clara Spilberg Endowment Fund (514) 345-6416
Her book, Warriors, Witches, Whores: Women in * Advance tickets only
Israeli Cinema is a feminist study of Israel’s film
industry and the changes that have occurred since the 1990s.
Monday The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal
December 3 Lecture Meeting with Richard Moses
7:30 pm “Visit to Our Family's Shtetls in Bukovina”
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Free, donation requested Holocaust in Bukovina, Richard Moses and his brother Phil recently visited January 19
Hotline (514) 484-0969 their ancestral towns. In this presentation, Richard describes how they 8:00 p.m.
planned the trip, what they saw, and how they felt during and after the trip. Dollar Cinema
6900 Decarie
(Decarie Square)
Wheelchair access
Free indoor parking
Closed from December 23, 2018 - January 2, 2019
Hebrew with English subtitles, 100 minutes
Monday The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal “And Then She Arrived” by Roee Florentin (Israel, 2017)
January 7 The JGS of Montreal’s 16th Annual Film Night This charming romantic comedy, based on a true story,
7:30 pm follows 30-year-old Dan Freilich, who has everything he
The evening features a fascinating film of interest to both genealogists and
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5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine non-genealogists. A discussion period follows the screening. could ever hope for and then some: the perfect job at his
Free, donation requested father’s law firm, the perfect loving family, and the perfect
Hotline (514) 484-0969 girlfriend. But a chance encounter with a waitress in
Jerusalem makes him realize something was missing all
Thursday along. With guest appearances from Israeli veteran stars
February 14 Gidi Gov and Orna Banai.
7:30 pm
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General admission $12 Yiddish Café presents Love Café
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“Oy, Mama, Am I in Love”
Refreshments Love songs and poems. Montreal talent shines.
* Advance registration only Sponsored by the Augenfeld Family Endowment.30 tickets: 514. 345.6416 | www.jewishpubliclibrary.org The Rosalind Goodman Cultural Institute 31
Saturday Saturday
January 26 February 9
8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Dollar Cinema Dollar Cinema
6900 Decarie 6900 Decarie
(Decarie Square) (Decarie Square)
Wheelchair access Wheelchair access
Free indoor parking Free indoor parking
Hebrew with English subtitles, 93 minutes
“The Testament” by Amichai Greenberg (Israel, 2017) Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, 80 min.
Yoel, a meticulous historian leading a significant debate “In her Footsteps” by Rana Abu Fraiha (Israel, 2017)
against Holocaust deniers, discovers that his mother carries a
false identity. The Testament is a mystery about a man who is The film documents an entire family torn between fulfilling the
willing to risk everything to discover the truth. mother's last wish and social codes that cannot be ignored.
Van Leer Award for Best Director of a Documentary
During the process of separation from the mother, the family’s
Venice Horizons Award for Best Film intimacy, secrets and dilemmas are revealed, raising serious
Israeli Film Competition Award for Full Length Feature Films questions about women's identity, nationality and the meaning
of home.
Winner - Van Leer Award for Best Director of a Documentary Jerusalem Film Festival 2018
Nominated for Best Documentary for the Israeli Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars)
Saturday
Saturday February 16
February 2 8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. Dollar Cinema
Dollar Cinema 6900 Decarie
6900 Decarie (Decarie Square)
(Decarie Square) Wheelchair access
Wheelchair access Free indoor parking
Free indoor parking
Hebrew with English subtitles, 90 minutes
“Shoelaces” by Yaakov Goldwasser (Israel, 2018)
Hebrew with English subtitles, 82 min.
This film tells the story of a complicated relationship between
“Fractures” by Arik Lubetzky (Israel, 2018) an aging father and his special-needs son, whom he abandoned
while he was still a young boy. Through its portrayal of a relation-
The film narrates a single day during which the family’s life
ship full of love, rejection and co-dependency, Shoelaces sheds
comes apart. Merav vacillates between her anger at Oded, whom
light on the importance of human life and human connection,
she accuses of ignoring her for their entire relationship, and her
and if one is possible without the other.
instincts to protect her family. Will she stand by Oded? Will their
Shoelaces was nominated for Best Picture for the Israeli Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars)
life be the same?
A timely movie that engages the audience’s attention and keeps
those watching alert and guessing.You can also read
