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P RO
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2012
printemps-été
programmes
spring-summer
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A note from Un commentaire
the Executive Director Michael Crelinsten du directeur général Michael Crelinsten
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ay I begin by taking note of ommençons par quelques mots sur
the JPL’s leadership. On both the les dirigeants de la Bibliothèque pub-
professional and lay levels, I find lique juive. J’ai l’immense privilège
myself surrounded and supported by a remark- d’être entouré d’un talent et d’un dévouement
able array of talent and commitment. This is, impressionnants, au niveau tant laïque que pro-
clearly, the village that, it has so often been fessionnel. Ceci est vraiment le village ideal.
said, it takes. Comme mentionné par Eva dans l’introduction
As Eva mentioned, in her note for the Fall du livret des programmes d’automne 2011,
2011 edition of this booklet, I was quite j’ai été frappé par la diversité et la qualité des
struck by the range and quality of the pro- programmes offerts à la Bibliothèque. Rien
gramme offerings at the Library. That very n’a changé. Du film sur Sholem Aleichem au
much remains the case. From a movie about lancement du livre de Martin Fletcher, “The
Sholem Aleichem to the book launch of Martin List”, en passant par la conférence sur Les juifs
Fletcher’s The List to a conference on Les sépharades au Québec, sans oublier le travail
Juifs Sépharades au Québec to the remark- de la Société généalogique juive, la Bibliothèque
able work of The Jewish Genealogical Society, constitue un troisième trait d’union exceptionnel
the Library continues to bring our community pour notre communauté. C’est à ce rôle bien
together as a unique “third space.” It is this, établi de centre culturel qu’aspirent d’autres
our long and well established role as a cul- bibliothèques en Amérique du Nord.
tural gathering place, to which other Libraries Nous appuyant sur cette histoire, nous avons
in North America aspire. de plus en plus assumé, en collaboration avec
Building on that history, we will increasingly d’autres organisations – Le Centre commémoratif
collaborate with our sister organizations – The de l’Holocauste à Montréal, le Centre Segal des
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, The Segal Arts de la scène, la Communauté Sépharade
Centre for the Performing Arts, La Communuaté du Québec et le Centre communautaire juif – le
Sepharade du Québec and the JCC – as the rôle de pilier culturel de notre communauté.
cultural pillars of our community. If Federation Pour que la vision de Federation CJA, présentée
CJA’s vision for our community, as expressed in dans “Imaginez 2020”, devienne réalité, nous
Imagine 2020, is to be realized, then we must devons investir sérieusement dans les arts, la
understand the necessity for serious invest- culture, l’érudition et la préservation du passé.
ment in arts, culture, learning and memory. This Ce faisant, nous pourrons maintenir et célébrer
represents a sustaining and celebration of our notre culture et notre patrimoine, notre histoire
culture and heritage, our history and identity. It et notre identité. C’est un investissement dans
is an investment in the strategic capacity of our la capacité stratégique de notre communauté
community going forward. d’aller de l’avant.
It has been observed that the only constant is Il est dit que le changement est la seule constante.
change. I am honoured and pleased to be on C’est un honneur et un plaisir de poursuivre la
the road with you all as we embark on this leg route en votre compagnie alors que nous nous
of the adventure that is the exceptional history lançons dans cette étape de l’aventure qu’est
of this institution. l’histoire exceptionnelle de cette institution.
This brochure is made possible thanks to the generosity of:
CJAD 800, Gelber Conference Centre, Magna Vista, Reitmans, Hotel du Fort, and Manoir King David.
table of contents table of contents
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Thursday Afternoon Book Review Series: Book Discussions/
General About the Jewish Public Library/ Joel Yanofsky reviews “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult 18 Critiques de livres
Information/ À propos de la Bibliothèque publique juive 6
Information Eva Raby reviews “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror,
The Norman Berman Children’s Library/ and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin” by Erik Larson 20
générale
Bibliothèque pour enfants Norman Berman 7 Elaine Kalman Naves reviews “The Finkler Question”
The Archives/Les archives 8 by Howard Jacobson 24
The Jonathan & Elyce Joy Berman Multimedia Centre/ Vivianne M. Silver reviews “The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search
Le Centre de multimédia Jonathan & Elyce Joy Berman 8 for her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn” by Lucette Lagnado 25
Membership/Abonnement 32
Opening Hours, directions, parking/ Yiddish Language Advanced Beginners and Intermediate 26 Courses/Cours
Heures d'ouverture, directions, stationnement 35 Janie Respitz “The Rise of Modern Jewish Culture (1918–1939)”
(in English) 26
Children's Library/ Pre-School Programmes 27 Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshops 15 Jewish Genealogical
Bibliothèque pour Pre-K and Kindergarten Programmes 28 Lecture with Janice Rosen & Shannon Hodge Society of Montreal/
enfants Société généalogique
Special Events 29 “How to use the new Canadian Jewish Heritage Network juive de Montréal
Mother Daughter Book Discussion Group 30 website and what this new resource contains for researchers 15
Lecture with Bill Saslow “Out of Uman:
A Tale of Family Reconnection, Discovery, and Sharing” 19
Cultural Programmes and Events 17 Lecture with Hymie Reichstein & John Diener
“Reading Hebrew & Yiddish Tombstones” 22
Special Events/ The Jewish Public Library's Annual Gala 23 Lecture with Jo Ann Goldwater, David Kimmel and David Reich
Événements
spéciaux “Three Presenters Program” 25
Alan Greenberg “Research Resources in Canada” 25
Theatre/ JPL Hebrew Theatre 25
Pièce de théâtre
COMPLIMENTS
OF
Movies/Cinéma “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” by Joseph Dorman
(English/Yiddish with English subtitles) 16
“Viva Espania: A Tale in Four Octaves” by Ofer Naim
(Hebrew/English with Hebrew subtitles) 16
“The Gift to Stalin” by Rustem Abdrashev
(Russian with English subtitles) 19 MAGNA VISTA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT*
« Le père fantôme » de Lucian Georgescu
*ALSO OPERATES AS DOHERTY & ASSOCIATES LTD
(roumain avec sous-titres français) 21
Lectures & Gabriella Safran “S. An-sky and the Dybbuk:
Book Launches/ Performance…and Peace of Mind
Art, Revolution, Destruction” (in English) 17 Investment Counsel for the Quality Conscious Investor
Conférences &
Lancements de livre Martin Fletcher “The List” 23
Irvin D. Yalom “The Spinoza Problem” 24 Ian Sterling Lloyd Goldstein
President Senior Vice-President
Author Readings/ Glen Rotchin “Halbman Steals Home” 19
Lectures par les Roberta Rich “The Midwife of Venice” 22 Patricia Fiorino Thomas Shaw
auteurs Senior Account Manager Trader
Legacy for Learning “The Lost Wife” with Alyson Richman:
A “conversation” and public lecture 20
1200 McGill College Avenue, Suite 2000, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4G7
Tel: (514) 875-2625 Toll Free: 1-888-310-1712 Fax: (514) 875-6945
Yiddish Café An Evening in Honour of Sholem Aleichem 22 Website: www.doherty.ca
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About the Jewish Public Library
About the Jewish Public Library
After nearly a century, we remain unique among Montreal’s – and The Norman Berman Children’s Library
the world’s – Jewish institutions. An internationally-recognized
Judaica resource, we also meet the diverse informational, educational Our mascot, Shelley the Turtle, might move in little steps…but she still can hardly wait
and recreational needs of Montrealers. With our Main Library, to welcome you and your little and not-so-little ones to our library!
Children’s Library, Archives, Multimedia Centre and Cultural
With over 40,000 books, magazines, DVDs, kits and CDs, we take our young patrons
Programmes for adults and children, we connect our community to
to heart, while keeping their parents, grandparents and caregivers in mind. Aside from
the world …while bringing the world to our community.
those classic favourites from your childhood – and today’s soon-to-be classics – we
supplement the school curriculum with extensive collections that meet the infor-
The Main Library mation and project needs of young students. Children and families also enjoy the
Whether you’re a recreational reader or a focused scholar, you’ll find what you’re look- comprehensive collection of materials dealing with Jewish holidays, life and history, and
ing for among over 150,000 items in English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. the exciting world of storytelling and children's literature.
Like any great public library, we carry the latest fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, We have a variety of programmes and activities for babies, toddlers and children
first-run DVDs, major newspapers and magazines, and music and audiobook CDs. up to 14 years of age. Pre-School story times and music, author visits, and mother-
Our Judaica holdings – North America’s largest circulating collection – rival those of daughter book review clubs are just a sample of what’s happening at any given time.
major academic institutions. You will find a detailed listing of all children’s programmes on pages 27 to 30.
In addition, we maintain special collections on Montreal and Canadian Jewry, Yizkor
(Memorial) books of pre-Holocaust Jewish communities, sheet music and photo- A book for your child – every month, for free!
graphic archives, German-language Judaica, selections from Irving Layton’s personal Brought to you by the Jewish Public Library.
library and other rarities. As part of the community wide GEN J Initiative, The PJ Library® (“PJ” for pajama) is
If you can’t visit us, let us visit you: our friendly Books-on-Wheels volunteers can bring a programme seeking to engage Jewish families in Jewish life. Each participating child
the Library to your door*. Our members can also use our Interlibrary Loan service to receives an age-appropriate Jewish book or CD every month, free of charge. The aim
obtain books from elsewhere, often for free or a minimal charge. is to help families explore core values of Judaism and pass them on to their children.
* Call (514) 345-2627, ext. 3003 for more information. The book and music list was chosen by foremost early-childhood experts. All books
come with guides to help families use the selection in their homes. The list includes a
You can discover more about us online, where you can browse our catalogue and wide array of themes such as Jewish holidays, folktales and Jewish family life.
New Items list, as well as reserve books and track your library account.
www.jewishpubliclibrary.org Montreal's programme, for children between 6 months and 5½ years old, was the
first pilot project in Canada. It now reaches 1,100 children. Due to additional fund-
ing, PJ Library is poised to grow again. At one time there was a waiting list, but now
subscription spots are open but for a limited time only. Do not wait! To sign up
please visit www.pjlibrary.org and enroll your child today!
A complete set of PJ Library books is available at the JPL.
The PJ Library is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in the United
States and is funded locally by the Marlene and Joel King Family Foundation and a
program in memory of Helen and Sam Steinberg.
Information: 514-345-2627 ext. 3179 (Shirley Dayan) or log on to www.pjlibrary.org
8 The Archives Comme toute excellente bibliothèque, elle offre les bestsellers les plus récents – 9
romans et documentaires –, d’excellents DVDs, des journaux et des magazines bien
Our mandate is to collect, preserve and make available the full spectrum of social, connus et des CDs de musique et de livres sonores. Son fonds Judaïca – le plus actif en
economic, educational and cultural accomplishments of Montreal’s Jewish community,
À propos de la Bibliothèque publique juive
About the Jewish Public Library
Amérique du Nord — rivalise avec ceux d’institutions académiques supérieures.
using original documents, photographs and recordings. Our users – local, national
and international – regard us as a vital educational resource. Not just for use by Elle a aussi en sa possession des fonds spéciaux sur Montréal et la communauté
academics and media, our doors are also open for school tours and lectures. Get to canadienne juive, des livres Yizkor sur les communautés juives avant l’Holocauste, des
know your past, present and future via our online exhibits and finding aids. feuilles de musique et des archives de photographies, des ar ticles de Judaïca en
Archives: 514-345-2627, ext. 3015 or e-mail archives@jplmontreal.org. allemand, des pièces de la bibliothèque privée d’Irving Layton et autres raretés.
Si vous ne pouvez venir à la Bibliothèque, c’est la Bibliothèque qui ira chez vous
The Jonathan & Elyce Joy Berman Multimedia Centre grâce aux bénévoles de son programme Livres mobiles.* Avec le service Prêt-entre-
bibliothèques, vous avez la possibilité de vous procurer gratuitement ou pour un coût
In a comfortable environment, enjoy high-speed Internet access and Microsoft Office minime certains livres qui ne sont pas disponibles à la bibliothèque.
software. Access to high-quality colour and black and white laser printing, as well as
scanning and CD burning, is also available for a nominal fee. For laptop users, the *Pour plus de details, faites le (514) 345-2627, poste 3003.
Library also features free Wi-Fi access. See page 39 for more details. Pour en apprendre plus sur la bibliothèque, allez en ligne: vous pourrez regarder notre
catalogue et la liste des nouvelles acquisitions, réserver des livres et localiser votre
Cultural Programmes compte.
Our programmes are as diverse and colourful as Montreal itself. Whatever your
tastes may be, our lectures, films, courses, plays, book readings and other special
events such as monthly genealogical workshops, give you countless opportunities
to be informed and entertained all year round.
Various programmes are held in English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian. Library
members get a discount on admission when purchasing tickets in advance. For more
information, please consult page 16.
La Bibliothèque pour enfants Norman Berman
Sa mascotte, Shelley la tortue, n’est certainement pas rapide, mais c’est de vive joie
qu’elle vous accueille à la bibliothèque.
Avec plus de 40 000 livres, magazines, DVDs, trousses et CDs, elle prend ses jeunes
clients très au sérieux, sans oublier leurs parents, grand-parents et gardien(ne)s. En
plus des fameux classiques de l’enfance – et de ceux prêts à le devenir aujourd’hui
Depuis près d’un siècle, la Bibliothèque publique juive tient une – elle complète le curriculum scolaire avec de vastes fonds qui satisfont les besoins
place trés spéciale au sein de toutes les organisations juives de d’information des jeunes étudiants. Les enfants et leurs familles jouissent aussi d’un
Montréal – et du monde. Centre de ressources judaïques de renom- vaste fonds sur les fêtes, la vie et l’histoire juives. Ils ont aussi à portée de la main le
mée internationale, elle satisfait aussi les besoins informatifs, monde passionnant du conte et de la littérature pour enfants.
éducatifs et récréatifs des Montréalais. Avec sa Bibliothèque prin- Elle offre une grande diversité de programmes et d’activités pour bébés, bambins et
cipale, sa Bibliothèque des enfants, ses Archives, son Centre de enfants jusqu’à 14 ans. Le temps du conte et musique pour les enfants d’âge présco-
Multimédia et ses programmes culturels pour adultes et enfants, laire, les visites d’auteurs et les clubs du livre mère/fille sont un exemple de ce qui est
elle relie la communauté au monde tout en apportant le monde à offert. Vous trouverez une liste détaillée des programme des pages 27 à 30.
la communauté.
Un livre gratuit tous les mois, pour votre enfant
La Bibliothèque principale Cadeau de la Bibliothèque publique juive
Que cela soit pour votre plaisir ou pour votre enrichissement personnel, vous trouverez Dans le contexte du projet “GEN J”, la “PJ Library ® (“PJ” pour pyjama) est un
ce que vous cherchez parmi plus de 150 000 articles en anglais, français, hébreu, yiddish programme destiné à éveiller l’intérêt des familles juives pour le judaïsme. Chaque
et russe. participant reçoit, tous les mois, un livre ou un CD gratuit correspondant à son âge.
March
10 Le but est d’aider les familles à explorer les valeurs fondamentales du judaïsme et de
Documentary in Hebrew/
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“Viva Espania: A Tale in
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les transmettre à leurs enfants. Les livres et la musique sont choisis par des experts de
Saturday
English with Hebrew
la petite enfance. Tous les livres sont accompagnés d'un guide pour aider les familles à
subtitles, 55 min.
À propos de la Bibliothèque publique juive
Four Octaves”
faire leur choix à la maison. La liste inclut une grande variété de sujets comme les fêtes
juives, les contes populaires et la vie de famille juive.
8:30 p.m.
Le programme de Montréal, réservé aux enfants de 6 mois à 5 ½ ans, a été le premier
projet pilote au Canada. Aujourd’hui, il compte un total de 1 100 enfants. Grâce à un
e aide
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2
16
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financière supplémentaire, la “PJ Library” est appelée à croître de nouveau. Après une
Friday
longue liste d’attente, nous avons en ce moment quelques ouvertures. Allez à www.
pjlibrary.org et inscrivez votre enfant sans plus attendre!
Une série complète de livres de la « PJ Library » est disponible à la Bibliothèque.
La “PJ Library” est une initiative de la “Harold Grinspoon Foundation” des États-Unis et
Movie Premiere in English/
est subventionnée localement par la Fondation de la Famille Marlene et Joel King et est
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Thursday Afternoon Book
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“House Rules” by Jodi
un programme à la mémoire d’Helen and Sam Steinberg.
Thursday
Joel Yanofsky reviews
“Sholem Aleichem:
Yiddish with English
subtitles, 93 min.
Pour plus de details, contactez Shirley Dayan au 514-345-2627, poste 3179 ou allez
Laughing in the
Review Series
à www.pjlibrary.org
Darkness”
7:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Picoult
Les Archives
Le mandat des Archives est d’amasser, de préserver et révéler les accomplissements
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Wednesday
sociaux, économiques, éducatifs et culturels de la communauté juive de Montréal,
Exposition et conférence
Québec, entre histoire
« Juifs sépharades au
à l’aide de documents, de photographies et d’enregistrements. Pour les usagers –
localement, nationalement et internationalement – les Archives sont une source vitale
et mémoire »
d’information. Ouvertes aux intellectuels et aux medias, elles offrent aussi des tours
aux écoles. Familiarisez-vous avec votre passé, votre présent et votre avenir par le
19 h 30
biais de nos exhibitions et instruments de recherche en ligne.
Vous pouvez contacter les Archives au (514) 345-2627, poste 3015 ou par courriel
to use the new Canadian
Lecture with Janice Rosen
Jewish Heritage Network
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20
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27
& Shannon Hodge “How
à archives@jplmontreal.org
The Jewish Genealogical
Tuesday
Society of Montreal:
Le Centre de Multimédia Jonathan et Elyce Joy Berman
7:30 p.m.
website”
Dans un environnement agréable et confortable, profitez de l’internet à grande
vitesse et des logiciels Microsoft Office. Impression en couleurs et en noir et blanc,
scannage et gravage de CDs sont aussi disponibles pour un coût minime. Le Centre
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offre également l’accès gratuit à Wifi aux usagers de portatifs. Pour plus de détails,
Mother Daughter Book
“Journey to the River
Sea” by Eva Ibbotson
consultez la page 39.
Monday
Discussion Group
NBCL 7:00 p.m.
Les programmes culturels
Les programmes sont aussi variés et colorés que Montréal. Peu importe vos goûts, les
conferences, les films, les cours, les pièces de théâtre, les lectures de livres et autres
Safran “S. An-sky and the
PJ Library and JPL present
Dybbuk: Art, Revolution,
événements spéciaux comme nos ateliers généalogiques mensuels vous offrent la
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Sunday Morning Family
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“Yorgo & The World” by
The Jewish Genealogical
chance de vous instruire et de vous distraire à l’année longue.
Purim with Puppets
Sunday
Panadream Theatre
Lecture by Gabriella
Society of Montreal
Selon le cas, les programmes sont offerts en anglais, français, hébreu, yiddish et russe. NBCL 11:00 a.m.
Tree Workshop
Destruction”
Les membres de la Bibliothèque bénéficient d’un escompte sur les billets à condition
10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
de les acheter à l’avance. Pour plus de details, consultez la page16.
April
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
10:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.
The Jewish Genealogical Movie in Russian with
Society of Montreal English subtitles, 107 min.
Sunday Morning Family “The Gift to Stalin”
Erev Pessach
Tree Workshop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Good Friday Pessach
Closed for Pessach 8 Pessach 9 Pessach 10 Pessach 11 Pessach 12 Closed for Pessach 13 Pessach 14
7:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
The Jewish Genealogical Canada Council Reading
Society of Montreal: “Halbman Steals Home”
Lecture with Bill Saslow with Glen Rotchin
“Out of Uman: A Tale of
Family Reconnection,
Discovery, and
15 Sharing” 16 17 18 19 20 21
NBCL 11:00 a.m. NBCL 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
JPL presents Teen Tour Mother Daughter Book Thursday Afternoon Book
Theatre’s Junior Tour Discussion Group “The Review Series Eva Raby
Group in “Bed Bugs” Hunger Games” by reviews “In the Garden of
Suzanne Collins Beasts: Love, Terror, and
an American Family in
Hitler’s Berlin” by
22 23 24 25 Erik Larson 26 27 28
6:00 p.m.
Dinner with “Conversation”
Group and Alyson
Richman
7:30 p.m.
Lecture by Alyson
Richman “The Lost Wife”
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May
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
19 h 30
Premirère : Long meetrage
en roumain avec sous-
titres français, 90 min.
1 « Le père fantôme » 2 3 4 5
10:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
The Jewish Genealogical The Jewish Genealogical Yiddish Café presents An
Society of Montreal Society of Montreal: Evening in Honour of
Sunday Morning Family Lecture with Hymie Sholem Aleichem
Tree Workshop Reichstein & John Diener
“Reading Hebrew &
6 Yiddish Tombstones” 7 8 9 10 11 12
5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Canada Council Reading Lecture & Book Launch
“The Midwife of Venice” with Martin Fletcher
13 with Roberta Rich 14 15 16 “The List” 17 18 19
NBCL 11:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.
JPL presents Teen Tour Lecture & Book Launch
Theatre’s Junior Tour with Irvin D. Yalom “The
Group in “Bed Bugs” Closed for Spinoza Problem”
20 Victoria Day 21 22 23 24 25 26
2:00 p.m.
Thursday Afternoon Book June
Review Series Elaine
Kalman Naves reviews
“The Finkler Question”
by Howard Jacobson
Closed for Shavuot 27 Closed for Shavuot 28 29 30 31 1 2
2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
JPL Hebrew Theatre Thursday Afternoon Book
Review Series Vivianne M.
Silver reviews “The
Arrogant Years” by
3 4 Lucette Lagnado 14
www.jewishpubliclibrary.org tickets: 514. 345.6416
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JPL member prices apply only to tickets purchased in The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Sunday
Ticket advance. Tickets sold at the door are at the regular rate only. March 4
Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshop 10:00 a.m. – noon
Purchasing Students pay the JPL member rate at all times*. The popular Sunday Morning Family Tree Workshop (formerly Scholar-in- and on the following
Policy Tickets may also be purchased by telephone with a credit card during Residence) is an opportunity for beginners to get ‘one-on-one’ help with
Sundays: April 1, May 6
and June 10, 2012
library hours at (514) 345-6416 and will be held for you at the event. family history questions. Jewish family history does not have to be a mys-
Jewish Public Library
In the event that no one is available to take your call, please leave a message tery. We all leave a paper trail that can unravel the story of our families for 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
and someone will get back to you. We reserve the right to limit the number of many generations, across the ocean and into the smallest of ‘shtetls’– Join Admission: Free
other Montrealers in the fascinating quest for your roots. Info: JGS of Montreal
tickets distributed to free events. Hotline (514) 484-0969
Visit the JGS website at www.jgs-montreal.org. For further information, please call: Stanley
Reserved seats are available only for the Library’s ‘Friends’ category, Diamond, President (514) 484-0100; Merle Kastner, Programming (514) 735-4739; Jerry Zell,
conveners and patrons with special needs. Reservations are required. Membership (514) 486-2171.
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 Genealogical Society of Montreal Tuesday
* Tickets at the member rate can be purchased as follows: Lecture Meeting with Janice Rosen & Shannon Hodge March 13
7:30 p.m.
Mondays – Wednesdays 30 min. before programme starts “How to use the new Canadian Jewish Heritage Network Jewish Public Library
Thursdays 30 min. before programme starts or until 5:45 p.m. website and what this new resource contains for researchers” 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
Fridays until 12:45 p.m. (for Saturday or Sunday events) Admission: Free,
Sundays 30 min. before programme starts or until 4:45 p.m. The Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (CJHN) is the online gateway to donation requested
the digitized archives and genealogical resources of the Canadian Jewish Info: JGS of Montreal
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Congress Charities Committee National Archives (CJCCCNA) and the Hotline (514) 484-0969
Le tarif réduit offert aux membres ne s’applique qu’aux billets Jewish Public Library Archives (JPLA).
Règlement achetés à l’avance. Tout billet vendu à l’entrée le sera au prix Together these two institutions preserve the memory of Quebec and
Montreal’s Jewish poets and politicians, artists and activists, builders and
pour l'achat régulier. Les étudiants bénéficient du tarif réduit en tout temps.
teachers, families and philanthropists. Learn how the CJHN is building a
des billets Vous pouvez aussi obtenir vos billets par téléphone au (514) 345-6416 digital time portal to your family’s past! Currently on the CJHN, researchers
durant les heures d’ouverture de la bibliothèque. Une carte de crédit est have access to:
nécessaire. Les billets seront mis de côté pour vous. - More than 25,000 database records of archival collections currently
Si vous n’obtenez pas de réponse, laissez-nous un message et nous retourn- on-line.
erons votre appel. Nous nous réservons le droit de limiter le nombre de billets - Over 2000 digitized historic photographs and archival documents.
distribués aux programmes gratuits. - More than 50,000 genealogical records with over 5,000 associated
images.
Aucune réservation n’est acceptée sauf pour la catégorie « Ami », pour les
présidents des comités et pour les clients nécessitant des soins spéciaux.
Les réservations sont alors nécessaires et les sièges seront gardés jusqu’à
10 minutes avant le début du programme.
Aucun remboursement ne sera fait sauf dans le cas d’annulation ou de Attention Book Clubs!
changement de date.
Has your book club finished reviewing
* Les billets au tarif réduit peuvent être obtenus a book? Please consider donating your
du lundi au mercredi 30 minutes avant le début du programme set of books to the library. We’re look-
les jeudis 30 minutes avant le début du programme ing for lightly used sets, which include
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Thursday Movie premiere in English/Yiddish with English subtitles, 93 min. Documentary in Hebrew/English with English subtitles, 55 min. Saturday
March 15 In the presence of the singer Hanna Ahroni March 24
7:30 p.m. “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” 8:30 p.m.
Jewish Public Library by Joseph Dorman (USA, 2011) “Viva Espania: A Tale in Four Octaves” by Ofer Naim Jewish Public Library
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actors Peter Riegert and Rachel Dratch, and interviews with leading the world. Then, right at the height of her international career, Hanna
experts and the author’s own granddaughter, author Bel Kauffmann. This Ahroni decided to give it all up.
film brings to life as never before Sholem Aleichem’s world and his time- Viva Espania follows the journey of a petite woman with a huge
less stories. voice who had to make difficult and sometimes painful choices in
Award winning writer, producer and director Joseph Dorman will introduce her career and life. Featuring rare archival footage and interviews
the movie and take Q&A. He has created a wide variety of programming with top entertainers.
for PBS, CBS, Discovery Channel and CNN. Following the screening Hanna Ahroni will take audience Q & A.
Sponsored by the Miriam Blacher Glasrot and Josef Glasrot Endowment,
the Mary Heimlich Cultural Endowment Fund and the Rebecca & Jacob
Grossman Foundation of the JPL.
A joint presentation from JPL's Yiddish and English Cultural Committees.
Lecture by Gabriella Safran Sunday
March 25
“S. An-sky and the Dybbuk: Art, Revolution, Destruction” 2:00 p.m.
Although The Dybbuk, the most famous Yiddish play, describes a timeless Jewish Public Library
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connections between An-sky’s life and his best known literary work.
Info: (514) 345-2627 Gabriella Safran is the Eva Chernov Lokey Professor of Jewish Studies at
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editor of five books. Her Wandering Soul: The Dybbuk’s Creator, S. An-sky,
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Mercredi Exposition et conférence The Joseph Kagedan Kage Cultural Endowment Fund of the JPL presents a Monday
le 28 mars Movie in Russian with English subtitles, 107 minutes April 2
à 19 h 30 « Juifs sépharades au Québec, entre histoire et mémoire » 7:30 p.m.
Bibliothèque publique À partir des années 50, Montréal connaît une forte immigration de Juifs “The Gift to Stalin” by Rustem Abdrashev (Kazakhstan, 2008) Jewish Public Library
juive, 5151, chemin de la du Maghreb. Pourquoi ces Juifs ont-ils quitté leurs pays de toujours pour This film takes place in 1949 Kazakhstan, a time when the USSR cel- 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine
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(Métro Côte-Ste-Catherine, se rendre dans cette partie du monde ? Quels changements cela a-t-il ebrated the 70th birthday of Stalin by testing the first nuclear bomb and Members*/students $10
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* sur réservation à l’avance, phone s’intéresse aux Juifs qui ont quitté le Maroc, l’Algérie, la Tunisie et contest to prepare a birthday present for Stalin that he hopes will lead
seulement l’Égypte. him to his parents.
De jeunes historiens (M. Messika, M. Chebat, S. Cohen, A. Dysert) pro- Introduced by Delores Rosen, JPL English Cultural Committee member and
poseront une discussion avec projection autour de leurs recherches. cinema aficionado.
Parallèlement, le comité présentera une exposition de documents puisés Sponsored by the Joseph Kagedan Kage Cultural Endowment Fund of the JPL.
dans les fonds d’archives locaux, dont ceux de la BPJ, qui sera présentée
dès le mois de mars dans le hall de l’édifice de la Fédération CJA. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Monday
Réfugiés juifs expulsés En collaboration avec le projet « Histoire de vies Montréal » du Centre Lecture Meeting with Bill Saslow April 16
d’Égypte transitant à Naples d’histoire orale et de récits numérisés de l’université Concordia, le 7:30 p.m.
à destination de Montréal, “Out of Uman: Jewish Public Library
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c. 1956
Courtoisie de la Joint Universelle.
A Tale of Family Reconnection, Discovery, and Sharing” 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine
Distribution Committee.
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An audio-visual account of Bill Saslow’s family history. Using innovative tion requested
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Thursday Thursday Afternoon Book Review Series names, and dates.
March 29
2:00 p.m Joel Yanofsky reviews
Jewish Public Library “House Rules” by Jodi Picoult Canada Council Readings with Wine Reception Tuesday
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Jacob Hunt is a teenage boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He’s hopeless at “Halbman Steals Home” with author Glen Rotchin 5:30 p.m.
15$ non-members reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, and like many
What happens when the childhood home of a Montreal novelist burns down? Jewish Public Library
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forensic analysis. He’s always showing up at crime scenes, thanks to the Free, registration
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After losing his two great loves – the Expos and his beloved home that sud- Limited seating
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himself a suspect in the arson investigation. Complicating matters, Mort's
* Advance tickets only Asperger’s – not looking someone in the eye, stimulatory tics and twitches 5:30-6:00 p.m.
ex-wife Mona is trying to convince him that he should participate in the rabbi- Wine Reception
– look a lot like guilt to law enforcement personnel. House Rules looks
officiated wedding of their gay son. Publisher's Weekly says “Rotchin’s talents Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
at what it means to be different in our society, how autism affects a fam-
for character are on fine display in the darkly comical Mort Halbman...as
ily, and how our legal system works well for people who communicate a
impressively crafted as his debut The Rent Collector, Rotchin’s follow-up will
certain way – and fails those who don’t.
entertain those searching for an uncomplicated engaging read.”
Joel Yanofsky is a literary journalist, book reviewer, novelist and memoir-
Glen Rotchin has published fiction, poetry, essays, and book reviews. He has
ist. He is the author of four books of which his latest is Bad Animals: A
won two Canadian Jewish Book Awards for co-editing poetry anthologies, while
Father's Accidental Education in Autism.
his debut novel, The Rent Collector, was a finalist in 2005 for the Amazon.ca/
Books in Canada First Novel Award.
Introduced by Joel Yanofsky, a Montreal writer and reviewer.
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Thursday Thursday Afternoon Book Review Series The Helen Bassel Endowment of the JPL presents Monday
April 26 April 30
2:00 p.m. Eva Raby reviews “The Lost Wife” with author Alyson Richman 7:30 p.m.
Jewish Public Library “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American How can an artist create under the most horrific and challenging circum- Jewish Public Library
5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine Family in Hitler's Berlin” by Erik Larson stances? Can the artistic spirit ever be extinguished? Or does it exist 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
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15$ non-members The best-selling author of Devil in the White City documents the efforts despite hardship and suffering? Focusing on the research from her most Members*/students $5
10$ members of first American ambassador to Hitler's Germany, William E. Dodd, to recent novel, The Lost Wife, Alyson Richman will speak about the artists Limited seating, advance
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acclimate to a residence in an increasingly violent city. He is forced to of Terezin (the so-called "model" concentration camp located outside of registration required.
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ing panoply of characters and the terror closing in on Berlin with Hitler's their captors. Richman will discuss her research, which involved going to the (514) 345-6416
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Prior to her eleven years as Executive Director of the Jewish Public Library, Department in Terezin almost 70 years ago. The author will also discuss how
Eva Raby served for seventeen years as head of the JPL’s Norman Berman overhearing a story while researching her book altered the direction of her
Children’s Library, achieving a community-wide reputation as a storyteller novel and helped reinforce the themes of love, loss and survival.
and advocate for literacy. Since her retirement, she has returned to explor- Alyson Richman is the author of The Mask Carver's Son, Swedish
ing her first love of historical events and the lives of those who created Tango, The Last Van Gogh and now, the best-selling novel, The Lost Wife.
and endured them. Richman’s novels have received both national and international acclaim
and are published in thirteen languages. She lives in New York with her
husband and two children.
Introduced by author, journalist and professor Monique Polak. Books and
autographs available. Sponsored by the Helen Bassel Endowment.
Première : Long métrage en roumain avec sous-titres français, 90 minutes Mercredi
Monday Legacy for Learning Series in co-operation with the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute presents le 2 mai
April 30 “Conversations” – A Jewish Women’s Literary Circle ` fantôme » de Lucian Georgescu
« Le pere à 19 h 30
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. ` un récit de Barry Gifford (Roumanie, 2011)
d'apres
Dinner with the A special invitation for an intimate dinnertime Bibliothèque publique
juive, 5151, chemin de la
Conversation Group “Conversation” with bestselling author Alyson Richman Robert Traum, universitaire américain dont l'existence est sans surprises, Côte-Ste-Catherine
7:30 p.m. décide de prendre une année sabbatique avec l'intention d'en savoir plus (Métro Côte-Ste-Catherine,
From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the sur son passé. Il se lance alors dans une recherche sur les origines juives de autobus 129)
Public Lecture
Occupation to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost son père et de son oncle, les célèbres frères Traum : Rudolf, romancier bien Admission 15$
Jewish Public Library Membres*/étudiants 10$
5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of connu, et Samuel qui mena pour un temps une vie de gangster à Chicago. Au Info : (514) 345-2627,
Admission $35 the human spirit and the strength of memory. cours de son périple en Transylvanie et en Bucovine, anciennes provinces de poste 3017
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Admission price includes ticket to the public lecture. l'empire austro-hongrois, Robert rencontre Tanya, une archiviste du gouverne-
For lecture with Alyson Richman see page 21.
registration required. ment, avec qui il parviet à retracer Sami, le dernier survivant des amis de sa * sur réservation à l’avance,
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* Advance tickets only reprendre possession de son cinéma et, en échange, Sami permet à Robert
de retrouver son identité perdue.
Lucian Georgescu est scénariste, producteur et conférencier dans le
Book lovers and bargain hunters milieu du cinéma et des communications à l'Université du théâtre et du
Come discover our treasure trove of lightly read, nearly new books, priced to sell film de Bucarest. Le père fantôme est son premier long métrage en tant
from one to five dollars each! Literary classics, mysteries, novels, Judaica, cookbooks, pictorials, que réalisateur.
holy books and hundreds of other treasures. Un débat sur le thème « La recherche des racines identitaires » suivra.
Présenté et animé par Maurice Elia, romancier et documentaliste dans le
Proceeds are used to purchase current publications for our Library patrons. domaine du cinéma. En collaboration avec l'Alliance Israelite Universelle.www.jewishpubliclibrary.org tickets: 514. 345.6416
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Monday The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal The Miriam Schachter Vineberg Foundation of the JPL presents a Thursday
May 7 Lecture Meeting with Hymie Reichstein & John Diener Lecture and Book Launch with Martin Fletcher May 17
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Jewish Public Library
“Reading Hebrew & Yiddish Tombstones” “The List” Jewish Public Library
5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Experts Hymie and John will help unravel the fascinating genealogical The List follows two fictional characters in London in 1945, when only 5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine
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secrets that old tombstones can be hiding. They will be doing individual five months after the end of the war, there was a petition in England to but registration required
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Minister, a plot that he brilliantly intertwines into the story.
Thursday Fletcher will describe how personal the book is for him. The List refers to
May 10 the list most European Jewish families kept after the Holocaust of rela-
8:00 p.m. tives sent to the concentration camps. Survivors were ticked off, victims
Jewish Public Library were crossed out.
5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine The novel is part emotional roller-coaster, part political thriller and is, as
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Tom Brokaw described it, “a page-turner yet darkly comic.”
Info: (514) 345-2627 Martin Fletcher was the face of NBC News in Israel for close to thirty
ext. 3006 years; he is the author of Breaking News, and Walking Israel. The List is
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Refreshments An Evening in Honour of Sholem Aleichem Introduced by Dennis Trudeau, one of Canada's foremost broadcast
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journalists and interviewers. Books and autographs available. © Chelase Dee
To respect Sholem Aleichem’s final wishes, a group of talented Montrealers Sponsored by the The Miriam Schachter Vineberg Foundation.
offers a program of stories and songs in Yiddish and English. Refreshments
will be served.
The Jewish Public Library’s Annual Gala Thursday
Sponsored by the Chana Gonshor and Etta Michtom Miransky Funds. Celebrating our Children, Building our Future June 14
Presenting 8:00 p.m.
{ GALA }
Oscar Peterson
“Shakespeare at Work” Concert Hall
7141 Sherbrooke St. W
How did Shakespeare and a company of working General Ticket: $136
Monday Canada Council Readings with Wine Reception
people create the world’s greatest drama? (incl. assigned seat &
May 14
5:30 p.m. “The Midwife of Venice” with author Roberta Rich Paul Hopkins (Artistic Director of Repercussion Theatre) and Paul
valet parking)
Patron Ticket: $254
Jewish Public Library The Midwife of Venice is set in a 16th century Jewish Ghetto in Venice. Yachnin (McGill’s Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies), (incl. 6 p.m. pre-event
together with a dynamic troupe of actors, answer this question by cocktail, valet parking
5151 Côte-Ste-Catherine Roberta Rich will be speaking about how the idea of the characters & preferred assigned
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Hannah and Isaac came to her, how she went about doing research and performing scenes from Richard II, Hamlet, and The Tempest. seating)
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5:30-6:00 p.m. selling her law practice about twelve years ago, she is now writing full
Wine Reception
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. time.
Introduced by Dr. Trudis Goldsmith-Reber, Academic Historian and Now you can support the JPL by making donations online.
Scholar of German-Jewish Women’s Studies. Check out our website for more information.
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Wedesday The Max Margles Memorial Fund of the JPL presents a The Hebrew Theatre of the Jewish Public Library under the chairmanship Sunday
May 23 Lecture and Book Launch with Irvin D. Yalom of Nitza Parry proudly presents its 11th production June 3
7:30 p.m. To be announced 2:30 p.m. and
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“The Spinoza Problem” 7:30 p.m.
Côte-Ste-Catherine When sixteen-year-old Alfred Rosenberg is called into his headmaster’s office The Studio, Segal Centre
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for anti-Semitic remarks he made during a school speech, he is forced, as
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ext. 3017 German poet Goethe. Rosenberg is stunned to discover that Goethe, his idol, Thursday Afternoon Book Review Series Thursday
June 14
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was a great admirer of the seventeenth-century Jewish philosopher Baruch Vivianne M. Silver reviews 2:00 p.m.
Reception to follow Spinoza. Long after graduation, Rosenberg is obssessed by this “Spinoza “The Arrogant Years: One Girl's Search for her Lost Youth, Jewish Public Library
Problem”: how could the great German poet have been inspired by a mem-
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ber of a race Rosenberg considers so inferior to his own?
from Cairo to Brooklyn” by Lucette Lagnado Côte-Ste-Catherine
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Spinoza himself was no stranger to punishment. Accused of heresy, he was In this follow-up memoir, the author of award-winning The Man in the 15$ non-members
White Sharkskin Suit tells the story of her mother, Edith, who came of 10$ members
excommunicated from the Amsterdam Jewish community in 1656 at the age Admission – all 4 sessions:
of twenty-four, and banished from the only world he had ever known. age in a magical old Cairo. Then Lagnado revisits her own early years in 45$ non-members
Internationally bestselling novelist Irvin D. Yalom explores the inner lives of America, a stranger growing up in a strange land. When she turns sixteen, 30$ members
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logical line that separates the great intellect from the debased poseur, the consequences would rob her of her “arrogant years” – the years defined by
righteous atheist from the godless murderer. an overwhelming sense of possibility, invincibility, and confidence.
Irvin D. Yalom, M.D., is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford Vivianne M. Silver is an educator, community leader and author of two
University and a psychiatrist in private practice in Palo Alto and San books, including her memoir 42 Keys to the Second Exodus. She has taught
Francisco. He is the author of the novels When Nietzsche Wept, The French literature and French as a Second language as well as serving as
Schopenhauer Cure, and Lying on the Couch, as well as many works of non- the Coordinator of Women’s Studies and Gender Relations at John Abbott
fiction. He lives with his wife in Palo Alto, California. College. She founded various community groups, and continues to lead
Introduced by Sarah Reingewirz, member of the JPL English Cultural book reviews, particularly about a subject that is close to her heart – the
Committee. story of the vanished Jewish community of Egypt. Vivianne was born in
Books and autographs available. Cairo, Egypt and immigrated to Canada as a young girl after The Suez Crisis
Sponsored by the Max Margles Memorial Fund of the JPL. of 1956.
Thursday Thursday Afternoon Book Review Series The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Monday
May 31 Lecture Meeting with Jo Ann Goldwater, David Kimmel and David Reich June 18
Elaine Kalman Naves reviews “The Finkler Question” 7:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. “Three Presenters Program”
Jewish Public Library by Howard Jacobson (Winner of the 2010 Man Booker prize) Jewish Public Library
Three JGS of Montreal members will recount their Jewish genealogical 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine
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Former BBC radio producer Julian Treslove and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish Admission: Free, dona-
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15$ non-members philosopher, are old school friends who never lost touch with each other –
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Admission – all 4 sessions: recently widowed. When the three dine at Sevick's apartment, it's a bitter-
45$ non-members
30$ members sweet evening of reminiscence.
Info: (514) 345-2627 Writer, journalist, and broadcaster Elaine Kalman Naves grew up in Budapest, The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal Monday
ext. 3006 London, and Montreal. She was a literary columnist at the Montreal Gazette Lecture Meeting with Alan Greenberg August 20
for many years, and is the author of six books, among them the award-winning 7:30 p.m.
“Research Resources in Montreal, Quebec and Canada” Jewish Public Library
memoirs Journey to Vaja, and Shoshanna’s Story. Elaine lectures widely at
Fantastic JGS of Montreal research resources - discussion and demonstra- 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine
colleges and universities, as well as at book clubs about her own books, the Admission: Free, dona-
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