Events – Page 2 – The Montreal Jewish Museum

Oral History

Michel Goldstyn: une jeunesse en exil

Michel Goldstyn, né en Paris dans les années 30, s'est retrouvé contraint à l'exil lors de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Avec sa mère, sa grand-mère...

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D’Agadir à Montréal/From Agadir to Montreal : histoires d’immigration, stories of immigration (1/2)

Récit de la vie de Georgette Bensimon, arrivée à Montréal en 1958 parmi les premiers immigrants juifs marocains. (Première partie) Georgette Bensimon’s life story, who...

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Sami Sourani: From Baghdad to Montreal

Through a powerful recollection of his family’s journey from Bagdad to Montreal, Sami provides a personal window into the persecution faced by the Iraqi Jewish...

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Beryl Tovim: A Story of Survival and Renewal

This complex story details the life of Beryl Tovim, a tale that spans across three continents and two wars. Beginning with her chaotic childhood in...

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Chaja Epelzwajg & Aron Znaimer: Passing on a Legacy to their Grandson

Saint-Joseph & Saint-Urbain

The story of Chaja Epelzwajg and Aron Znaimer is a collection of near misses and quick thinking. Despite never meeting his grandparents, Leith Znaimer cherishes...

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Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat: The Pavillion of Judaism at Expo 67

Pont Cosmos

Listen to Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat, the creator and program chairman of the Pavilion of Judaism at Expo 67, discuss his experience working on the unparalleled...

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Harry Hurwitz: Wartime Memories from the Canadian Navy

Listen to 95-year-old Harry Hurwitz from Lachine recount his dramatic story of serving for the Canadian navy during WWII, where he survived the torpedoing of...

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