Canada
COVID-19 Protocols
After receiving direction from public health authorities and in accord with the Sephardic Kehilah Centre’s practice, we have restarted weekly Shabbat services.Efforts will be made to ensure we do not […]
Canada’s oldest Jewish congregation celebrates 250 years
By Janice Arnold, Staff Reporter From left, Rose Simon Schwartz, the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue’s co-ordinator of its 250th anniversary celebrations, shul president Edmond Elbaz and Rabbi Avi […]
Canadian Jewry in the era of ‘none is too many’
By Irving Abella [In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday, The CJN presents essays on 10 significant moments in Canadian Jewish history.] On May 15, 1939, 907 […]
The first Jews in Canada
By Allan Leviner When Canada first became a country, 150 years ago, there were slightly less than 1,200 Jews living here. But Jewish settlement in French, and then […]
Arabic has a Jewish dialect, and these women speak it
Public Radio International tells us the unlikely story of the near-death and cultural revival of Judeo-Arabic. Alina Simone tracked down three Judeo-Arabic speakers in Montreal. They arrived there decades […]
Leaving Iraq
interview with Asad Muallim A plane filled with Iraqi Jews photographed on arrival at Lod Airport in early 1951 (Credit: Teddy Brauner/GPO) B’nai Brith Canada spoke with our member, Asad […]
My Iraqi Jewish heritage: What’s left?
By Robert Fattal It is a pity that many observant Middle Eastern Jews have adopted the symbols of a 200-year-old tradition over their own, much older ones. Last month the […]
Iraqi Jews In Montreal
How They Got Here and How They Have Flourished By Zachary Rath For many years, Canada has been a second home for immigrants looking to build better lives for themselves […]
