Canada
Canada’s oldest Jewish congregation celebrates 250 years
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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 […]