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Will Montreal’s First Jewish Mayor be Declared Innocent of Bribery Charges?

It was one of the most extraordinary falls from grace by a prominent figure in Montreal Jewish community history. Seven months after being elected as the city’s first Jewish mayor, albeit on an interim basis, Michael Applebaum was paraded down the front steps of his home in handcuffs by the province’s anti-corruption police, UPAC, and …

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Reflections on Rosenthal’s Remembrance Day Contributions

Opinions, Quebec

I’d like to take this opportunity to bring to light a particular Remembrance Day ceremony that is near and dear to my heart. Larry Rosenthal, a long-time B’nai Brith Canada activist in Quebec, must be commended for once again organizing a very special commemoration at the Baron De Hirsch cemetery Jewish War Veterans monument. Although …

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Artists 4 Israel Makes Strong Impression on First Visit to Montreal

Campus, Opinions, Quebec

For a first-time visit to Montreal, Artists 4 Israel made a fairly good impression last week on McGill and Concordia university campuses. Artists 4 Israel was established in 2009 as a non-profit initiative to promote artists’ rights and the right of Israel to exist in peace and security. Based in New York City, its artists are talented …

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Volunteering – A Great Mitzvah

Opinions, Quebec

One of the essential pillars of B’nai Brith Canada as a charitable organization traditionally has been volunteer community service. After all, “people helping people” is something we like to say, so I hope that the following piece of personal history tugs at your heartstrings and persuades you that there is importance attached to volunteering to …

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Lisée’s Victory as New PQ Leader could be Bad News for Liberals

Opinions, Quebec

The next Quebec provincial election is fewer than two years away and the current Liberal government, led by flip-flopping Premier Philippe Couillard, must be feeling somewhat uneasy after the Parti Québécois elected the very smooth Jean-François Lisée as its new leader. There is only one reason why the Liberals still lead in the polls and …

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Did Jacques Parizeau Really Deserve to have a Park Named After Him?

Opinions, Quebec

As a city councillor in the mostly-Jewish Montreal municipality of Côte Saint-Luc, one of my portfolios is naming rights. When we attach a name to a park, building, street or event, a tremendous amount of thought and consideration goes into the process. Most recently we renamed a street after the legendary Rabbi Sidney Shoham, who passed away …

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Changing of the Guard: Three Montreal-area Synagogues Welcome New Rabbis

Opinions, Quebec

Montreal’s Jewish community is about to mark its first Rosh Hashanah in many years minus the presence of three extraordinary spiritual leaders: Rabbis Sidney Shoham, Ron Aigen and Chaim Steinmetz. Rabbi Shoham served Beth Zion Congregation in Côte Saint-Luc for 50 years. Although officially retired when he passed away suddenly on Sept. 20, 2015, he …

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Who Will Win in the PQ Leadership Race? Cloutier or Lisée?

Opinions, Quebec

If a provincial election were held today in Quebec, Premier Philippe Couillard’s Liberals would likely be back in office with another majority government. It’s not that the Liberals are doing so well. They only lead the polls by default since there won’t be another vote in Quebec for two years. But the opposition Parti-Québecois will …

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Despite Couillard’s Suspect Leadership Federalist Liberals Still on Top

Opinions, Quebec

It is great to be back writing for B’nai Brith Canada, our country’s pre-eminent human rights organization. During the 17 years I served as the former Jewish Tribune Newspaper’s Quebec bureau chief, a common topic was the Jewish community and its degree of comfort with the provincial government of the day. We have gone back and forth …

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