Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B'nai Brith Canada.

April 13, 2018

MONTREAL – It was at least two decades ago that the B’nai Brith office in Quebec initiated an annual event on the steps of Montreal City Hall to commemorate Yom HaShoah. It was well-organized and appreciated, but targeted to a small audience and usually held in cold temperatures.

Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B'nai Brith Canada.

Nov. 17, 2017

MONTREAL – On Thursday, Montreal’s first female mayor, Valerie Plante, was sworn into office. For the local Jewish community, it will be a case of getting to know someone new to the job.

Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B'nai Brith Canada.

Oct. 27, 2017

MONTREAL – It's municipal election time here in Montreal and all across Quebec as voters prepare to head to the polls on Sunday, Nov. 5. Full disclosure: I am seeking my fourth mandate as a city councillor in the predominately Jewish community of Côte Saint-Luc, the home of B’nai Brith’s Quebec office, B’nai Brith House for seniors and the future Chateau B’nai Brith.

Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B'nai Brith Canada.

August 14, 2017

TORONTO – On Friday, July 28, a graveside service was held at the Congregation Darchei Noam section of Pardes Shalom Cemetery in Maple, Ont. for Barry Zbar, a Montreal native who, despite moving to Toronto over 30 years ago, never forgot his roots.

Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

July 9, 2017

MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has done a lot of things Montreal's Jewish community is grateful for, including a moving mission to Israel and helping launch B'nai Brith's annual Yom HaShoah ceremony at City Hall. However, his dismissal of a high-ranking and long-serving Jewish city councillor from a prestigious post is not going over very well.

Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

MONTREAL - Fourteen years ago Montreal businessman, philanthropist and B’nai Brith Canada supporter Amos Sochaczevski felt that the city’s annual Israel rally needed an adrenaline shot. Federation CJA had moved the event from downtown to the suburbs and, as such, it lacked the kind of appeal he felt it deserved.

Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

MONTREAL - I think it is safe to say that, 72 years after the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and the Axis powers, Holocaust Remembrance Day has never been more visible in Montreal.

In honour of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada Quebec will be commemorating those who perished during the Holocaust on Monday, April 24, 2017.

Quebec Confidential

Mike Cohen

MONTREAL - As Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre prepares for the 2017 elections in November, there is no question that he has the support of the Jewish community behind him.

By Tevy Pilc 
Staff Writer/Researcher 
B’nai Brith Canada

The mayors of Canada’s largest metropolises are heading to the Holy Land.