QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – When my late grandmother passed away almost 30 years ago, I assumed the lease of her apartment. I had been on my own for a while already and knew how to make some simple dishes. As I went through her kitchen, I came across a book called Second Helpings, Please! It immediately …
Jewish Cookbook Legend Norene Gilletz Is Mourned Read More »
February 3, 2020 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – Amid great enthusiasm, the Montreal edition of B’nai Brith Canada’s Diverse Minds creative writing competition has been formally launched. Harvey Levine and Janna Minikovich, B’nai Brith’s Quebec Regional Director and Research Coordinator for B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights, respectively, attended an English Montreal School Board …
Diverse Minds Creative Writing Competition Launched in Montreal Read More »
December 2, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – The overarching goal of Miriam Home is to treat and support children, adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorders – and to help them reach their full potential as individuals. Miriam Home is the host site for both the McGill University and Dawson College chapters …
Community Volunteers Throw a Strike for Special Needs Community Read More »
November 8, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – The trendy Montreal district of Griffintown, just blocks away from downtown, has become a popular destination in recent years for members of the Jewish community to reside. One such individual is Steve Frischman, the son of Holocaust survivors and a gentleman with no tolerance for acts …
August 13, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada recently held its first basketball tournament in Quebec. The event was not only an enormous success, but it also sparked the interest of almost three dozen youths who now want to learn more about B’nai Brith and get further involved in the …
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May 3, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada released its 2018 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents this week. Representatives Harvey Levine (Director, Quebec Region), Ted Greenfield (Past President), Alan Adel (Co-Chair, Advocacy and Policy Committee) and Jerry Tarasofsky (Board Member) have all been asked to comment on previous Audits over the last few …
Alarming Audit Results Concern Quebec Jewish Community Leaders Read More »
March 26, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – Even at the annual St. Patrick’s Day luncheon in Montreal, a time to salute the Irish, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney found a way to use the opportunity to show his support for Israel. Mulroney turned 80 a few days ago, but he …
Brian Mulroney Remains Devoted Supporter of Jewish Community and Israel Read More »
March 7, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – What happened to Jesse Galganov? The 22-year-old Jewish Montrealer mysteriously disappeared 16 months ago in Peru. Alisa Clamen, his mom, is a remarkable woman. I knew that when I met her decades ago and that feeling was only intensified after we sat down recently …
The Search for Jesse Galganov Continues While His Mom Finds a Way to Create His Legacy Read More »
Feb. 14, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. MONTREAL – With the Quebec National Assembly officially in session, members of the province’s multicultural communities are feeling uneasy as the newly elected Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) looks …
CAQ Religious Symbols Ban An ‘Assault on Fundamental Freedoms’ Read More »
Jan. 2, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – One of Canada’s legendary religious leaders passed away last week. Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat served as spiritual leader of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in the tony Montreal suburb of Westmount from 1946 to 1993, and as rabbi emeritus all the way until his passing on Dec. …
Mourning the Legendary Rabbi of Montreal’s Shaar Hashomayim Read More »
