Nov. 2, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – Can the sport of Mamanet, more commonly known as cachibol or Newcomb, become a sensation in Quebec and Ontario as it is in Israel? We will get a good indication during the weekend of Nov. 9, 2018, when Ofra Abramovich, founder of the largest …
Israel’s Most Popular Social-Sport for Women Targets Montreal, Toronto Read More »
July 13, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – When YidLife Crisis made its debut as a web series just over three years ago, creators and stars Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion had no idea it would become the cultural phenomenon it is today. The series follows the hilarious antics of Chaimie (Elman) and Leizer (Batalion), childhood …
YidLife Crisis Spawns New Documentary About Jews in Poland Read More »
June 27, 2018 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 – When I attended Concordia University more than 30 years ago as a journalism student, I was never fond of the editorial slant of campus newspaper, The Link. Its …
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 …
Several Jewish Candidates Vying for Leadership in Montreal Elections Read More »
June 30, 2017 MONTREAL – With the 20th Maccabiah Games set to kick off next Thursday at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, more than 100 Quebecers are set to join a Canadian delegation of 600-plus athletes and staff from seven provinces. Held every four years, the Games is the third-largest sporting event in the world, after the …
Over 100 Quebecers En Route to Israel for 20th Annual Maccabiah Games Read More »
Earlier this week, former Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum was granted parole, only two months after he began serving a one-year jail sentence for eight corruption-related offences, including fraud and breach of trust. But now that he’s out of jail, the question is whether or not anyone in the Jewish community will reach out to him? Although Applebaum was …
Now on Parole, Does Michael Applebaum Deserve a Second Chance? Read More »
Rabbi Wilfred Shuchat is one of the most prominent rabbinical figures in the history of Canadian Jewry. It was 70 years ago, upon his arrival as the spiritual leader of Shaar Hashomayim Congregation in the Montreal island suburb of Westmount, that he presided over the first series of Bar Mitzvah ceremonies. A bond was immediately …
Bar Mitzvah Boys Reunite After 70 Years – With the Same Rabbi at the Pulpit Read More »
May 12, 2017 MONTREAL – When B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights announces the details of its annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents at a Montreal press conference, the room is traditionally full. This year’s setting was in the heart of downtown, at the Place du Canada offices of Fuller Landau Charted Accountants, courtesy of firm partner and B’nai Brith Canada senior statesman …
What B’nai Brith’s Audit Tells Us About Antisemitism in Quebec Read More »
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. Sochacevski proceeded to establish the Jewish …
Montrealers Rise to the Occasion Once Again to Celebrate Israel Read More »
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. Last fall, Mayor Coderre led a much publicized mission to Israel with his Toronto counterpart John Tory. Two of his senior councillors, Lionel Perez and Russell Copeman, are Jewish, …
Montreal City Hall Continues B’nai Brith Yom HaShoah Tradition Read More »
