In this week’s 360, we cover Westmount’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Plus a review of the new Segal Centre play, delicious recipes for Tu B’shvat (which starts Sunday night) and more. Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach!

Shabbat Candlelight February 7 | 4:51 PM

Montreal suburb adopts IHRA antisemitism definition
“Westmount’s adoption of the IHRA definition is an important step in the struggle against antisemitism and sets an important precedent for other municipalities on the Island of Montreal”, said Federation CJA President Gail Adelson-Marcovitz (President of Federation CJA) and Rabbi Reuben Poupko (Co-Chair of CIJA-Quebec, Federation CJA’s advocacy agent) in a joint statement.

Source: The Canadian Jewish News

Israeli soldiers injured in 3 attacks in 12 hours
There were 3 incidents on Thursday, including 2 shootings and a car-ramming attack.

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

10 short, but important reads for Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month
Hear from people with disabilities as well as their family members, educators, advocates and community members speaking about disability and Jewish life.

Source: The New York Jewish Week

In the Presence of Heroes: 48 Hours with 150 Auschwitz Survivors
Read Lawrence Witt’s moving account of his experience accompanying 150 Auschwitz survivors and their family members, as part of a delegation organized by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation, led by World Jewish Congress President Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder and planned by the JRoots travel team, to mark the commemoration of the 75^th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Source: The Times of Israel

A unique production: A play set at a silent retreat
Bess Wohl’s award-winning comedy-drama Small Mouth Sounds, playing at the Segal Centre (an affiliated agency of Federation CJA), follows six harried city dwellers through a five-day silent retreat where words are not permitted in the bucolic setting of a woodsy rural ashram-type resort. The show runs from February 9 to March 1.

Source: The Canadian Jewish News

In HBO’s first The Plot Against America trailer, Jews are under attack
Get a sneak peek of the hotly-anticipated new David Simons miniseries, an adaptation of the Philip Roth novel of the same name, which stars John Turturro, Winona Ryder, Zoe Kazan and Morgan Spector.

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

18 things to know about Jewish football player Mitchell Schwartz
Schwartz is an offensive tackle for the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs, and one of the few Jewish football players in the NFL.

Source: Hey Alma

Tu B’shvat Recipe [Article in French]
Try this delicious cake inspired by the New Year of the Trees.

Source: Hadassah

Kirk Douglas, iconic movie star who reconnected to Judaism later in life, dies at 103
Remembering the legendary actor, who passed away in his home in Beverly Hills on Wednesday.

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Source: Federation CJA

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