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This week's 360 covers the implications of last week's federal election results for Jewish-Canadians, what you can expect at Montreal's upcoming annual Festival Sefarad, the first all-female spacewalk in history which included a Jewish Swedish-US national and more. Shabbat Shalom!
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On October 27th at 5:00 p.m. EST, we ask that you join us as we Pause with Pittsburgh. Together, in solidarity, we will pledge to maintain our abiding sense of unity and responsibility for one another. Because we know that what happens to one of us, happens to all of us.
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Shabbat Candlelight
October 25 | 5:34 PM
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How the Jewish vote will shape Canada's 43rd Parliament
The federal election yielded at least one new Jewish member of Parliament and the defeat of two others, but showed that Jewish-Canadians continued their traditional support for the Grits, as every riding but one where Jews live in large numbers went Liberal.
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Source: The Canadian Jewish News
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CJA19: secure our future
This year, we are not only asking you to continue your steadfast support for the 2019 Combined Jewish Appeal to help our community's most vulnerable, we are also asking that you make a gift to our Community Security Network Fund, which will allow us to establish consistent security protocols for our local Jewish institutions and provide ongoing training and upgrades. Donate now.
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A new documentary on antisemitism in Toulouse [article in French]
In an eye-opening interview with French film director Georges Benayoun about his new film, "Chronique d'un antisémitisme d'aujourd'hui", he shares his inspiration behind the film, and the grim reality of antisemitism in modern-day Toulouse.
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Source: LaDepeche
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The first yahrzeit of the Tree of Life massacre will take place in Montreal
Please join guests David Shribman, editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette who led the coverage of the Tree of Life shooting that won this year's Pulitzer Prize, and his wife Cindy Skrzycki, former Washington Post reporter and columnist, at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom's 'Show Up for Shabbat' on Friday, October 25th, at 7:45 p.m. for the first yahrzeit of the Tree of Life massacre.
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Article Source: Temple Montreal
Image Source: Orthodox Union
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Netanyahu rival Gantz accepts mandate to try to form Israeli government
After inconclusive elections in April and September, Gantz, head of the centrist Blue and White party, will have 28 days to complete the task assigned by President Reuven Rivlin in a televised ceremony.
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Source: Montreal Gazette
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You're invited to the 2019 Festival Sefarad
Launched in 1972 by the Sephardic community of Quebec to preserve Montreal's Sephardic culture, the now prestigious Festival Sefarad has become the must-attend event of the year for the whole community.
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Article Source: Festival Sefarad de Montréal
Image Source: YouTube
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First female spacewalking team, including Jewish astronaut, makes history
Since the first spacewalk in 1965, there have been 227 spacewalkers, only 14 of them women. Jessica Meir, a Swedish-US national who is Jewish, became number 15 last Friday, becoming the second non-American woman to ever participate.
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Source: The Times of Israel
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Montreal women's shelter Chez Doris announces plans for new emergency night shelter
Slated to open in the winter of 2021, the building that will house the new emergency overnight shelter was purchased last year with a $1-million donation from Montreal businessman Andrew Harper through the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal.
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Article Source: Nunatsiaq News
Image Source: CBC
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Source: Generations Fund
Generations Fund, your gateway to excellent Jewish education and engagement opportunities, has opened registration for CAPS, CAMPS, PJ Library and MOL. Click here for more information and to apply!
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Learn more about which Montreal Jewish day school will best meet your children's needs – and when the school's open house dates are – by visiting www.ajdsmontreal.org.
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Disclaimer
Federation CJA 360 is a news aggregate, offering readers a variety of articles and opinion pieces on topics of concern to the Jewish community and presented in a concise, convenient platform. The opinions expressed by contributors shared in Federation CJA 360 do not necessarily reflect the policies or the positions of Federation CJA, its staff or its Board of Directors.
About Federation CJA
For over one hundred years, Federation CJA has been at the heart of the organized Jewish community in Montreal. In partnership with a vast network of agencies and organizations locally, nationally and internationally, Federation CJA builds and sustains this community by providing leadership and by supporting the delivery of services and programs to care for the vulnerable and those in need, to ensure a bright Jewish future, to represent communal interests and to positively affect issues in the wider society.
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