41 exhibits found
1906-2010
Formed in 1880, the Montefiore Club was established by a group of young Jewish men, aged fifteen to twenty-three, in response to a growing need...
1934-1934
Audio: Stephanie Schwartz, Research Director of IMJM narrates Hazzan Shloimele's story. Perhaps Montreal’s youngest-ever cantor, Shloimele rescued a synagogue from bankruptcy with the power of...
1924-1957
Audio: Track 1 - Stephanie Schwartz, Research Director of IMJM narrates Hazzan Master's story. Track 2 - Lou Burko, Music Director Emeritus of the Shaare...
1948-1964
Audio: Hazzan Joshua Dlin sings "Sheva B’rachot," (Seven Blessings). In modern Jewish wedding ceremonies the seven blessings are often recited for the bride and groom...
1944-1959
Audio: Hazzan Goodman (Bill) Aronson sings "Va’ani T’filati" (And I Am My Prayer), a declaration made by King David in Psalms, recited before reading the...
1931-1932
During the 1930s, Alex Bernard led a French Canadian folk band that played on Montreal’s CKAC radio station every week. Every summer, he and his...
1973-1979
A prominent youth leader, James Dahan (1933-2008) helped galvanize Montreal’s emerging Sephardic community through scouting and other leadership programs, beginning in the 1970s. Popularly known...
1980-1981
A prominent youth leader, James Dahan (1933-2008) helped galvanize Montreal’s emerging Sephardic community through scouting and other leadership programs, beginning in the 1970s. Popularly known...
1981-1983
A prominent youth leader, James Dahan (1933-2008) helped galvanize Montreal’s emerging Sephardic community through scouting and other leadership programs, beginning in the 1970s. Popularly known...
1989-2002
A prominent youth leader, James Dahan (1933-2008) helped galvanize Montreal’s emerging Sephardic community through scouting and other leadership programs, beginning in the 1970s. Popularly known...