Joshua Levy: The Three Times I Met Leonard Cohen
Listen to Joshua Levy tell the hilarious and beautifully profound story about the three times he met Leonard Cohen. This…
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Cantor Gideon Zelermyer: From Correspondence to Collaboration with Leonard Cohen
Listen to Cantor Gideon Zelermyer share the incredible story of his unexpected relationship with Leonard Cohen, from an innocent correspondence…
Bracha Shiskal: Keeping the Yiddish Chain Alive, One Student at a Time
“What makes a nation? One of the things that make a nation is the language… [Yiddish] was our secret language,…
Monica Gauze: Irene’s Salon
Listen to the fascinating story behind Irene’s Salon, one of the leading millinery stores in Montreal from the 50s-80s. As…
Beryl Tovim: A Story of Survival and Renewal
This complex story details the life of Beryl Tovim, a tale that spans across three continents and two wars. Beginning…
Rabbi Ron Aigen
An interview with Carmela Aigen talking about her husband, Rabbi Ron Aigen, who led Montreal’s Reconstructionist Synagogue, Congregation Dorshei Emet,…
Carmela Aigen
A brief history of Carmela Aigen, Hebrew teacher at Akiva School and the wife of prominent Montreal rabbi, Ron Aigen.…
Rebecca Stotland: Music and Memories
Listen to Rebecca Stotland explore the impact music has had on her life. From childhood, to 50 years of conducting…
Harry Oberman: Kosher Butchers and the Meat Business in Montreal
Listen to Harry Oberman talk about his life growing up in the meat business in Montreal, with his father’s family…
Cristina “Migi” Bercovici: From Romania to Israel to Montreal
Listen to Cristina “Migi” Bercovici recount her incredible life’s journey, growing up in Romania, living in Israel in the 1970s…