The Jewish Public Library and the Russian Literary Club present A conversation with MIRIAM SEKHON renowned Russian actress and singer Sun Jan 29, 2023 2pm-4pm In-person – Gelber Conference Centre, 5151 ch. Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montreal In Russian Free for Literary Club members. | A Donation of $10 required for non-members To register, call 514-345-2627 ext. 3027 | For… Source ..read more

The Jewish Public Library is happy to announce that the winner of our 2022 J.I. Segal Dr. Hirsh and Dvora Rosenfeld Award for Yiddish Literature is Michael Felsenbaum for his book A mesoyre vegn a freylekher libe-shmibe (Critical Notes on Love: Yiddish Poems on Love and Life), a collection of sensual love poems in Yiddish. Mr Felsenbaum wins a prize of $1,000 which accompanies the award. Source ..read more

“Anyone who has ever felt a vocation for something, pursued it, misplaced it, then tried to summon it again is apt to identify with Sarah’s story.” Ian McGillis in The Montreal Gazette *** Poet Robyn Sarah’s memoir, Music, Late and Soon (Biblioasis, 2021) is one of the five nominees for the 2022 J.I. Segal Award for the Best Quebec Book on a Jewish Theme. Congratulations, Robyn! Source ..read more

For the last year the JPL Archives staff has been working hard to migrate our archival catalogue to the industry standard platform, Access to Memory (AtoM), and now it’s live! Over 135 new fonds and migrated fonds are now easily searchable, and more are being processed and added every month. Once the migration is complete we’ll be updating the CJHN (our national partner project) and researchers… Source ..read more

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The Jewish Public Library Youth Space and SPARK MONTREAL present a Tu B’Shevat Celebration Event Join us in celebrating the wonders of our environment through storytimes, crafts, and activities! We will provide all of the supplies, so no need to bring anything other than your joyful selves. Everyone is welcome! Perfect for Jewish and families of varied backgrounds alike! Sun Feb 5… Source ..read more

The Dr. Michael D. Paul Rare Books Initiative The Rare Books Collection of the Jewish Public Library With Eddie Paul, Senior Director of Library & Learning Services and the special collections staff of the JPL and Nicole Beaudry, Librarian/Rare Books Specialist Montreal’s Jewish Public Library collection of rare Judaica dates back to 1481, and its tapestry of 1500 volumes include censored Torah… Source ..read more

The Jewish Public Library is happy to announce that the winner of our 2022 J.I. Segal Rosa and David Z”L Finestone Translation Award for a Book on a Jewish Theme is Justin Cammy for his book From the Vilna Ghetto to Nuremberg: Memoir and Testimony of Abraham Sutzkever, a riveting account of life and death in the Vilna Ghetto by one of the great Yiddish poets of the 20th century. Source ..read more