Montreal Jewish Community
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Fire at Montreal synagogue prompts police probe, widespread condemnationAn alleged arson targeting a synagogue in Montreal's West Island is under investigation by police and being widely condemned by political leaders and the Jewish community.CrimeDec 18, 2024
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Montreal mayor denounces antisemitism after restaurant allegedly targetedPoliticians are denouncing violence and intimidation against Montreal's Jewish community after bullet-shaped holes were found in a restaurant window.CrimeJun 19, 2024
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Montreal Jewish school hit by at least 1 bullet, police sayMontreal police are investigating after they say a Jewish school in the city's most populous borough was hit by gunfire.CrimeMay 30, 2024
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Montreal’s Jewish community say they’re on alert after gunfire towards schoolsThere are calls for increased security after a Jewish school in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood was targeted by bullets for the second time in a week.PoliticsNov 14, 2023
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‘Deeply disturbing’: Montreal police investigating two firebombings at Jewish institutionsPolice spokesperson Sabrina Gauthier says incendiary devices caused minor damage to the front door of a synagogue and the back door of another building across the street.CrimeNov 7, 2023
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Montreal woman defies odds to get bat mitzvah at 80 years of ageA bat mitzvah is a Jewish ceremony traditionally performed when a girl is 12 or 13 years old. Ruth Cooperstock, however, just had hers at 80 years old.CanadaJul 27, 2022
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Montreal city council passes motion to make May Jewish Heritage MonthSonny Moroz, Montreal opposition city councillor for Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, tabled a motion to have the City of Montreal recognize May as Jewish Heritage Month.CanadaApr 25, 2022
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More than 1,000 miniature books donated to Montreal’s Jewish Public LibraryMore than a thousand volumes of miniature books were given to the Jewish Public Library in Montreal by Lily Toth, who arranged to have them donated upon her death.CanadaApr 5, 2022
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New Holocaust museum coming to Montreal in 2025The Montreal Holocaust Museum has about 13,500 items in its collection, but its current space is too small to display more than 350 at a time.CanadaFeb 7, 2022
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Funeral for Montreal priest and community leader John Walsh to be held on MondayWalsh passed away at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack on Monday.NewsNov 12, 2020
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