Montreal

The Jewish reputation is built one human encounter at a time - opinion

Beyond politics and headlines, the Jewish story is shaped by the encounters that leave lasting impressions.

 SHEVET ACHIM Synagogue, serving the Georgian community, South Netanya.
A police officer looks toward the scene of an antisemitic shooting attack (near the tall building at L) in Montreal on June 22, 2026, which left three people dead; Illustrative.

Two antisemitic attacks in one week shake Canada’s Jewish community

Police near the scene of an active shooter situation on June 22, 2026 in Montreal, Canada.

Canada synagogue firebomber was promised $15,000 for attack, motivated by drugs, not antisemitism

Montreal Police officers stand at the entrance to a building after a fatal shooting in which a police officer was killed in the Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood, Montreal police say, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 22, 2026.

Jew-hatred drove the Montreal violence, even if it didn’t trigger it - opinion


The cantor who collaborated with Leonard Cohen

Cohen’s father and great grandfather both served as president the Orthodox synagogue which Zelermyer affectionately refers to as “The Shaar.”

Leonard Cohen

After measles outbreak, 350 Hasidic children in Montreal get vaccinated

After five cases of the diseases emerged in the Tosh community in Boisbriand, the public health authority set up two temporary clinics in the area.

MONTREAL COMBINES modern and old-world styles.

Montreal synagogues receive federal funding to improve security facilities

The grants were provided under the government’s Security Infrastructure Program (SIP).

MONTREAL COMBINES modern and old-world styles.

MADA Montreal: Putting community first

The Montreal MADA community center not only tends to people who come to the center, but also reaches out to more isolated Jewish communities.

MADA Montreal