Thursday, AM2 In February 1913, when a grade 6 teacher at the Aberdeen School made disparaging remarks about her Jewish pupils, a small group of 12-year old boys responded by calling a general strike. Several hundred Jewish children congregated in the park across the street where they appointed strike leaders, established a negotiating committee, and [...]
Saturday, AM This presentation in Yiddish — “From the other side of the poem” – is given in honour of the 30th anniversary of the death of the Rokhl Korn. Montreal was home to one of the most refined modern Yiddish poets from 1948 to her death in 1982, a period of prolific creativity in [...]
Erik Greenberg Anjou 90 minutes – Friday, PM2 Cantor Jacob Mendelson, a distinguished instructor at KlezKanada this year, is affectionately called by everyone: “Jackie.” In this film, he explores the American roots of “khazzanut” (Jewish liturgical music) while taking us on a musical voyage that spans the Atlantic, originating in his birthplace of Boro Park, [...]
Friday, AM1 Faculty: Eugene Orenstein
David Kaufman 60 minutes – Friday, PM1 This film, first broadcast on the CBC in 1980, and now a staple of university literature courses, explores the life of the renowned Canadian poet, Abraham Moses Klein (1909-1972) against the visual backdrop of his beloved city, Montreal. Klein’s poetry is suffused by Jewish history and infused with [...]
