We've compiled a list of local events before and after our 2023 Summer Retreat, hosted by KlezKanada and/or our friends and partners. Whether you live locally or are stopping in Montreal on your way to or from the Summer Retreat, take the opportunity to join us at these events.

August 22

CineConcert: The City Without Jews

With a live score by Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin

One of the most prophetic and provocative films of the 20th century, Die Stadt ohne Juden (1924) unleashes a bold satire that uncannily foreshadowed the rise of fascism in Europe. Alicia Svigals and Donald Sosin have been bringing audiences to their feet throughout the world with their unique and stirring violin and piano scores for Jewish-themed silent films. The artists will do a Q&A after the screening, followed by coffee/tea and dessert.

Presented by Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom and KlezKanada
4100 Sherbrooke Street West Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1A5
Click on this link to find more information and purchase tickets.

August 29

KlezKanada's End-of-summer Party

Join KlezKanada for a klezmer double bill featuring Boston-based Levyosn (Adah Hetko, Kaia Berman Peters, and Lysander Jaffe), Montreal's own Yene Velt (Eden Glasman, Dan Kunda Thagard, Dan Wolfe, and Zafer Mamilli), and Vienna-based Yiddish song duo Soveles (Isabel Frey and Esther Wratschko). Stay tuned for additional artists.

Whether you're just joining us for the evening or coming straight from the Summer Retreat, come out to sing, dance, and have a fantastic time!

Museum of Jewish Montreal, 5220 St-Laurent
Doors at 7:30 pm – Sliding scale (suggested $10, cash only) at door only
Cash bar

August 30-September 4

Discounted Tours from the Museum of Jewish Montreal

Explore the diverse culture, food, and stories of Montreal’s Jewish community on these acclaimed tours from the Museum of Jewish Montreal.

Choose from the following tours, between August 30 and September 4.

Beyond the Bagel - Food Tour
Rabbis, Writers and Radicals - Walking Tour
Making their Mark - Walking Tour
In the Shadow of the Mountain - Walking Tour

The full tour schedule is available on the MJM website. KlezKanada Summer Retreat participants will receive a special discount of 20% off walking tours and 10% off food tours! Look for the discount code in participant emails. Please note that these codes are only applicable to tours following the retreat, from August 30th to Sept 4th.

These tours of the Montreal's historic Jewish neighbourhoods tend to fill up quickly so we recommend purchasing your tickets early to avoid disappointment. MJM tours often sell out over the Labour Day weekend.

August 31

Imagining A Queer Eruv
A Walking Conversation with artist and researcher Iso E. Setel

Presented by the Museum of Jewish Montreal

Artwork by iso e. setel

Starting at Parc St-Viateur in Outremont, this guided conversation will take us through the Mile End by way of the neighbourhood’s back alleys and looping paths, ending in Champs des Possibles with complimentary snacks and beverages. Along the walk, Iso will be sharing their research and the work that went into creating their book, Eruv: Queer Installations of Jewish Space, while inviting attendees to reflect upon and share their experiences in queer and Jewish spaces within and beyond Montreal. This walking conversation and its associated book examine the ways in which eruvin function as queer objects, dissolving distinctions between the public and the private, and reconditioning spatial relations. Eruv collages together text, photography, and paper-cut maps of ritual terrains to articulate how eruvin might be utilized as ritual technology in projects of queer liberation and community formation.

August 31, 6 PM
Tickets: $25 for adults; $23 for ages 65+; $13 for students and ages 13-17, $8 for ages 8-12, children 7 and under are free.
KlezKanada participants have the opportunity to register early for this popular tour by clicking on this link.  Please note that the discount codes for the other MJM tours cannot be applied to the Queer Eruv tour.

September 2

(POSTPONED) Ruelle Shul Melaveh Malka/Havdalah with special guests Lisa Mayer and Rabbi Sruli Dresner

Join the Ruelle Shul for a long and loving farewell to Shabes (and summer) with a traditional, yet egalitarian tish including singing nigunim, sharing words of Torah, and a vegetarian potluck dinner.

Saturday September 2rd, 8PM
Location: Ruelle (back lane) btw Old Orchard and Marcil, half-way down the block south of Sherbrooke
Free!

Any change of location due to inclement weather will be announce by 5pm on Friday Aug 4th through the Ruelle Shul email list, Facebook group, and to Jlive registrants.

September 3

Amerike Klezmer Tantshoys

Join Amerike Klezmer and internationally-acclaimed dance leader Avia Moore for an outdoor afternoon Tantshoys in the heart of Mile-End. Come learn and dance the basic steps of Yiddish folk dances such as freylekh, bulgar, zhok, and more with live music provided by fine Klezmer musicians led by Ariane Morin. Everyone is welcome to join hands and dance together for a joyful summery dance party!

Sunday September 3rd, 3PM-5PM
Entrepôt 77 (77 rue Bernard, Mile End, Montreal)
Free!

This event is possible thanks to the support and co-sponsor of Foundation for Yiddish Culture, KlezKanada, and Entrepot 77.