Thursday, May 30
ON NUTRITION
The Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors offers a lecture on nutrition with an expert at 1 p.m. 514-342-1234, ext. 7305. A social group also meets on Mount Royal Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. for casual walks.
Saturday, June 1
ON AIR
Rabbi Lisa Grushcow of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom is the guest on Jewish Digest, on Radio Centre-Ville 102.3FM at 8:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 2
CAMPAGNE SEPHARADE
The film Ce que le jour doit à la nuit by Alexandre Arcady will be presented by the Campagne sépharade of the Combined Jewish Appeal at the Outremont Theatre, 5:30 p.m, in French with English subtitles. 514-345-2645, ext. 3243.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
Janie Respitz leads an intergenerational musical program “Bubbie, Zaidie & Me” for Prime Time, the West Island division of the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors, 10:30-11:45 a.m., 96 Roger Pilon St., Dollard des Ormeaux. Grandparents and grandchildren ages two to five are welcome. Registration, 514-624-5005, ext. 231.
FAMILY TREE WORKSHOP
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal holds a Family Tree Workshop at the Jewish Public Library, 10 a.m-noon. Beginners can get help with family history questions. www.jgs-montreal.org.
Monday, June 3
JUST JOSHIN’
Gazette columnist Josh Freed talks about his new book He Who Laughs, Lasts in an evening of humour at the Gelber Conference Centre at 7 p.m., sponsored by the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors. Tickets, Joyce Tobenstein, 514-342-1234, ext. 7318.
Tuesday, June 4
ALL ABOUT MEDS
Louise Mallet, a pharmacology professor at the Université de Montréal, speaks on “What Seniors Need to Know About their Medications,” at a Beth Ora Seniors meeting, 1:30 p.m. 514-342-1234, ext. 7318.
AND THE WINNER IS…
The 2013 Promies will be awarded to outstanding young Montreal Jewish entrepreneurs by the Jewish Chamber of Commerce of Federation CJA, in association with Richter, at the Windsor Ballroom at 6 p.m. Awards will be given out in six categories for business acumen and community spirit. The Lifetime Achievement Award will go to William Lassner, Howard Stotland and Stan Zack, founders of STS Systems Ltd., a multinational retail software company whose annual sales have reached more than $100 million. Tickets, Yael Ricquebourg, 514-345-2645, ext. 3058.
Wednesday, June 5
BOOK REVIEW
The Mount Sinai Auxiliary Literary Breakfast Club hosts a review by Kathy Diamond of The Headmaster’s Wager by Vincent Lam at Congregation Beth-El at 9:30 a.m. Tickets, 514-369-2222, ext. 1337.
FAMILY SECRET
Na’amat Canada Montreal holds a talk by author Monique Polak at Midtown Le Sporting Club Sanctuaire at 7:30 p.m. She discusses her 2008 novel, inspired by her mother’s Holocaust experience, What World is Left, and how the story has continued since its publication. Tickets, 514-484-0252.
HONOURING CHERNEY
The Jewish General Hospital’s Centre for Child Development and Mental Health will screen the 2011 Israel movie Mabul (The Flood) at the Quartier Cavendish cinema at 7 p.m. The event honours Gloria Cherney, director general of Summit School. Tickets, Anita, 514-340-8222, ext. 5638.
Thursday, June 6
QUEBEC SINGER
Triple ADISQ nominee Ingrid St. Pierre performs at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts at 8 p.m., to conclude the Women of the World series. The singer-pianist will be accompanied by a string quartet. Tickets, 514-739-7944.
ENGEL IN CONCERT
Singer Hélène Engel presents her new show Convergences, with Hindole Majumdar on the tablas and Khalil Moqadem on the oud, blending klezmer, Indian and Mediterranean music, at Club Balattou, 4372 St. Laurent Blvd.
…Et Cetera…
JGH WINDFALLS
The Jewish General Hospital recently received a couple of major donations. The Oberfeld family raised more than $525,000, including its lead gift of $100,000, for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia research. Beneficiaries include the new Mary Katz Claman Alzheimer Risk Assessment Clinic, headed by neurologist Hyman Schipper. Bell Canada donated $230,000 over three years to the JGH’s child psychiatry transitional care program, which is designed to integrate former patients back into their schools and communities, and prevent re-admission.
The JGH will also benefit from the $30-million donation by the Rossy Family Foundation for cancer care, along with the McGill University Health Centre and St. Mary’s Hospital. A total of $58 million is committed to the project over the next 10 years.
FIGHTING CANCER
The Cancer Fight Club’s Knockout! gala, featuring former boxers Otis Grant and David Loiseau, raised $150,000 for the Jewish General Hospital Hope and Cope’s psychosocial support services for young adults with cancer. More than 400 people turned out at Espace Réunion to cheer on 19 amateur boxers, who raised $2,000 each to participate. Event chair was Marla Fox.
Cancer Fight Club is an online community (www.cancerfightclub.com) providing information and connection for young people with this disease.
KIPPOT EXHIBIT
Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom’s Aron Museum is exhibiting kippot created by the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles of Toronto, inspired by biblical figures, until mid-August.
Holocaust survivor Walter Absil, a longtime volunteer with the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, has been given the Austrian government’s gold Decoration of Merit for his “longstanding close and supportive relationship” with Austria, including acting as a liaison with the Jewish community here. A native of Vienna, Absil found refuge in Belgium during World War II… Frank Guttman’s 2007 biography of progressive Quebec politician Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1881-1962) has been published in French by Les Editions Hurtubise as Le Diable de Saint-Hyacinthe, with a preface by former premier Jean Charest. Guttman, a retired physician (he was chief of surgery at the Montreal Children’s Hospital), is enjoying a second career studying and writing about Quebec history.