Thursday, Oct. 10
MAYORAL CANDIDATES
The four candidates for the mayoralty of the Côte des Neiges-Notre Dame de Grace borough – Russell Copeman, Kevin Copps, Andrew Ross and Michael Simkin – take part in a debate at the Gelber Conference Centre, hosted by the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors, at 7:15 p.m. Moderator is Tommy Schnurmacher. Reservations, Carole Klein, 514-342-1234, extension 7207.
BEST OF HEBREW U
Hebrew University history professor Alexander Yakobson and professor of medicine Rotem Karni are guest speakers at “The Best of Hebrew U” held at the YM-YWHA at 7 p.m., with the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They discuss, respectively, “Israeli Society at 65” and “Advancing Towards a Cure for Cancer.” Tickets, 514-932-2133.
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
An information meeting on a para-volunteer program at Maimonides Geriatric Centre is held at 2 p.m. Successful candidates will work three to four hours a week alongside staff between October and June. Training provided. Reservations, Roz Friend, 514-483-212, ext. 2204.
Friday, Oct. 11
SPANISH SHABBATON
Rabbi Sammy Intrator, former rabbi of the Carlebach Shul in New York, at a dinner and Shabbaton at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue from 6 p.m. Reservations, 514-737-3695, ext. 101. The next day, at 8 p.m., a musical program, The Man Behind the Soul Doctor, (Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach)is presented by Rabbi Intrator, Cantor Adam Stotland and Rabbi Daniel Hundert.
Saturday, Oct. 12
SACRED MUSIC
Cantorial soloist Rachelle Shubert begins a series of two workshops on “Encountering the Sacred Through Song and Meditation” at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom following Shabbat morning services and kiddush. Hebrew, meditation or singing experience not required. 514-937-3575, ext. 235.
The temple also launches Mini-Mensch on Oct. 15, from 10-11 a.m., a weekly drop-in play group for toddlers and their parents.
Sunday, Oct. 13
FUNNY GIRL BACK
The classic movie Funny Girl based on the life of Fannie Brice who rose from the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side to a stellar career with the Ziegfeld Follies, is screened at certain Cineplex theatres and again on Oct. 14 and 21. Check local listings.
Monday, Oct. 14
YIDDISH HUMOUR
An Evening of Yiddish Humour, showcasing the material of such comedians as Dzigan & Schumacher and Michale Rosenberg is presented in the Segal Centre’s Studio at 8 p.m., with English subtitles. Reprised on Oct. 15. Tickets, 514-739-7944.
Tuesday, Oct. 15
ON AGING
Richard Adler, a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future, in Palo Alto, Calif., speaks on “Reinvent Your Future: Innovation and the Future of Aging” at the Gelber Conference Centre at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors. He focuses on how technological advances are changing how we age. Registration, Marcie Klinger, 514-342-1234, ext. 7225.
HISTORY OF CHUTZPAH
Ed Feinstein, author and senior rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, Calif., lectures on “The History of Chutzpah” at Congregation Shaar Hashomayim at 8:30 p.m. He is preceded at 7:30 by talks by Rabbi Adam Scheier and Maharat Abby Brown Scheier. 514-937-9471.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
ABOUT ISLAM
Rabbi Sidney Shoham and Father John Walsh, a Catholic priest, speak on “Islam in the Modern World” at Beth Zion Congregation at 7:30 p.m. 514-489-8411.
GERMAN FILM
The award-winning German film Kaddish for a Friend is presented with English subtitles at the Jewish Public Library at 7:30 p.m., in association with the German consulate and Goethe Institut. A troubled 14-year-old boy, a Palestinian raised in a refugee camp, now living in Berlin, forms an unlikely relationship with the elderly Russian Jewish war veteran neighbour he tried to rob.
Goethe director Manfred Stoffl shares his insights on the Berlin neighbourhood of Kreuzberg, similar to the fictional district in the movie. Tickets, 514-345-6416.
CRIME-FIGHTING MNA
Local Liberal MNA Guy Ouellette, a former police officer who wrote a book about the Hell’s Angels, is guest speaker at a meeting of the Golda Meir Chapter of Canadian Hadassah-WIZO at the Chevra Mishnais Jacob Josef Synagogue at 1:15 p.m. in Chomedey. Evie Applebee, 450-681-9342.
Thursday, Oct. 17
YOUNG LEADERS
The first event of the season of the Segal Centre’s Young Leaders takes place from 6-8 p.m. Guest speakers Robert Gervais, president and CEO of Zerofail; director, actor and teacher Amanda Kellock, and Allan Sandler, producer of Copa de Oro Productions, speak on “Story Selling.” This series is aimed at encouraging young business people and professionals to take an interest in the arts and their support. Tickets, www.segalcentre.org.
…Et Cetera…
Johanne Boileau, director of nursing, has been named interim executive director of the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) following the departure of Hartley Stern on Sept. 27 after serving five years. The hospital says it’s in the final stages of choosing the next executive director. In his farewell address at the 79th annual general meeting, Stern emphasized the need for the JGH to strengthen ties with other health care institutions …Galith Levy is the new Quebec Region executive director of the Jewish National Fund (JNF). She previously worked at Federation CJA as director of the Sepharade Campaign, Young Adult Division and, most recently, of operations for the campaign. “Ms. Levy’s specialization in marketing, strategic development and fundraising, coupled with her strong work ethic and dedication to the Montreal community, will prove to be assets to JNF,” said the organization’s Toronto-based CEO, Josh Cooper…
The Segal Centre’s Sherlock Holmes is nominated for seven METAs, the new Montreal English Theatre Awards, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding New Adaptation by Greg Kramer, who passed away before the play opened. The META winners will be announced Oct. 21 at the Rialto Theatre…Maurice Perez leads a new beginners’ Israeli dance class at the YM-YWHA Wednesdays from 6:45-8 p.m. Perez, 514-962-1932.