Montreal jewish community

Montreal council passes amended Middle East motion after cutting call to break Israel ties

Opponents of the initial framework argued that global geopolitics falls entirely outside the jurisdiction of a municipal government and risks inflaming community tensions.

An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) looks on during the Canada Day Celebrations in the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, on July 1, 2025.
 Members of Montreal's Jewish community demonstrate in support of Israel in Montreal, February 23, 2004

Montreal opposition party moves forward with motion to cut ties with Israel

Children are seen at a playground.

Video shows woman hurling antisemitic abuse at Jewish family in Montreal playground dispute

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.

Canadian PM Carney ‘horrified’ by Montreal shooting near Jewish sites


Police investigate antisemitic vandalism at Montreal synagogue

B'nai Brith Canada, a watchdog organization that monitors antisemitism in Canada, said that the incident was “one of the worst such incidents to take place in Canada in years."

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Jewish man wearing kippah assaulted by taxi driver in Montreal

Much of the incident was captured on a security camera.

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Jewish Canadian mayor: Ban on wearing religious symbols 'ethnic cleansing'

Proposed Canadian law would ban certain public workers from wearing religious symbols; mayor says he meant “ethnic cleansing” only in a “non-violent” sense.

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William Shatner opens up about antisemitic childhood bullying

"Star Trek" actor William Shatner reveals that as a child he faced anti-Semitism in Montreal.

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Montreal imam who asked Allah to ‘destroy the Jews’ will not be prosecuted

He said that Allah will kill Jews "one by one."

Members of Montreal's Jewish community demonstrate in support of Israel's right to defend the security of its citizens during a protest in Montreal, February 23, 2004

Smooth flying

“The new route now makes Montreal another hub for Israelis to make connections throughout Canada and the US.”

THE 292-SEAT Airbus A330-300 aircraft has state-of-the-art amenities, including a business class cabin featuring 27 executive pods with 180-degree, lie-flat seats.

Next destination for Israeli travelers: Montreal

It may be jarringly non-Jewish by name, but St. Viateur’s Bagels in the city’s Mile End neighborhood has produced the quintessential Montreal bagel for 60 years.

MONTREAL COMBINES modern and old-world styles.

Canadian Orthodox synagogue protests Chief Rabbinate ‘blacklist' to Quebec Consul General

Shaar Hashomayim synagogue in Montreal also demands apology from Chief Rabbi Lau to communal rabbi.

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How Celine Dion helped save Montreal’s most iconic Jewish deli

The vocal powerhouse, a Catholic, might seem like a strange match for a Jewish deli.

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Tax Authority freezes assets belonging to embattled real estate mogul Inbal Or

The freeze applies to 12 real estate properties belonging to Or, including apartments, plots of land, and deeds or shared deeds on other homes.

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