For the last year the JPL Archives staff has been working hard to migrate our archival catalogue to the industry standard platform, Access to Memory (AtoM), and now it’s live! Over 135 new fonds and migrated fonds are […]
Category: Blogs
JPL Launches JPL-Curates
You may have noticed… JPL’s online rare books exhibition has moved! Previously found on the JPL’s main website, the profiles of our most popular rare books are now settling in […]
Friends of JPL: Volume 1, February 2023
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Upcoming Event: Tu B’Shevat Celebration!
The Jewish Public Library Youth Space and SPARK MONTREAL present a Tu B’Shevat Celebration Event Join us in celebrating the wonders of our environment through storytimes, crafts, and activities! […]
Upcoming Event: A Conversation with Russian Singer & Actor, Miriam Sekhon
The Jewish Public Library and the Russian Literary Club present A conversation with MIRIAM SEKHON renowned Russian actress and singer Sun Jan 29, 2023 2pm-4pm In-person – Gelber Conference Centre, […]
Upcoming Event: The Rare Books Collection of the Jewish Public Library
The Dr. Michael D. Paul Rare Books InitiativeThe Rare Books Collection of the Jewish Public LibraryWith Eddie Paul, Senior Director of Library & Learning Services and the special collections staff of […]
Winner: J.I. Segal Prize for Yiddish Literature
The Jewish Public Library is happy to announce that the winner of our 2022 J.I. Segal Dr. Hirsh and Dvora Rosenfeld Award for Yiddish Literature is Michael Felsenbaum for his […]
Winner: J.I. Segal Prize for Translation
The Jewish Public Library is happy to announce that the winner of our 2022 J.I. Segal Rosa and David Z”L Finestone Translation Award for a Book on a Jewish Theme […]
Three Questions with Robyn Sarah
“Anyone who has ever felt a vocation for something, pursued it, misplaced it, then tried to summon it again is apt to identify with Sarah’s story.” Ian McGillis in The […]
Two Questions with Pinchas Blitt
A Promise of Sweet Tea is a tale of a family miraculous survival from the terrors of a disintegrating society. In their village in prewar Eastern Europe, young Pinchas Blitt […]