MONTREAL
,
Sept. 24
/CNW Telbec/ - The media are invited to a luncheon and interview with
Simon Jacobs
, executive director of Shalom
Quebec
and curator of the exhibit "Same Cloth, Different Threads: the Jews of
Quebec
City, 1608-2008." The exhibit traces the 400-year history and cultural contribution of the Jewish community to the heritage of
Quebec
City and the province, with an emphasis on how a cultural minority can contribute and integrate into the greater society while maintaining its identity.
WHEN: Tuesday, September 29 at 12:00 PM. Lunch will be served.
WHERE: YM-YWHA Ben Weider Jewish Community Centre, 5400 Westbury Avenue,
in Montreal.
The YM-YWHA will make the exhibit accessible, free of charge, to all Montrealers, from
September 30
to
November 30, 2009
, at the
Ben Weider
JCC in Snowdon. The YM-YWHA is inviting schools and community groups to visit, and is training volunteers as docents to guide these groups as they come though.
About the YM-YWHA
Montreal
Jewish Community Centres
For 100 years, the YM-YWHA Jewish Community Centres have provided exceptional programs and services to the Jewish community and
Montreal
as a whole. The YM-YWHA is one of Montreal's largest non-profit organizations, providing world-class athletics facilities and year-round social, cultural, recreational, physical and intellectual programming at the
Ben Weider
JCC in Snowdon, the West Island JCC in Pierrefonds, and the Harry Bronfman Y Country Camp in the Laurentian Mountains.
For further information: To confirm your attendance, please contact: Dov Smith, Director of Communications, (514) 737-6551 x574, [email protected]
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