Author Archives: Ely Hailman



These legendary (and partially Israeli) rockers are coming through Montreal on their Quebec tour this February!



Orkestar Kriminal are at Lambi this Thursday with their Gangster Yiddish style of music!



While this band of indie-music Jews approaches their 30th anniversary, they’re still going strong! They’ll be promoting their latest full length album at the Corona Theatre.



Jewish Gospel King, Joshua Nelson will be making an appearance in Montreal this month.



French Canadian Anna Marie Dupras headlines, but don’t be fooled, her English set is just as hilarious as her French one!



The DWYT is screening three classics: East and West (1923), Without A Home (1939) and The Light Ahead (1939). Black and white classics, great music, historical intrigue and…film star Molly Picon.



The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre presents Centaur Theatre co-founder Maurice Podbrey: A reading of Brontshe Shvyag (Brontshe the Silent) in Yiddish with supertitles.



Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Director of External Relations for Rabbis for Human Rights, will be discussing “The Israel I Cherish.”



Sarah is a singer-songwriter based in NYC. She describes her genre as “poor man’s music”–acoustic folk. She’s singing here at home for the holidays.



When you think about traditional Jewish music, what are the first things that come to mind? Mostly Ashkenazi icons like gefilte fish, bagels and klezmer music. There’s more! If you’re heading to NYC, catch the Sephardic Music Fest.