The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to announce the collective documentary “5 vues sur 5 témoignages“, by Alessio Mazzaro and the conference “Les juifs du Maroc à Montréal“, by Christine Chevalier-Caron. These events have been organized by the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Sinagogue Spanish & Portuguese.
Sunday, October 7 2018, 10:30 am
Synagogue Spanish & Portuguese
4894, St-Kevin Street
Free Entrance
The documentary shows the Jewish migration flow from Morocco to France during the ’70s. events are described through the testimonies of 5 different people. This film shows not only memories of those who left the mellah – the Moroccan Jewish neighborhood – but also the pacific coexistence between Jewish and Muslims in ancient Morocco. Alessio Mazzaro will take a debate after.
Yolande Cohen’s conference provides data concerning the presence of the Moroccan Jewish in Montreal. These data are issued by the collective work Les Sépharades du Québec. Parcours d’exils nord-africains, directed by the historian Yolande Cohen. Christine Chevalier-Caron is researcher and co-author of the abovementioned book.