Moroccan Jews in France and Canada by Yolande Cohen
(University of Ottawa Press)
October 22, 2025
FOR MANY Canadian Jews with familial origins in Montreal, being Jewish meant being part of the Anglo population — one that, by and large, departed for Toronto and elsewhere with francophone ascendence. This shift did not mean an end to Jewish Montreal, but rather a shift toward a more francophone Jewish population. For those curious about the origins of some of Canada’s francophone Jews, Yolande Cohen’s book, Moroccan Jews in France and Canada, offers backstory. With contributions from Sara Cohen-Fournier , Noureddine Harrami, Martin Messika, and Stephanie Tara Schwartz, the book includes oral history, personal testimony, and historiographic analysis of this unique diaspora. Phoebe Maltz Bovy
