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Museum of Jewish Montreal
4.5
343 reviews
#6 of 508 things to do in Montreal
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The Museum of Jewish Montreal offers guided walking tours through the historically Jewish neighbourhoods of Mile End and the Plateau in Montreal. - Taste your way through Montreal's Jewish heritage on the Beyond the Bagel tour. - Trace the evolution of Montreal's literary, musical and culinary culture on the Rabbis, Writers and Radicals tour. - Uncover past synagogues, schools, hospitals and cultural organizations on the Making Their Mark tour. For our full walking tour schedule please visit our website.
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Neighborhood: Le Plateau Mont-Royal
Go native in Plateau Mont-Royal, where bespoke shopping, hip eateries, and wacky paint jobs attract locals and transplants alike, making it one of the city's most diverse and distinctly authentic experiences. A creative hub, Montreal's artistic elite pack the cafes along Rue Saint-Denis, where young painters and fashion designers draw inspiration from the playful murals and stately Victorian homes that dot the Plateau's side streets. Not a major sightseeing destination, a visit to Plateau Mont-Royal allows you to enjoy a local perspective, soaking in indie films, latte art, contemporary galleries, and the city's best bagels. A center of polyglot culture, Québécois accents mingle with shades of Portuguese, Greek, and Hebrew in the area's iconic Mile End district, where restaurants straddle chic designer boutiques, serving up chorizo and caldo verde. Friendliest to those on foot, it's a jungle of colorful awnings and sidewalk umbrellas, pedestrian walks and luxury shopping.
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  • Laurier • 10 min walk
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paulabsimon
Santa Rosa, CA25 contributions
Fabulous food and history tour!
Oct 2022 • Couples
Avery gave us so much. A real sense of Jewish life, so many historical facts and SO much food. It was a fantastic 4 hours. We are so glad we chose the Museum tour over other similar options because it as so comprehensive (and fun and filling)
Written October 15, 2022
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museemtljuif
Hi there, Thanks so much for this positive review! We are glad to read that you had a great time on our walking tour. Thank you for your support and interest! We hope to see you very soon! - MJM Team
Written October 24, 2022
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Sandy99
Quebec City, Canada228 contributions
virtual touVirtual Zoom Tour - “Making Their Mark: A Virtual Tour of Historic Jewish Montréal”
Apr 2021 • Friends
Was was thrilled to have attended the virtual tour-Making Their Mark: A Virtual Tour of Historic Jewish Montréal, today — Hannah was incredible, so much research had to have been involved. When I travel to different cities all over the world, my first tour is always a Jewish history tour. Our “virtual tour guide” Hannah, was challenged to turn a walking tour into a ZOOM tour. She was able to orient us with highlighted maps, very special pictures, fascinating history and had sound clips - so cool.. Great insight into early Jewish Montrealers lives. I highly recommend attending this tour, regardless of where you are in the world. It was incredible to see how the Jewish immigrants adapted and lived surrounded by many hardships-financial and antisemitism.
Written April 4, 2021
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Museum of Jewish Montreal
Thanks for your kind words Sandy!
Written May 19, 2021
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Daisy L
82 contributions
A walk through history
Aug 2014 • Solo
The walking tour is a great way to combine exercise, sightseeing and learning. I was born in Montreal but the tour was still an eye opener. I learned how to look at old buildings in a new way and how the Jewish community shaped the city. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a bottle of water.
Written September 4, 2014
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Howard S
Albany, NY750 contributions
Not much of a museum
Dec 2022
This is a two floor museum and there is no elevator, so it is not handicapped accessbile. There was only one exhibit and it had nothing to do with Jewish Montreal. It concerned the divide between public and private spaces and was basically hanging curtains. We were told that the museum would soon be closed for renovations and they would install an elevator and hopefully provide exhibits dealing with Jewish Montreal.

The trip to the museum was not wasted, however, because from there it is a short walk to St. Viateur Bagel.
Written December 10, 2022
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JimmyJackk
San Marcos, CA5,167 contributions
Not as expected
May 2019 • Couples
Well it was raining and windy and an indoor museum seemed appropriate for the weather. But it’s not a museum it does walking tours through the Jewish district. Has some maps and small exhibit but not your typical museum.
Written May 1, 2019
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loretta l
Toronto, Canada1 contribution
What a great way to learn about Montreal!
Jun 2014 • Business
I always knew Montreal had a rich Jewish heritage of bagels and smoked meat! But to see and learn about the incredible contributions - both culturally and economically - that the Jewish community has made to both the city and Canada overall was fascinating. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, and very approachable and open. I highly recommend this walking tour!
Written February 17, 2015
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alne1414
West Hartford, CT12 contributions
Really disappointing
Aug 2016 • Couples
We DID NOT take a walking tour but did go to the Museum. Actually Montreal should be ashamed to call this a Jewish Museum. It is housed in a small space on the ground floor of a building and the entire museum is comprised of several pictures of old synagogues and a display of books for sale. The tour we wanted was sold out but we made the trip to the museum anyway. Whenever we travel we always look for walking tours (especially Jewish ones) so that we can reconnect with those who came before us. In most cases there is not much to reconnect with - the old synagogues are gone and businesses that once stood are long gone. What does remain in a number of communities is a place where Jewish memorabilia is collected, stored and displayed. To that end it looks as though Montreal has failed.
Written August 4, 2016
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Betsy B
Boca Raton, FL20 contributions
walking and learning in Montreal
Oct 2018 • Friends
We took the walking tour in Montreal. Emma was our tour leader. She was incredible. She is extremely articulate and certainly knows her facts and history about the Jewish people in Montreal. It was interesting to learn about the Jewish people who arrived in Montreal and how the city has changed with time. I hight recommend this tour.
Written October 6, 2018
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BostonCPA
New Orleans, LA18 contributions
Superb tour
Great tour of the history of the Jews in Montreal. Our tour guide Josh was awesome. Highly recommend this tour.
Review of: Making Their Mark: Montreal Jewish History Walking Tour
Written September 29, 2018
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debstern
Philadelphia, PA11 contributions
Beyond the Bagel Walking Tour
Aug 2018 • Couples
Wonderful, delicious tour! The price is well worth the value because it includes substantial amounts of food, including bagels and other bakery goods and 2 meat sandwiches! You learn about Montreal Jewish history, tour interesting areas, and eat yummy food. Our tour went from 1- 4 pm, so we didn’t need lunch and were so full at the end we didn’t need dinner but only had some dessert later in the day. The only problem I found was that most of the stops don’t have seating and you are walking a lot. So you are really tired by the end. But the last stop is actually at the museum that sponsors the tour where you can sit and eat the delicious smoked meat sandwich from the famous Schwartz deli. Our guide was a loved college student and the group was very compatible. I highly recommend this tour.
Written August 26, 2018
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