Endowing those in need to help themselves

The Greenberg family | La famille Greenberg

She helped me pull myself together. She woke me up and showed me how to take responsibility for my life.

Thanks to Ometz, you’re never alone!

Béatrice Assouline

In 2005, my husband and I decided to leave France temporarily for professional reasons: I wanted some international experience to go along with my degree. With our first child in tow, we embarked on a totally new adventure…

Montreal – The place where my dreams came true!

Montreal

“This was an opportunity for me to give back to my new community and meet new people, practice my French and English and gain valuable Canadian experience.”

Caring for our community – Making Montreal home

Caring for Community | Prendre soin de notre communauté

“We turned to Ometz for support. Our integration worker’s professionalism, warmth and compassion helped us survive and eased our integration into the community.”

National responsibilities: Strengthening Jewish life across Canada

Photo : Stephen Shames (JFNA)

Jewish life throughout Canada is an integral part of Jewish life in Montreal , and vice versa because the Jewish world is inter-connected and because our responsibility “for one another” doesn’t end at the city limits.

Immigrants find haven in Montreal from turmoil and strife

Photo: Jonathan Levine (JFNA)

Today, we help resettle Jews, whether from North Africa, Latin America, Ethiopia, or the former East Bloc, who have been persecuted or displaced by wars, terror, or natural disasters.