Resources

Masa Israel—funding opportunities for study abroad

Jewish Community Foundation Scholarships

Exchange program with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Exchange program with Tel Aviv University

Exchange program with the Technion in Haifa

Exchange program with Ben Gurion University of the Negev

The Bernard and Phyllis Shapiro Scholarships for McGill students attending the Hebrew University of Jerusalem:

• Awards based upon need and academic excellence for undergraduate and graduate students registered in an accredited McGill University program of study.
• Applicants may be undergraduates interested in spending one year/semester at the Rothberg International School or graduate students interested in doing part of their research at the Hebrew University.
• Download the Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University Scholarship Application Form

Micki and Norman Keesal Scholarship
Established in 2011 and administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. One scholarship awarded annually to an undergraduate or graduate student in the Department of Jewish Studies at McGill University. Awarded based on need and merit upon the recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Louis and Bessie Batist Prize
To be awarded to an undergraduate student showing excellence in the area of Jewish Studies. The amount of this prize will be equal to the yearly income produced by the perpetuating fund established by the Batist family. Awarded on recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Norman Berman Memorial Prize
Established in 1973 by Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Berman. An annual prize or prizes will be awarded to students for: 1) Excellence in the field of Judaic Studies. 2) A critical study in the field of Hebrew or Yiddish language and literature or a translation of an important work of Hebrew or Yiddish literature into English or French. Awarded on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Polly and David Binder Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Founded ,in 1985 by family and friends in honour of Polly and in memory of her late husband David Binder. Awarded annually for high academic standing to a graduate or undergraduate student pursuing a Jewish Studies program. Awarded on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Blacher and Glasrot Families Memorial Award for Holocaust Research
Established in 2000 by Mr. and Mrs. Josef Glasrot, survivors of the Holocaust and residents of Montreal. An award of $1000 to be presented annually to a student at Mcgill University for excellence in research in Holocaust and related studies, and particularly on the history of the ghettos of Warsaw and Kovno (Kaunas). The award will be made on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies, and presented at an annual public ceremony during the Closing Exercises of the Department of Jewish Studies.

C.A. Brodie Brockwell Prize
Established in 1981 by Dr. and Mrs. Hirsh Rosenfeld. Awarded to an outstanding Major or Honours student entering the final year of Jewish Studies. Awarded on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Fiszel (Philip) Cola Prize
Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student for excellence in Yiddish or East European Jewish Studies. Awarded solely by the Department of Jewish Studies on the recommendation of the Chair.

Chaim Maizel Memorial Scholarship in Hebrew Studies
Established in 2000 by Senator Leo B.A. (1949) B.C.L. (1952) and Sandra Maizel Kolber, C.M., B.A. (1955). A brilliant Hebrew scholar and expert in Middle East Affairs, Chaim Maizel enriched the lives of Montrealers by serving numerous years as President of the Hebrew Cultural Organization. He co-founded Camp Massad, where Jewish youth who were students of Hebrew could live their daily lives in Hebrew each summer, thus giving them practical knowledge of the working language and a love of their heritage. Two Chaim Maizel scholarships of $2000 each will be awarded annually to outstanding undergraduate students for academic excellence in the study of Hebrew language and/or Literature. These scholarships will be awarded by the Faculty of Arts Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Sadie Polatshek Memorial Award in Jewish Studies
Established in 2002 in honour and in memory of Mrs. Sadie Polatshek by members of her family. Awarded annually to an outstanding student who is pursuing an academic program in the Department of Jewish Studies. There will be special preference for a student planning a career in Jewish Education. Administered by the Montreal Jewish Community Foundation, the Sadie Polatshek Memorial Award will be conferred, beginning in June, 2003, upon the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Jewish Studies in consultation with the Scholarships Committee of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Dr. and Mrs. Hirsh Rosenfeld Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Established in 1986 to commemorate an act of kindness by Sir Edward Beatty, then Chancellor of McGill University. Awarded on the recommendation of the Director of the Jewish Teacher Training Program to an undergraduate student in the Jewish Teacher Training Program or to a student entering the program from the B.A. Honours or Major in Jewish Studies in recognition of distinguished academic achievement.

Sara Rosenfeld Prize in Yiddish
Established in 1990 by the members of the Mame-loshn in honour of Sara Rosenfeld who devotes herself to the perpetuation of Yiddish language and culture. The prize is offered for excellence in Yiddish language and/or literature to a student in the Department of Jewish Studies. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the Department.

Rose and Harry Rothman Memorial Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Endowed in 2000 by Kay Rothman Wolofsky, Dip.P and OT (1953), and Howard S. Rothman, B. Eng. (1958) in memory of their late parents, Rose and Harry Rothman, who were committed to perpetuating Jewish heritage through education. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts upon recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies to an outstanding undergraduate student who has completed at least one year of study. Preference will be given to a student with a particular interest in contemporary Jewish issues.

Max and Jennie Schwartz Award in Jewish Studies
Established in 2000 by Dr. Bernard J. Shapiro, BA, LLD and Dr. Phyllis Shapiro, DipEd in memory of Max and Jennie Schwartz. The award will be provided to an outstanding student pursuing an academic program in Jewish Studies.

Dora Wasserman Prize for Excellence in Jewish Studies
Established in 1995 by the members and friends of the Yiddish Theatre of the Saidye Bronfman Centre. To be awarded as an annual prize to a deserving student for excellence in Yiddish literature or modern Jewish history. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Shloime Wiseman Memorial Book Prize
Established in 1986 through a bequest from the estate of Mr. Shloime Wiseman, one of the Montreal Jewish Community's most distinguished educators and scholars. A book prize will be awarded annually to an outstanding student, either graduate or undergraduate, on the recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Betty Workman Yaffe Prize in Yiddish Studies
Established in 1990 by Dr. L. Yaffe and friends in honour of Betty Workman Yaffe. Awarded on the recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies to the student, undergraduate or graduate, making the greatest progress in the study of Yiddish.

Sheila Becker Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Established in 2007 by the Becker family and friends in memory of Sheila Becker, B.A. 1961. An active researcher on the Holocaust, Sheila was known for her strong interest in Jewish culture. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the Jewish Studies Department to an outstanding student who has completed at least one year of an undergraduate degree program of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Jack Schoel Scholarships
Two scholarships awarded annually for academic excellence to either incoming or continuing students in the Jewish Teacher Training Program. Awarded by the Faculty of Education Committee on Student Standing on the recommendation of the Director of the Program.

Dr. Oscar and Sally Schickler Scholarship for Jewish Studies
Established by the late Dr. Oskar Schickler in 2008 and administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal, this scholarship is a testament to the Schicklers’ lifelong commitment to creating educational opportunities to students of all ages. Awarded annually to undergraduate or graduate students on the recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Jack Gitlitz Memorial Scholarships
Established in 2011 and administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. Two scholarships awarded annually to undergraduate or graduate students who are residents of Quebec. Awarded for excellence in Jewish Studies on the recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Nettie Zuckerman Vininsky Gordon Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Established in 2011 through a bequest from Nettie Zuckerman Vininsky Gordon. Scholarships for outstanding students enrolled in the Department of Jewish Studies. Open to undergraduate or graduate students. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts upon recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Elca and Tom Taras Scholarship
Established in 2012 and administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. Awarded annually to undergraduate or graduate students for excellence in Jewish Studies on the recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies. Preference is given to a student who has taken courses in Jewish law.

Gisia Kiselvsky Undergraduate Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Established in 2013 by Joel King, BSc 1968, BCL 1971, LLB 1972 and his family, in memory of his grandmother Gisia Kiselvsky to support one or more outstanding undergraduate students in the Department of Jewish Studies in the Faculty of Arts. The Scholarship will be awarded from time to time should the Gisia Kiselvsky Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies not be awarded in any given year. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts, upon recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies on the basis of academic merit.

Henriette and Marcel Korner Scholarship 
Established in 2013 and administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. Awarded annually to an outstanding undergraduate or graduate Jewish Studies student on the recommendation of the Department.

Rosa and David z"l Finestone Scholarship
Established in 2014 and administered by the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal. Awarded annually to a student excelling in the study of the Hebrew language.

Sarah and Joseph Lazarus Graduate Prize in Jewish Studies
Awarded by the Department of Jewish Studies, Faculty of Arts, to a graduate student in a program of the Department on the basis of academic merit.

Nettie Zuckerman Vininsky Gordon Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Established in 2011 through a bequest from Nettie Zuckerman Vininsky Gordon. Scholarships for outstanding students enrolled in the Department of Jewish Studies. Open to undergraduate or graduate students. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts upon recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies.

Gisia Kiselvsky Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies
Established in 2013 by Joel King, BSc 1968, BCL 1971, LLB 1972 and his family, in memory of his grandmother Gisia Kiselvsky to support one or more outstanding graduate students in the Department of Jewish Studies in the Faculty of Arts. Awarded by the Faculty of Arts, upon recommendation of the Department of Jewish Studies on the basis of academic merit.

• Western Jewish History Center
• Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
• RAMBI (Recent Articles in Jewish Studies): This is a new address with excellent formatting and useful for all fields of Jewish Studies
• Institute of Contemporary Jewry (Hebrew University) studies the historical, social, economic, educational, religious and cultural aspects of contemporary Jewish life. Databases include:
• Bibliography of Contemporary Jewry
• Jewish Demography and Statistics Library Catalog
• Oral History Division Library
• Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
• Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts (Jewish National and University Library)
• Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies Bibliographic Database Index of articles, pamphlets and occasional publications on the Middle East published in English, French, and Arabic. Over 100,000 entries, searchable by title, author, keyword, or journal name. Results may be e-mailed.
• Jewish Arab Center (Haifa University)
• Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace/Library and Documentation Center Indexes books and articles on the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and Africa. The collection includes more than 1,500 periodical publications, such as journals, daily newspapers, yearbooks, and statistical data in European languages, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese.
• Union List of Serials in Israeli Libraries Lists over 96,000 different serial titles held by over 170 Israeli academic, special and public libraries.
• Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (Hebrew University) (Online Bibliography on Antisemitism)
• Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian mysticism. (Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA). The site explores the influence of Jewish Pseudepigrapha and Merkabah mysticism on eastern orthodox authors.
• Databases for Jewish Studies (including education, contemporary Jewry, law, social sciences, etc)
• Databases at Princeton (including education, contemporary Jewry, law, social sciences, etc)
• Index to Hebrew Periodicals information from Haifa University
• Arutz 7 Radio Broadcasts
• Ha'aretz English Edition
• Haaretz (Hebrew edition)
• IsraeLive (Live Radio Broadcasts from Israel) Live radio broadcasts from Israel News, News Journals, Music, Talk shows, current events, and recorded shows. Radio Stations Include: Jerusalem Radio, Zafon Radio, KolRega Radio, 99FM radio,Darom Radio.
• Jerusalem Post, International Edition Israel's only English daily newspaper
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency International news service that provides up-to-the-minute reports, analysis pieces and features on events and issues of concern to the Jewish people.
• ynet is a part of Yedith Ahronoth which is, as you probably know, Israel's largest and leading daily newspaper. According to AC Nielsen net ratings, ynet is the most popular Israeli news site. Click here for the English version.
• JSIJ (Jewish Studies - an Internet Journal)
• Israeli and Jewish Mailing Lists and Usenet Groups (from Jewishnet)
• Instructions for Displaying Hebrew Script and Sifrei Kodesh