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ACJS Speakers' Bureau

The ACJS Speakers' Bureau provides access to leading voices in Canadian Jewish studies for public speaking engagements and community learning opportunities. Members of the Bureau are historians, political scientists, sociologists, artists, archivists, novelists and poets, journalists, and religious and civic leaders, with expertise on issues of historical and contemporary concern to the Canadian Jewish experience. 

 

The Bureau serves as a resource for social and cultural organizations, religious congregations, museums, universities, schools, and more, to bring specialists on Canadian Jewry to their communities for lectures, readings, and conversation.

 

If you are organizing an event, seminar, workshop, or training session, please browse our catalogue of more than 80 speakers and fill out one of the booking forms below. We will be happy to facilitate a speaker for your next program!

How It Works:

Organizations interested in hosting a talk select speakers that spark their interests. The ACJS will coordinate the match between speaker and host, and from there the host will coordinate topic, format, and scheduling directly with the speaker.
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The default rate for booking any speaker is 500 CAD, with a 10 percent administrative fee earmarked for the ACJS. We will receive the full 500 CAD payment and subsequently process the speaker’s fee. 
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Hosts are responsible for all event planning and logistics and will bear all costs associated with bringing a speaker from out of town, if applicable. We will be pleased to assist with advertising and promotion.

Please write to bureau@canadianjewishstudies.ca for more information, or consult the FAQs below.

Find a Speaker!

Browse our available talks by theme, a speaker’s willingness to travel, their preference for in-person or virtual appearances, and availability in English or French—or scroll through the entire catalogue. If you are interested in booking more than one talk, you may include multiple requests on the same form or submit separate forms for each request.

Quebec, Early Modern, Immigration, Archival Research

Pierre Anctil

University of Ottawa

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History of Jewish Montreal Over Four Centuries

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Montreal

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

Bilingual

Pierre Anctil is a retired professor of contemporary Canadian history and Canadian Jewish history at the University of Ottawa. He has written extensively on the history of the Montreal Jewish community and on current debates regarding cultural pluralism in Montreal. Among his contributions are translations from Yiddish to French of memoirs written by Canadian Jewish immigrants in the first part of the twentieth century. He is the author of a literary biography of entitled: Jacob-Isaac Segal: a Montreal Yiddish Poet and his Milieu (2017). Recent publications include A Reluctant Welcome for Jewish People: Voices in Le Devoir’s Editorials 1910-1947 (2019) and History of the Jews in Québec (2021). His last book is a study entitled Antijudaïsme et influence nazie au Québec: le cas du journal L’Action catholique 1931-1939 (2021), which examines the influence of Catholic doctrinal teachings on the dissemination of antisemitism in Francophone Canada during the thirties. He is also a long-time member and contributor to the Judeo-Christian dialogue at the Temple Emanu-El Synagogue in Montreal.

Yiddish, Quebec, Literature, Memory

Pierre Anctil

University of Ottawa

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The Montreal Yiddish Press, 1907-1964

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Montreal

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

Bilingual

Pierre Anctil is a retired professor of contemporary Canadian history and Canadian Jewish history at the University of Ottawa. He has written extensively on the history of the Montreal Jewish community and on current debates regarding cultural pluralism in Montreal. Among his contributions are translations from Yiddish to French of memoirs written by Canadian Jewish immigrants in the first part of the twentieth century. He is the author of a literary biography of entitled: Jacob-Isaac Segal: a Montreal Yiddish Poet and his Milieu (2017). Recent publications include A Reluctant Welcome for Jewish People: Voices in Le Devoir’s Editorials 1910-1947 (2019) and History of the Jews in Québec (2021). His last book is a study entitled Antijudaïsme et influence nazie au Québec: le cas du journal L’Action catholique 1931-1939 (2021), which examines the influence of Catholic doctrinal teachings on the dissemination of antisemitism in Francophone Canada during the thirties. He is also a long-time member and contributor to the Judeo-Christian dialogue at the Temple Emanu-El Synagogue in Montreal.

Antisemitism, Quebec, Archival Research, 20th Century

Pierre Anctil

University of Ottawa

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Antisemitism in Québec Francophone Society

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Montreal

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

Bilingual

Pierre Anctil is a retired professor of contemporary Canadian history and Canadian Jewish history at the University of Ottawa. He has written extensively on the history of the Montreal Jewish community and on current debates regarding cultural pluralism in Montreal. Among his contributions are translations from Yiddish to French of memoirs written by Canadian Jewish immigrants in the first part of the twentieth century. He is the author of a literary biography of entitled: Jacob-Isaac Segal: a Montreal Yiddish Poet and his Milieu (2017). Recent publications include A Reluctant Welcome for Jewish People: Voices in Le Devoir’s Editorials 1910-1947 (2019) and History of the Jews in Québec (2021). His last book is a study entitled Antijudaïsme et influence nazie au Québec: le cas du journal L’Action catholique 1931-1939 (2021), which examines the influence of Catholic doctrinal teachings on the dissemination of antisemitism in Francophone Canada during the thirties. He is also a long-time member and contributor to the Judeo-Christian dialogue at the Temple Emanu-El Synagogue in Montreal.

Law & Human Rights, Theology, Religion & Ritual

Benjamin Berger

Osgoode Hall Law School

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Humility and Judgment: Themes from Judaism, Lessons for Law

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

No

English

Benjamin L. Berger is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. His areas of research and teaching specialization are law and religion, legal and social theory, criminal and constitutional law, and the law of evidence. He has published broadly in these fields and is the author or editor of multiple books. Berger convenes the Osgoode Colloquium in Law, Religion & Social Thought.

Religion & Ritual, Law & Human Rights, Pedagogy, Youth & Education

Benjamin Berger

Osgoode Hall Law School

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Religious Equality, the Canadian Constitution, and Jewish Schooling

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

No

English

Benjamin L. Berger is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. His areas of research and teaching specialization are law and religion, legal and social theory, criminal and constitutional law, and the law of evidence. He has published broadly in these fields and is the author or editor of multiple books. Berger convenes the Osgoode Colloquium in Law, Religion & Social Thought.

Holocaust, 20th Century, Religion & Ritual, Military

Ellin Bessner

The Canadian Jewish News

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"He Wanted to Save Them All": How Canadian Soldiers Liberated the Nazi Death Camps in the Second World War

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Ellin Bessner is a Canadian journalist based in Toronto. She hosts The Canadian Jewish News’ podcast The North Star; it’s a bite-sized look at news about Canada’s Jewish community. Ellin is the author of a book about Canada’s seventeen-thousand Jewish servicemen and women who fought in the Second World War. The book is called Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II, and was published by the University of Toronto Press (2019). Ellin was born in Montreal and graduated with a degree in journalism and political science from Carleton University. Her career as a journalist took her around Canada and around the world, working for CTV News and CBC News, and also stringing for The Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press, and other organizations. As a foreign correspondent based in Rome, Italy, during the 1990s, aside from reporting on the Vatican, the Mafia, Italian food, fashion, and opera, and of course, on Italian soccer, Ellin also covered several brutal civil wars in Africa. She interviewed the late Prince Phillip and the Dalai Lama. She was a business anchor for many years. Ellin also taught hundreds of budding young journalists in her capacity as a professor at Centennial College Journalism School in Toronto, and before that, at Seneca College and Toronto Metropolitan University. In her spare time, she hikes, swims, volunteers at Ve'ahavta, gardens, and loves the Outlander series. She lives in Richmond Hill, ON, with her husband John Friedlan. They have two sons, Alex and Evan (z”l).

21st Century, Antisemitism, Antisemitism Policy, Global / Diaspora

Ellin Bessner

The Canadian Jewish News

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Oy Canada!

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Ellin Bessner is a Canadian journalist based in Toronto. She hosts The Canadian Jewish News’ podcast The North Star; it’s a bite-sized look at news about Canada’s Jewish community. Ellin is the author of a book about Canada’s seventeen-thousand Jewish servicemen and women who fought in the Second World War. The book is called Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II, and was published by the University of Toronto Press (2019). Ellin was born in Montreal and graduated with a degree in journalism and political science from Carleton University. Her career as a journalist took her around Canada and around the world, working for CTV News and CBC News, and also stringing for The Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press, and other organizations. As a foreign correspondent based in Rome, Italy, during the 1990s, aside from reporting on the Vatican, the Mafia, Italian food, fashion, and opera, and of course, on Italian soccer, Ellin also covered several brutal civil wars in Africa. She interviewed the late Prince Phillip and the Dalai Lama. She was a business anchor for many years. Ellin also taught hundreds of budding young journalists in her capacity as a professor at Centennial College Journalism School in Toronto, and before that, at Seneca College and Toronto Metropolitan University. In her spare time, she hikes, swims, volunteers at Ve'ahavta, gardens, and loves the Outlander series. She lives in Richmond Hill, ON, with her husband John Friedlan. They have two sons, Alex and Evan (z”l).

Memory, Oral History, Canada

Ellin Bessner

The Canadian Jewish News

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Building on Our Strengths

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Ellin Bessner is a Canadian journalist based in Toronto. She hosts The Canadian Jewish News’ podcast The North Star; it’s a bite-sized look at news about Canada’s Jewish community. Ellin is the author of a book about Canada’s seventeen-thousand Jewish servicemen and women who fought in the Second World War. The book is called Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II, and was published by the University of Toronto Press (2019). Ellin was born in Montreal and graduated with a degree in journalism and political science from Carleton University. Her career as a journalist took her around Canada and around the world, working for CTV News and CBC News, and also stringing for The Globe and Mail, the Canadian Press, and other organizations. As a foreign correspondent based in Rome, Italy, during the 1990s, aside from reporting on the Vatican, the Mafia, Italian food, fashion, and opera, and of course, on Italian soccer, Ellin also covered several brutal civil wars in Africa. She interviewed the late Prince Phillip and the Dalai Lama. She was a business anchor for many years. Ellin also taught hundreds of budding young journalists in her capacity as a professor at Centennial College Journalism School in Toronto, and before that, at Seneca College and Toronto Metropolitan University. In her spare time, she hikes, swims, volunteers at Ve'ahavta, gardens, and loves the Outlander series. She lives in Richmond Hill, ON, with her husband John Friedlan. They have two sons, Alex and Evan (z”l).

Yiddish, Literature, Politics & Activism, Food & Material Culture

Samuel Bick

York University

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Yiddish Culture and Class Conflict: The Yiddish Socialist Newspaper, the Folkstsaytung, and Montreal's 1912 Garment Strike

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Samuel Bick is a PhD student in History and Jewish studies at York University. He graduated from CUNY in 2013 with an MA in labour studies. From 2015 to 2020, Bick hosted and produced Treyf, a leftist Jewish community radio program and podcast. His current research examines Yiddish socialism in twentieth-century Montreal, amidst changing political-economic and ideological conditions

Politics & Activism, Literature, Quebec, Memory

Samuel Bick

York University

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Jewish Anarchism and Radical Bookstores in Early 1900s Montreal

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Samuel Bick is a PhD student in History and Jewish studies at York University. He graduated from CUNY in 2013 with an MA in labour studies. From 2015 to 2020, Bick hosted and produced Treyf, a leftist Jewish community radio program and podcast. His current research examines Yiddish socialism in twentieth-century Montreal, amidst changing political-economic and ideological conditions

Immigration, Community Institutions, Global / Diaspora, Oral History

Jodi Block

Jewish Immigrant Aid Services

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The JIAS Files: OJA Gems from 100+ Years of Jewish Immigration to the GTA

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Jodi Block has worked at JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto for more than twenty years, helping to welcome immigrants and refugees from around the world to the Greater Toronto Area. Jodi’s interest in global Jewry was first piqued by a summer internship in the photo archives of what was then the Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv. She began her career in Jewish communal service working for the JDC in Romania, Ukraine, and New York, and after moving to Toronto found her happy place at JIAS. Raised in Montreal with Maritime roots, Jodi is now a proud Torontonian with a deep appreciation for Canadian Jewish life.

Yiddish, Literature, Food & Material Culture, Oral History

Miriam Borden

University of Toronto

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Streetcars and Sewing Machines: Yiddish Poets and the Machinery of Modern Toronto

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

Bilingual

Miriam Borden is a doctoral student in Yiddish at the University of Toronto. She is a researcher and translator of Yiddish archival materials at the Ontario Jewish Archives, and leads walking tours of Kensington Market, Toronto’s historic Jewish neighbourhood. She has consulted for the Yidlife Crisis web series and been featured on Vaybertaytsh: A Feminist Podcast, in Yiddish. She is an Oral History Field Fellow and 2019 - 2020 Pedagogy Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Miriam sits on the board of the Ashkenaz Festival of Jewish Culture. For her piquant public presentations on pickled fish, she is fast becoming known as the ”herring lady.” You can follow Miriam and her award-winning Yiddish book collection on Instagram @bikher_chick

Yiddish, Art & Visual Culture, Oral History, Archival Research

Miriam Borden

University of Toronto

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"Frish yedn tog" (Fresh Every Day): Memory, Yiddish Signage, and Jewish Urban Belonging in Toronto

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Maybe

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

Bilingual

Miriam Borden is a doctoral student in Yiddish at the University of Toronto. She is a researcher and translator of Yiddish archival materials at the Ontario Jewish Archives, and leads walking tours of Kensington Market, Toronto’s historic Jewish neighbourhood. She has consulted for the Yidlife Crisis web series and been featured on Vaybertaytsh: A Feminist Podcast, in Yiddish. She is an Oral History Field Fellow and 2019 - 2020 Pedagogy Fellow at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Miriam sits on the board of the Ashkenaz Festival of Jewish Culture. For her piquant public presentations on pickled fish, she is fast becoming known as the ”herring lady.” You can follow Miriam and her award-winning Yiddish book collection on Instagram @bikher_chick

Zionism, Politics & Activism, Quebec, Early Modern

Gilad Cohen

Brandeis University

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Reuben Brainin: Montreal's Ideological Founder Between Zionism and Communism

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Peterborough

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Gilad Cohen is a PhD student studying Modern Jewish History in the Department of Near Eastern & Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. He is a doctoral fellow of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, and a Leo Baeck International Fellow. He is interested in the intellectual history of Zionism, Jewish communal politics in the modern period, and mapping how Zionist leaders, thinkers, and institutions played a foundational role in the development of a modern Jewish politics distinct from previous epochs. He approaches his work through a methodology which synthesises intellectual history, archival analysis, and digital humanities.

Community Institutions, Politics & Activism, 20th Century, Archival Research

Gilad Cohen

Brandeis University

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The History of the First Canadian Jewish Congress: The Constitutional Moment of Canadian Jewish Politics

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Peterborough

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Gilad Cohen is a PhD student studying Modern Jewish History in the Department of Near Eastern & Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. He is a doctoral fellow of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, and a Leo Baeck International Fellow. He is interested in the intellectual history of Zionism, Jewish communal politics in the modern period, and mapping how Zionist leaders, thinkers, and institutions played a foundational role in the development of a modern Jewish politics distinct from previous epochs. He approaches his work through a methodology which synthesises intellectual history, archival analysis, and digital humanities.

Identity, Politics & Activism, 20th Century, Religion & Ritual

Gilad Cohen

Brandeis University

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Canadian Jewish Identity at the Fin De Siecle: Nationalism, Socialism, and The Shtibl

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Peterborough

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Gilad Cohen is a PhD student studying Modern Jewish History in the Department of Near Eastern & Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. He is a doctoral fellow of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, and a Leo Baeck International Fellow. He is interested in the intellectual history of Zionism, Jewish communal politics in the modern period, and mapping how Zionist leaders, thinkers, and institutions played a foundational role in the development of a modern Jewish politics distinct from previous epochs. He approaches his work through a methodology which synthesises intellectual history, archival analysis, and digital humanities.

Global / Diaspora, Food & Material Culture, Religion & Ritual, Europe

Miranda Crowdus

Concordia University

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Unsettling Pilgrimages: Canadian-Jewish Encounters with Jewish Cultural Heritage in Europe

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Montreal

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

No

Bilingual

Miranda Crowdus is an associate professor at the Department of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, where she holds the Research Chair in Canadian Jewish Studies and directs the Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies. Her research lies at the intersections of Jewish Studies and Music Studies. She is currently working on a monograph that develops her concept “Sonic [Jewish] [heritage] intervention,” a mode of interrogating dominant constructions of heritage in the public sphere in Canada and elsewhere.

Sephardic / Mizrahi, Music, North Africa & Middle East, Quebec

Miranda Crowdus

Concordia University

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Sonic Heritage Diversity: Songs of Middle Eastern and North African Jews in Montreal

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Montreal

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

No

Bilingual

Miranda Crowdus is an associate professor at the Department of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University, where she holds the Research Chair in Canadian Jewish Studies and directs the Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies. Her research lies at the intersections of Jewish Studies and Music Studies. She is currently working on a monograph that develops her concept “Sonic [Jewish] [heritage] intervention,” a mode of interrogating dominant constructions of heritage in the public sphere in Canada and elsewhere.

Community Institutions, Politics & Activism, Multiculturalism, Ontario

Lisa Dack

York University

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Jewish Toronto: A Deep Dive into the 2021 Census Data

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Dr. Lisa Dack is Senior Director, Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, focusing on capacity building in Toronto’s Jewish day schools. She is also supporting Jewish education and engagement more broadly, for example by leading the team working on UJA’s strategy to support Jewish students in public schools. Lisa is a faculty member at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, where she teaches education students. Lisa does extensive research and writing around professional learning, data-based decision making, and educational leadership, and she is the author of two best-selling books in the field.

Youth & Education, Pedagogy, Antisemitism, Community Institutions

Lisa Dack

York University

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Exploring the Surge of Interest in Jewish Day School in Toronto Post-October 7th

CITY

WILLING TO TRAVEL?

Toronto

Yes

OPEN TO VIRTUAL?

LANGUAGE

Yes

English

Dr. Lisa Dack is Senior Director, Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, focusing on capacity building in Toronto’s Jewish day schools. She is also supporting Jewish education and engagement more broadly, for example by leading the team working on UJA’s strategy to support Jewish students in public schools. Lisa is a faculty member at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, where she teaches education students. Lisa does extensive research and writing around professional learning, data-based decision making, and educational leadership, and she is the author of two best-selling books in the field.
Bureau FAQ

FAQs

I'd like to invite a speaker. Is my organization the right fit? The Bureau is a resource for any and all individuals and organizations interested in engaging community audiences and learners in thoughtful conversations about Canadian Jewish history, heritage, and culture. Appropriate venues include but are not limited to: synagogues and other religious institutions; adult education groups; community centres, Jewish or not; schools; literary and film festivals; book clubs; employee resource groups (ERGs); retirement homes; DEI seminars; professional development seminars; board meetings; historical societies; and genealogical societies.

I'm interested in a particular speaker but would like them to speak on a different topic than what appears in the catalogue. Is that possible? Yes. Once you are connected with the speaker you will be able to negotiate a different talk. Revising or customizing a talk already listed in the catalogue or creating a new one entirely is at the speaker’s discretion.

Where are the speakers based? Speakers are primarily located in Canada, though several are based in the United States and Israel. Many are willing to travel. Please consult the catalogue for speakers’ preferences and availability.

Are the speakers available to present online? Most of our speakers will present in-person or online. Please consult the catalogue for their preferences and availability.

Does the Bureau offer talks in languages other than English? Yes. Several speakers are available to present in French, Hebrew, Yiddish, Spanish, and Russian. Please contact us for more information.

Does the Bureau insist on a particular format for any given talk? No. Some of the talks listed in the catalogue are lectures, others are seminars, and still others are hands-on workshops. The total length of the event will be negotiated between the host and speaker.

Are their costs associated with booking a speaker? Yes. Our default fee for booking any speaker is 500 CAD, paid to ACJS. ACJS takes a 10 percent administrative fee to offset the costs of coordinating the Bureau. The remaining money goes directly to the speaker. Hosts are expected to bear any travel costs for out-of-town speakers. Note that some of the Bureau’s members are accustomed to higher rates for speaking engagements. Please contact us if you have any concerns and we will do our best to assist.

I’m a prospective host. What are the basic expectations for me and my organization? Once we connect you with a speaker, you will coordinate directly with the speaker to schedule dates and times, select a format (if applicable), and customize the presentation (if applicable). Hosts are expected to handle all of the local event planning, logistics, and advertising.

As a host, how do I promote the event as being connected to the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies? We kindly ask that any communications assets associated with your event include the ACJS logo and/or mention the talk’s association with the ACJS Speakers' Bureau. We provide all hosts with ACJS graphics, as well as a short description of the Association and the Bureau that can be used in promotional materials and/or welcome remarks. Likewise, all speakers are asked to acknowledge the ACJS prior to their talk. If you provide us with a digital flyer and/or descriptive text about your Bureau event, we will gladly promote it through our own social media and other communications channels.

I’m planning a series of talks for my organization over a period of months. Can I work with the Bureau to curate a program? Yes, we would be happy to facilitate a speaker series involving more than one of our Bureau members. Please contact us for more information.

I have research, insights, and knowledge to share. How do I become a member of the Bureau? The Bureau is open to new members on a rolling basis. If you are a scholar, advanced graduate student, archivist, museum professional, journalist, artist, writer, or community or religious leader, please complete our application form. You are invited to submit up to three talks. Only talks that have both Canadian and Jewish content will be considered. We will assess your application and follow up within three weeks.

I'm already a member of the Speakers' Bureau and would like to edit an existing talk title, add a new one, or update my bio. How can I do that? Please write to bureau@canadianjewishstudies.ca and we will be happy to revise your offerings.

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