This decade was marked by a new wave of immigration, this time of mostly French-speaking Jews from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iran and Iraq. Between 1957 and 1966, more than 3,000 Moroccan Jews emigrated to Canada. More than 75% of them chose to settle in Montreal, swelling to one-fifth of the local Jewish community. In 1959, the North African Jewish Association was founded. In 1966, it was renamed the Association sépharade francophone, which is known today as the Communauté sépharade unifiée du Québec, a constituent agency of Federation CJA. As of 1962, 14 agencies were beneficiaries of the annual Combined Jewish Appeal. The Federation of Jewish Community Services, as it was called between 1951 and 1965 (before becoming Allied Jewish Community Services), oversaw Jewish welfare, health services, culture, employment services, advocacy and summer camps.
A journey through 100 years
