Talk:Federation CJA

message: I never quite understood Federation CJA. It claims to represent Montreal Jews, but in reality it is run by the "elite" of the Montreal Jewish community, those that finance it, to further their interests.
It may be interesting to put the Federation CJA in historical perspective. To what extent does Federation CJA derive from a kehila, an institution of Jewish self-government. Is it authoritarion or democratic? My view is it is very much authoritarion; cushioned somewhat by the fact that any particular Jew's association with the institution is completely voluntary.
Wikipedia is based on objective fact, not view. And to that point, Federation CJA is a vital component of life in the Montreal Jewish community. The organization, with a major component being volunteers, raises money and provides aide (financial as well as services) to needy individuals and families in Montreal.
This is not a political organization, but a not-for-profit umbrella for the many Jewish community organizations in Montreal.
Some issues that the article should contain are:
:* The "de-Judaizing" of the Ashkenaz Jewish community by seeking acceptance in Protestant schools in the 20th century. Corrective action in this respect was taken, it appears, only in the 21st century, when the network of Jewish schools was expanded; and Jewish children now, I understand, mostly attend Jewish schools of varying quality and outlook from a Jewish point of view;
Interesting, but still not the focus of Federation CJA's activities. This would again be a commentary, rather than objective fact.
:*The Federation's promotion of secular liberalism as opposed to Jewish values in North America's most Orthodox Jewish community; with the effect that many Jews lack a clear Jewish identity, to the community's manifest detriment (Naomi Klein is a product of this community);deration CJA funds and provides services to many groups within the Montreal Jewish Community - including the several Orthodox groups. CJA does not involve itself in religious issues, which are left to the rabbis and the Beit Din, but concentrates on physical, mental, and psychological well-being of the Jewish community. Any discussion of the Federation's supposed promotion of secular liberalism is again opinion, rather than fact.
On the contrary, Fe
:* The Federation's strategy of appeasement to militant French Quebec supremicists in respect of restrictive language laws that left the Ashkenaz Jews, who went to Protestant English-language schools and were accordingly "angloized," with little choice but to leave Quebec, Canada's oldest Jewish community. The Montreal Ashkenaz Jewish community may have been reduced to about 50% of the 1976 population, (a dirty little secret I'm afraid);
:* The islamization of Montreal: Immigration in the last 10-15 years has resulted in more Muslems in Montreal than Jews. The Muslem presence in Montreal, incubated in a place with a long history French-Catholic antisemitism--now secularized--that has actively sought out French-speaking Muslims in an attempt to bolster the French sepratist movement, that seeks a state separate from Canada. My view is that the Federation has its head in the sand on this issue, with the result that the Montreal Jewish community is in physical danger comparable to the Jews of France.
What does the article about a community not-for-profit organization have to do with this?
The aforementioned list is preliminary and far from exhaustive. I look forward to further discussion herein. The article in its current form is a promotional blurb.--Lance talk 07:35, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Promotional blurb? 

message: I worked a new page for FEDERATION CJA: the old page + more informations. I have highlighted a few points to consider; however, the subject requires a long, serious importance for all Jews in Montreal urban area. I believe --Geneviève (talk) 19:27, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  New page

message: Shalom, I have a note this morning: read ont my talk page:
I have reverted this series of edits to Federation CJA as they do no comply with Wikipedia's policies on neutrality and promotion.  Also, all of the sources you added were primary sources, published by Federation CJA themselves.  Please do not use Wikipedia to promote an organization, no matter how worthy the organization may be. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:09, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: a big disppointement for me