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'''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. | '''Montreal''' is [[Canada]]'s second-largest city (after Toronto), located in Quebec. The city has 1.9 million residents, with 3.8 million in the metropolitan area. The city is situated on an island at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. | ||
The city has a large Chabad community of approximately 700 Anash families, emissaries, synagogues, educational institutions, and Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim. | The city has a large Chabad community of approximately 700 Anash families, emissaries, synagogues, educational institutions, and Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim. | ||
File:Montreal770.jpg|thumb|The Shluchim of Montreal | |||
== The Jewish Community == | == The Jewish Community == | ||
Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid. | Montreal's Jewish community is one of North America's oldest and largest. Currently, over 100,000 Jews live in the city, including several thousand Israelis. The city has about 20 Jewish schools of various types, including the "Yavneh" school, which was directed by Rabbi Masoud Chai Habib, a Chabad Chassid. | ||