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Entrevue Avec L6a Roback Une Femme Engagde Dans De Justes Causes, Une Mdmoire Contemporaine Entrevue avec L6a Roback Une femme engagde dans de justes causes, une mdmoire contemporaine par Ghilb Bkte~ty-Sroka Le cure disait: uIl ne faut pas aller mariCe A 16 ans, furieuse parce qu'elle acheter chez les juifs, encouragez nevoulait pas s'attacher sivite. Quand In this article, the rea& is introduced plutBt monsieur Roy qui est un jelui aidemand4 pourquoi ellen'avait to Lta Robad, a grass-roots militant catholique, un Canadien frangais.~ pas protest&,elle m'a repondu :uMais ., ., firlcwishandhumanrt~hts,- .# wholeaves Nous etions les seuls juik, mais il ce ne sont pas des choses que Son w with the message that disait hnos parents!, Mon while it is important to pkre avait 13 ans de plus fight $r one? rights, it is qu'elle. C'etait courant A equa(ly important to ac- cette Cpoque. I1 Ctait un knowledge the humanness homme de savoir. of the oppressor. Lorsqu'il devait se rendre A Quebec acheter la Et si Lea Roback rencon- viande kascher, il oubliait trait Superwoman? souvent de rapporter ce Depuis une dizaine que maman lui avait d'annees, on assiste en demand6 mais il revenait France A la denonciation toujours avec un livre de 1'6croulement des dans sa poche. Pour lui, idea et de l'avilissement c'etait aussi important de la notion de culture. que la viande. Au Quebec, notre activ- A qucl age avez-vow iste nationale dedare tout dCcouvcrt l 'antishitisme de go que Sintelligence au Qulbec? nesaurait consentir A une Lors de notre arrivke h telle degradation. Beauport. On entendait Dans cette entrevue toutes sortes de commen- rtaliste bien avant le taires. Le cure n'avait ja- mais rencontrt de juif de rkfkrendum, lea Roback LBa Roback. 1991. d'~t tout. sa vie.*I1 ne s'imaginait Tout, haut et fort ! craignait que d'autres familles ne pas que nous etions des etres humains Cette femme qui n'a jamais hesit6 s'installent. Maman a eu dix enfants, comme tout le monde. Maman, qui h se prononcer croit fermement, h dont un, le dernier, est mort h la parlait bien franpis comme mon pkre, l'instar de Morgan Sportes, que le naissance. Pour elle, les enfants etaient nous disait toujours: uQuand on vous rB1e de Sintellectuelest d'etre le grain des cadeaux du bon Dieu. I1 faut dire crie ~Mauditsjuifs !H, rkpondez: de sable critique de toute societt. que chez nous, on sortait le bon Dieu uPourquoi dites-vous $a? Est-ce que Lire Lea Roback, c'est dejh l'avoir comme on sort un parapluie quand il nous vous appelons maudits Cana- adoptde. pleut. Nous avons donc et6 elevks diens franqais?~Les gens ne savaient dans cette grande famille. Nous etions pas quoi rdtorquer et partaient. Et Ghila: Lh Roback, nowsommes, hns heurew. puis graduellement, on a commence votreappartmzent rue Cbte-&-Neiges, Parlez-now unpnr dr vosparents.. h mieux se comprendre, A jouer avec mphnquumrtlmpopukaire. Vow-mime Papa etait jeune lorsqu'il est arrive les autres enfants. 2tes issue d'unefamille nombrrse, pas de Pologne vers 1889. I1 passait son Avez-vow rep unc tducationjuive? bien ride, d briginc juive. Comment temps A apprendre la Torah, le Tal- Oui, un rabbin venait meme nous avez-vow vCcu votw ntfance et, cn mud, la manikre de vivre. I1 Ctudiait. montrer A lire dans les livres. Pour pam'culicr, cesprfiugk qui ont dr tout Maman est nee elle aussi en Pologne, mon pkre, pour mon oncle qui etait temps assod les jui$ h l 'argent? prks de la frontikre allemande. Leur professeur A Harvard, il etait trts im- Lea: Je suis n6e A Montreal ainsi mariage a et4 arrange par un marieur. portant que nous connaissions nos que mon frkre ainC, rue Guilbeault A l'ige de 15 ans, maman Ctait si jolie anteddents, nos fetes. prts du boulevard St-Laurent et de la que ma grand-mere avait peur qu'elle J'imagine qu 'if n jl avaitpas a2 YM- rue Clark. Nous avons dCmCnagC h ne se fasse violer et elle a voulu lui goguc h Bcauport. DC qucllr &on Beauport quand j'ttais toute petite. trouver un mari nrbitoprcsto. On I'a partictjiez-vow aux Ptes juives? VOLUME 16, NUMBER 4 Mon &re et mon eremarchaient Quelquefois, je leur parlais en de mener 1 bien leur &he, sinon de Bcauport jusqu'a la synagogue de yiddiih, mais iis me rtpondaient en qu'elles s'en aillent. Des jcunes qui Quebec. Pour les grandes fetes, il anglais. J'essayais de leur faire sont dans Ies syndicats viennent nous arrivait aussi de Faire le voyage comprendre que 16 cents I'heure souvent me voir et me posent des avec maman et d'y rester deux jours. d'augmentation ne leur enlhrerait questions. Je leur rdponds: U I1 n'y a Aujourd'hui, aprls toutes ces annies rien. 11s me rdpondaient: uC'est pas pas 36 mtthodes. On est 121 pour de militantisme, sur ksquehs now vos &res!n reprknter des travailleurs qui sont ahns&illcurs rmir,que reprircnte Comment arriviez-vous h les sans voix pour se defendre., pour VOW bfait d'itre juive? convaincre? Au &but du jlm qui vous a itt Jesuis trts fitred'etre juive. Quand Le Fait de ne pas etre seule, de consam4 Des lumihdam ka grande j'entends des commentaires anti-sb devoir parler au nom de toutes cclles noirceur, on entend une trls belk qui n'osaient pas, me mwiquc juive ainsi qu 'une phrase: donnait du courage. *L2mh.ique estsourcede bonheurpour /e suis tdsfikc d Ytrejuive. Quund j htend drr tprouvient hu tour. w fit-ce votre auk? respect pour I'em- Aujourd'hui, lavieest trts difficile. : commentaires anti-shnites, je rCpond rLe bon ployeur uniquement Je ne voudrais pas etre h la place des Dieu que vous priez danr votre religion catholique parce que c'ttait un jeunes car ils n'ont meme plus cette ttait un jug^ Les premiers temps, je mefichais, patron. Moi, je leur possibilitd de se retrousser les manches disais : uLe patron a et de dire: uqa va marchew I1 n'y a m~bily U lhrt et h muni2re de seficher. besoin de nous. S'il ne pas d'avenir et c'est cruel. nous avait pas, il serait Le Qdbec est tout de mime un obligt? de prendre le paradis par rapport h certains pays mites, je rtponds aux gens : uLe bon fer h repasser ou le bdai. C'at pas le d'enfn: Dieu quevous pria dans voue religion bon Dicu!, Ellescraignaientdeperdre Les jeunes comprennent cela aussi catholiquedtait un juif?, Les premiers leur emploi. J'essayais de leur Faire mais je trouve que nous leur avons temps, je me fichais, mais il y a I'm comprendre que si nous nous laissd beaucoup de salet& nettoyer. et la manikre de se Wer. Maman dis- soutenions,personne ne perdrait rien. Beaucoup de juif, etpas seukment ait toujours: uSi on sc Weavec un Vow est-il arrivi d'tprouver &S des anglophones, quittent k Qdbec, sourite,lesgenscomprennentplusvite.~ dificulth h devcnir mmbre An d'une part h cause de li'nstabilitt Avez-vous des contacts avec la syndicatparce que vous Itice juive? politiqw et d'autre partparce qu 'ilr ne communautijuive montriakzise? Non. Les juifi ont fondt plusieurs sjsententpas h lhise. Croyez-vow qu 2 Bien sOr! J'ai des amis juifs qui syndicats au Quebec, dans le domaine plus ou moins brhe ichtance, il nj viennent me voir, on se tdldphone du vetement par exemple. Les pa- aura plus de juif au Qutbcc, comme constamment. Je ne pourrais pasvivre trons, les tailleurs, les ouvrikres dtaient c'est k cas drzpays arabes dbir ils sont sans lien avec la communautd. Je vais juifi. Pour ce qui est des grosses in- partis parce qu 'ilr ttaientpmlcuth ? aussi de temps en temps A la dustries, il y avait des kossais, Bob Oh non! Je ne crois pas. I1 n'y a pas bibliothkque juive, au Centre Saidye Haddow en particulier. I1 ne m3chait de comparaison entre la situation au Bronfman. pas ses rnots. I1 avait une vdritable Quebec et celle qui prdvalait dans ces Pensca-vow que pour Zttc accreptke conscience ouvrikre et luttait pour pays arabes. par h Qurbicois, ilfaih rqeter son que I'ouvrier gagne suffisamment Mais Mordecai Richkr a fait une idmtiti? d'argent pour vivre. analyse trls polhnique sur kz sociitC Non, jamais. I1 ne hut pas chercher Autrefois souflait CC vent qulbicoise, dam kzqueh ilsoutientque midi h quatone heures: on m'accepte rholutionnaire dam ks syndicats: on ks anglophones, ksjuifj et ks minoritCs comme je suis, juive, ou on ne lutcait afin a5 difdre h ouvrim. visibks ont &S dzficultts h survivre. Ce m'accepte pas. C'est tout. Mais je Aujourd'hui, on a I'impression que ks n 'estpas votre opinion? remarque que mes amis qui ne sont syndcats sont trls corporatistes, qu'iL Je pense que Mordecai Richler n'est pas juifi comprennent cela trts bien. cherchent plutat h difindre leur pas honnete avec lui-meme et avec les Vowavcetravaillitrlsjeunert mmt port.feuih que celui du prohriat. juifi. Ses ddclarations desservent la beaucoup de luttes, notammtntdans ks Qu 'mpensca-vow? communautd plutBt qu'elles ne la milieux syndicaux. Vow est-il arrivi Je ne crois pas. I1 hut bien se dire servent. Cet homme n'est qu'insulte, par k passi a2 devoir combattre des que les gens qui militent dans les un cul intelligent, comme on dit h mphyeursjuif? syndicats sont des etres humains NewYork. Je medemande si, lorsqu'il Oui, surtout dans le secteur comme tout le monde.
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