Claire Sigal
Research Fellow at Museum of Jewish Montreal- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Full professional proficiency
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Hebrew Limited working proficiency
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Yiddish Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Museum of Jewish Montreal
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Canada
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Fellow
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May 2023 - Present
• Provides research, writing, and sourcebook creation assistance to update the museum’s historical walking tours and create new tours and heritage experiences • Engages in primary research, database management, and digital mapping for historical neighbourhood locations, to be used on future museum exhibition projects • Leads historical neighbourhood walking tours for diverse audiences • Provides research, writing, and sourcebook creation assistance to update the museum’s historical walking tours and create new tours and heritage experiences • Engages in primary research, database management, and digital mapping for historical neighbourhood locations, to be used on future museum exhibition projects • Leads historical neighbourhood walking tours for diverse audiences
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JDC (The Joint)
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Processing Archivist
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Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
• Arranged and described archival records and collections • Translated English and French documents for titling in both languages • Assisted on, or independently executed, other projects such as document preservation or editing newsletters • Arranged and described archival records and collections • Translated English and French documents for titling in both languages • Assisted on, or independently executed, other projects such as document preservation or editing newsletters
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Center For Jewish Art
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Jerusalem, Israel
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Researcher
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Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
• Catalogued Jewish iconographical images of artifacts including gravestones, text and textile amulets, illuminated manuscripts, and architectural features • Constructed and instituted classifications for artifacts to be put into the database so they could be organized and therefore easily accessed by the public • Edited documents including proposals sent to the European Union (EU) • Catalogued Jewish iconographical images of artifacts including gravestones, text and textile amulets, illuminated manuscripts, and architectural features • Constructed and instituted classifications for artifacts to be put into the database so they could be organized and therefore easily accessed by the public • Edited documents including proposals sent to the European Union (EU)
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Concordia University Journal of Art History (CUJAH)
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Board Member
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Oct 2020 - May 2021
• Ratified annual budget and suggested financial solutions to streamline funding and spending • Juried student presenters’ submissions for the annual Art History conference • Consulted on conference matters including technical and programming issues • Participated in the annual general meeting on all matters for the upcoming year • Ratified annual budget and suggested financial solutions to streamline funding and spending • Juried student presenters’ submissions for the annual Art History conference • Consulted on conference matters including technical and programming issues • Participated in the annual general meeting on all matters for the upcoming year
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Education
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McGill University
Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS -
Concordia University
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Art History