A campaign, part of a city-wide effort to combat antisemitism and hate, has been launched to rename Tilbury Park, located in the Kitchissippi neighbourhood, after David Shentow, one of Ottawa’s most renowned and respected Holocaust survivors. Shentow, who died in 2017, was born in Poland a…
For the last three years, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, through the Partnership 2Gether program, has provided funding to Israel Connect’s efforts to arrange English-language mentorship for Israeli youth. The funding supports Israel Connect to recruit and train Ottawa volunteers who act …
This was the overwhelming sentiment expressed by the more than 500 Ottawa students, from Grades 9-11 who had the opportunity to walk through a special photo gallery entitled Stars Without a Heaven: Children in …
In 2021, Temple Israel created an Anti-Racism Task Force to respond to the rise of racial injustice faced by Black communities, and to strengthen their ability as a congregation to provide safe and inclusive spaces for Jews of colour.
Concerned about all forms of racial injustice and focuse…
When you hear “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines,” do you know what that refers to? They’re a set of guidelines that websites — like the Jewish Federation of Ottawa — follow to fit with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act. We recently installed a widget on our we…
