CONDOLENCES
Condolences are extended to the families of:
Ami (Arieh-Michael) Blumenthal
Evelyn May Dubinsky
Norma Moscovitz, Montreal (Mother of Jason Moscovitz)
Michael Penso
Judy Prizant, Montreal (Mother of Harry Prizant)
Bernard Ratner, Saint Louis Park, Minnesota (Father of Devor…
Ruth Soloway, with her late husband Hyman Soloway, a well-known figure in Ottawa’s Jewish community and beyond, passed away on March 23 at age 104. She is remembered in this article by her son, Lawrence Soloway.
My mother Ruth Soloway was born on July 3,1915, the third child of Samuel and…
Agencies and organizations that serve the vulnerable in the Jewish community are rising to the challenge of meeting their clients’ enhanced needs during the COVID-19 crisis. Louise Rachlis reports.
‘As a health care facility looking after vulnerable seniors, we have had to restrict acce…
By Louise Rachlis
‘Guess what we got in the mail today!” enthused my daughter Naomi in Brampton over FaceTime. “PJ Library Haggadahs!”
The child-friendly sets of Haggadahs sent to PJ Library families were particularly welcome this year as everyone is faced with a different kind of …
For Maxwell Smart, Yom HaShoah is the remembrance day for his family, who were all murdered by the Nazis. He tells his story of resilience to Louise Rachlis.
‘It’s a very scary thing. My age is very high and I’m very vulnerable,” said Holocaust survivor and artist Maxwell Smart of t…
