By Mitch Miller
Pirkei Avot teaches us the Crown of a Good Name is the most important crown to wear. Seymour Mender wore that Crown. Seymour Mender earned that Crown. On August 11, at the age of 67, our community lost a generous, selfless and kind person who was a loving husband, father, za…
Condolences are extended to the families of:
Leonora Allen
Josephine Fiksel
Veronica Ava (Vera) Grushman
Etta Karp
Joseph Levy
Fannie Markson
Seymour Mender
Arnon Miller
Gordon Roston
Anita Saslove
Stella Torontow
May their memory be a blessing always.
The Condolence Column is o…
By Michael Regenstreif, Editor
Ottawa’s Jewish day schools – the Ottawa Jewish Community School (OJCS) and Torah Day School of Ottawa, as well as the Orthodox high school, Ottawa Torah Institute (boys)/Machon Sarah (girls) – are in the midst of preparations to welcome students back to…
By Michael Regenstreif, Editor
Joanna Abrams is preparing to retire on July 31 after 34 years of service as director of social work, programs and support services at the Bess and Moe Greenberg Family Hillel Lodge, Ottawa’s Jewish long-term care home for the aged.
Abrams, then a mother of…
By Michael Regenstreif, Editor
For the first time, the Emerging Generation division of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa’s 2021 Annual Campaign will be co-chaired by two couples rather than individuals. The co-chairs are Adam Zaret and Jodi Weinstein, who are married, and an engaged couple,…
