Jewish Ottawa

Local news and updates on the Jewish community of Ottawa.

‘Thank you for all you’ve done’

(From left) Ron Prehogan, co-chair of the Celebration of Rabbi Bulka’s 50 years of Leadership; City Councillor Jean Cloutier (Alta Vista); Mayor Jim Watson; Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka; and Bram Bregman, co-chair of the Celebration of Rabbi Bulka’s 50 years of Leadership, at the ceremony…

The history of Ottawa’s distinguished Jewish lawyers

(From left) Stephen Victor, Lawrence Soloway, Abe Feinstein, Leonard Shore and Sol Shinder discuss the history of Jewish lawyers in Ottawa, October 24, at a panel discussion presented by the Ottawa Jewish Historical Society’s Shirley Berman Lecture Series. (Ian Sadinsky)

‘From Dachau to Cyprus’: Story of survivors’ internment in Cypress

“The internment of Jewish refugees in Cyprus [following the Holocaust] offers a historical lens from which we can analyze contemporary migration crises,” says historian Eliana Hadjisavvas.

Ottawa glass artists create mural for Kingston synagogue

The glass art wall mural, “POMEGRANATE DREAMS Tree of Life,” by Oded and Pamela Ravek of Ottawa, was recently installed at Congregation Beth Israel in Kingston, Ontario.

Security at Jewish community institutions is a top priority

Participants in the Jewish Federation of Ottawa/CIJA High Holiday security seminar gather for an exercise outside the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, September 11.