Jewish Ottawa

Local news and updates on the Jewish community of Ottawa.

Kidney transplant recipient and donor both doing well

Rabbi Deborah Zuker and David Uzan spend time together while recovering from surgeries performed February 21 at the Ottawa Hospital. Uzan was the recipient of a kidney donated by Rabbi Zuker.

Elly Gotz to tell his powerful story on Yom HaShoah

Holocaust survivor Elly Gotz spent four years as a teenage slave labourer at Dachau. (Hasnain Dattu)

JET delivers hundreds of Mishloach Manot gift bags on Purim

JET volunteers help prepare Mishloach Manot gift bags, March 17 at Torah Day School of Ottawa, for distribution on Purim. (Issie Scarowsky)

Removing barriers to the on-ramp

Best-selling author Daniel Tammet will be keynote speaker at the opening event of “Pushing the Boundaries: Disability, Inclusion and the Ottawa Jewish Community,” April 2, at Kehillat Beth Israel. (Melody Nelson)

He shoots! He scores! Bruce Engel joins the 500 Goal Club

Bruce Engel takes a victory skate around Merivale Arena with the trophy friends presented him with after scoring his 500th goal. (Mitch Miller)