Jewish Ottawa

Local news and updates on the Jewish community of Ottawa.

Rabbi Deborah Zuker set to donate kidney to David Uzan

Rabbi-Deborah-Zuker-and-Dvid-Uzan-by-Matthew David Uzan (right) visits Rabbi Deborah Zuker, January 21. Rabbi Zuker will donate a kidney to Uzan, who suffers from IgA nephropathy and has been searching for living donor. (Matthew Horwood)

Library and Archives Canada acquires book from Hitler’s personal collection

Michael Kent Library and Archives Michael Kent, curator of the Jacob M. Lowry Collection at Library and Archives Canada, unveils Statistik, Presse und Organisationen des Judentums in den Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada, a book once owned by Hitler, January 23, 2019.

Ottawa Jewish Bulletin article inspires children’s book

Sara Loewenthal -book-signing Author Sara Loewenthal signs copies of “The Courtyard’s Secret,” December 9, 2018 at the SJCC.

Josh Engel named managing partner at GGFL

Josh Engel Josh Engel joined GGFL in 1996 and became a partner in 2010.

'Canadian Jewish Experience’ book launched

Canadian Jewish Experiences Book Launch (From left) Former Canadian Museum of History CEO and CJE board member Victor Rabinovitch, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, Superior Court Justice and CJE board member Stanley Kershman, CJE organizer and board member Tova Lynch, Librarian and Archivist of…