A Religion of kindness: The legacy of a Holocaust survivor and mentor

Ottawa student, Anneke Goodwin, shares the powerful impact of her recent participation on the Coast-to-Coast March of the Living.

In memory of Alex Buckman z’l, Holocaust Survivor with the Coast-to-Coast delegation who passed away on April 21, 2023

 

I entered English class for the fir…

Israel at 75 – A Journey of Learning

A group of 28 Ottawans  representing the Jewish Federation of Ottawa and Congregation Machzikei Hadas along with four Kingston residents recently joined UJA Federation Toronto and Jewish communities across Canada for a historic trip to Israel to mark the nation’s 75th anniversary. Ottawa …

Marking 75 years of independence

Campuses are on front lines of antisemitism

The Network of Engaged Canadian Academics (NECA), made up of concerned Canadian academics who see an urgent need for faculty to join together in the face of an ever-shifting terrain of antisemitism on campuses, explains in this column about the rise of antisemitism and how their network is…

Teen's winning essay on inclusion

Every February for Jewish Disability Inclusion and Awareness Month (JDAIM), the Jewish Ottawa Inclusion Network (JOIN)  invites teens and children to submit entries related to different themes of inclusion. These can be written, artwork, videos, or audio files and all ages and abilities a…