It’s all in the telling: Saul Rubinek to open Ottawa Holocaust Education Month
Canadian actor, filmmaker, producer and writer Saul Rubinek will open Holocaust Education Month in Ottawa on Nov. 9 by performing excerpts from his new play, All in the Telling. There is much to tell and much to weigh about the telling—and the hearing. “It’s a meaningful title to me because it tells you that it’s […]
A couple in Ottawa are now brewing flavoured craft beer that’s certified kosher
Shillow Beer Company, the only Ontario producer of flavoured, kosher craft beer, opened a brick-and-mortar location in Ottawa this summer. Ben Shillow, who co-founded the company with his wife, Jamie, considers the facility to be a “dream coming true.” Previously, operating for seven-and-a-half years as a contract brewery involved using a secondary company to produce […]
Tributes flood in for Rabbi Reuven Bulka, lauded as larger than life
The spiritual leader of Ottawa’s Congregation Machzikei Hadas for 48 years died of cancer early on June 27 in New York. He was 77.
Jewish schools move learning online
Fear of the coronavirus has led to the closing of public and private schools across Ontario, but a group of Toronto Jewish day schools have come up with a co-ordinated plan to continue educating their students online.
Potter already preparing for summer season
Heather Solomon speaks with potter Myrna Schwarzbartl Lightman, who is gearing up for the Arts in the Park show in Stittsville, followed by the Central Experimental Farm’s Art on the Farm festival, both occurring this summer.
National Holocaust monument vandalized
The Ottawa Police Service is treating as a hate crime an incident in which the National Holocaust Monument was struck by eggs.
Holocaust survivors’ testimony will live on as holograms
Highlights from the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa yesterday.
New choir for adults with developmental disabilities
Janice Arnold writes about the Shira Choir in Montreal, which is open to any adult (18 and over) with a developmental disability who loves to sing.
Online research leads to new chapter in family history
A look into Gabriel Wolinsky’s in-depth research into his family history dating back to the Holocaust.
So a comedian walks into Rideau Hall and gets a medal
Mark Breslin writes about his experience receiving the Order of Canada distinction.
