In The Ottawa Community
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Community Events and Announcements
The Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program is pleased to be co-presenting an exciting lecture: "Speaking Globally: Yiddish and Esperanto as World Languages," Featuring Sebastien Schulman, Executive Director of KlezKanada. November 18, 10:30-12:00 pm, At the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt, Teen Lounge (2nd floor). The event is open to the public, free of charge, no reservations required.
* Film Screening: "Who Will Write Our History." From the makers of the award-winning, "Above and Beyond." Sunday, Nov. 18, 4-6 pm., The Chamber Room, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Q&A with Professor Jan Grabowski will follow the screening. To view the trailer: https://vimeo.com/282770262, password: onegshabes. Free Event - Arrive Early - Limited Seating. Contact Lindsay Gottheil at 613-798-4696 x355 or lgottheil@jewishottawa.com.
* Federation Members’ Meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7pm. Join us and stay informed on key issues affecting Ottawa’s Jewish community by ensuring you are up-to-date on Federation’s Jewish Superhighway. Panel discussion on “Breaking the Mental Health Stigma in the Jewish Community.” RSVP with Bedy at bisrael@jewishottawa.com or call 613-798-4696, ext 236. Location: Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.
* Soloway Jewish Community Centre Chanukah Gift Fair in the gymnasium, Sunday, Nov. 18, 10 am - 4 pm. Get great gifts and everything you need for an unforgettable Chanukah celebration! Contact edagan@jccottawa.com.
* Jewnique, Sunday, Nov. 18, 1:30 - 2:45 pm. Poet and journalist David Silverberg interviews luminaries and legends in Ontario Judaism to learn more about their connections to Jewish culture. Among the subjects will be: Judy Feld Carr, a social activist who worked to help ferry out 3,200 Syrian Jews; musician David Buchbinder, who created the Ashkenaz Festival at Harbourfront Centre; Moshe Krause, a Holocaust survivor and former cantor of Ottawa's Beth Shalom Synagogue; Judy Perly, the owner of Free Times Cafe with the world's only weekly Jewish brunch buffet; and many more. Cost $8, Social Hall. Contact Roslyn Wollock at rwollock@jccottawa.com.
* Family Chanukah Concert Sing Along with the Ottawa Klezmer Trio, Sunday, Nov. 25, 10:30 am – noon, Soloway JCC. Clap, and sing along at our Family Chanukah Concert with the "Ottawa Klezmer Trio" - Floralove Katz, Vocals; Natasha Guiller, Piano; David Renaud, Clarinet), and special guest artists (including a Syrian Refugee Children’s Choir for Peace).
* Forbidden & Forgotten: The lost world of banned Jewish composers. Performance by Leah Rosman (violin) and Dina Namer (piano), Sunday, November 25, 2018, 2pm at Temple Israel, 1301 Prince of Wales Dr. Admisson $20, children under 12 free. Information 613-233-3099 or 613-224-1802.
* Bereavement and coping strategies, Tuesday November 27th at 7:00pm at Jewish Family Services, 2255 Carling Avenue, Suite 300. Join Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka, bestselling author of Turning Grief into Gratitude, and Sarah Caspi, MSW, RSW, a Counsellor and Assistant Executive Director at Jewish Family Services, as they discuss bereavement, share advice, strategies and coping mechanisms for dealing with loss and a Q&A portion. Free of Charge. For registration or questions, please contact Quinn Rivier-Gatt, 613-722-2225 ext. 403, qriviergatt@jfsottawa.com.
* Author Amos Guiora, The Crime of Complicity: The Bystander in the Holocaust, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7 - 9 pm, Presented by the Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa on the occasion of Holocaust Education Month. Amos Guiora is a dynamic Israeli-American law professor and child of Holocaust survivors. A compelling speaker, Professor Guiora discusses the bystander-victim relationship from a deeply personal and legal perspective, focusing first on the Holocaust and then exploring cases of sexual assault in contemporary society. Free event. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. Contact Lindsay Gottheil at 613-798-4696 x355 or lgottheil@jewishottawa.com. Location: Soloway JCC, 21 Nadolny Sachs Pvt.
* Sephardi Association of Ottawa, Commemoration of Jewish refugees from Arab and Muslim lands, Thursday, Nov. 29, 7 - 9:30 pm. Commemoration of Jewish refugees from Arab and Muslim lands: The second exodus of Egyptian Jews. Presenting the documentary film “Starting Over Again” directed by Ruggero Gabbai, produced by Elliot Malki. English with french subtitles. Free event. RSVP info@sephardiottawa.ca or viviane_ohana@hotmail.com.
