Further to inviting teacher candidates at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Education for CHES’s November Teachers’ Workshop, Tracy Crowe, Program Specialist-Teacher Education, spoke with CHES about the lack of resources about antisemitism for future educators. She was interested in … Continued
By Lisa Levitan While antisemitism is omnipresent, in recent years the OCDSB has experienced a horrific rise of Jewish hate within their schools. After two years of Jewish educators asking for Jewish representation on the OCDSB equity team, on January … Continued
By Kara Goodwin Despite stormy weather, members of Ottawa’s Indigenous and Jewish communities gathered at Temple Israel (and via Zoom) on December 10th and 11th for the Jewish – Indigenous Relations through the Creative Arts program. CHES was proud to … Continued
Since 2015, archaeologist Denis Renaud has taught a module on the archaeology of the Holocaust in his class, “Méthodes et techniques archéologiques” (CLA-2510) at the University of Ottawa. The main goal of the class is to prepare students for an … Continued
By Lisa Levitan Hundreds of Ottawa’s Jewish community came together on November 6th to participate in the first annual RISE UP Ottawa event. The immensely successful afternoon focused on education, engagement, and learning about the unprecedented rise of antisemitism in … Continued
By Mina Cohn and Artur Wilczynski CHES commends the organizers of Combatting Antisemitism on Campuses: A Convening to Engage, Educate, & Empower Faculty. Professor Cary Kogan of the University of Ottawa and Professor Deidre Butler of Carleton University co-chaired a panel … Continued
By Minda Chaikin An important virtual Teachers’ Workshop was held by CHES on November 17th for 70 educators from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) and the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB), both of which promoted the workshop to their … Continued
By Marion Silver An audience of second-generation Holocaust survivors was treated to two outstanding presentations on November 14th. In Holding on Through Letters: Jewish Families during the Holocaust, historian and writer, Dr. Debórah Dwork focused on Elisabeth Luz, an unmarried, … Continued
By Marion Silver It is 1941 in Ukraine. Soldiers wearing Red Army coats and armbands are positioned in collaboration with German soldiers. They are standing on top of a ravine with their rifles poised. A woman in a polka-dotted dress … Continued
By Kara Godwin The first Kindertransport departed from Vienna on December 1st, 1938. Children had to say goodbye in the waiting room as parents were not even allowed on the train platform. On the evening of October 19th, CHES, in … Continued