Below you will find a collection of articles and notices relevant to the Zelikovitz Centre. These may include academic information related to courses and scholarships, notable events in the Ottawa Jewish Community, publications associated with the ZC, or other various noteworthy opportunities.

Newsletter

Please read the Zelikovitz Centre’s most recent newsletter from Spring 2023, posted on April 25, 2023. For an archive of past newsletters, click here.

ZC News

Friday, February 23, 2024

Safe Space Is Open for Students

We are going to continue staffing the Zelikovitz Centre Safe Space (220A Paterson Hall) for the rest of this semester. Anyone with card access can access the room from 8:30am to 10:00pm on weekdays. Students who use the room are responsible for ensuring the door is locked and secure. If you are the last... More

Friday, February 2, 2024

Students in RELI 2110 Participate in Cooking Class at Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue

On February 1, 2024, students from Professor Deidre Butler’s online RELI 2110 introduction to Judaism course gathered for an in-person cooking class at Kehillat Beth Israel synagogue to learn about Jewish foodways, the laws of keeping kosher, and the diversity of Jewish communities around the world. We made challah, hummus and Egyptian... More

Monday, December 4, 2023

Adding RELI 2110 to Winter 2024 timetable

New for Winter term 2024: Online and Asynchronous RELI 2110:  Judaism with Professor Deidre Butler Carleton University 0.5 credits CRN 15796 What makes a Jew a Jew? How do Jews practice their religion? What do Jews believe? This 2000-level online course explores Judaism as a diverse and always developing living tradition. In religious studies... More

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Webinar with Dr. Tomaz Jardim – November 13, 2023

Tomaz Jardim is an historian of modern Germany and the Holocaust. He is the author of "The Mauthanausen Trial: American Military Justice in Germany" (Harvard University Press, 2012) which won the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize. In 2023, he published "Isle Koch on Trial: Making the "Bitch of Buchenwald"" (Harvard University Press). He a member... More

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Passing of Dr. Susan Landau-Chark

It is with great sadness that we share that Dr. Susan Landau-Chark, Associate Director of the Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies, passed away after a long illness early Monday June 5. Dr. Susan Landau-Chark was a dedicated and well-respected scholar whose research and service to Jewish Studies has strengthened our discipline and deepened our... More

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

ZC Newsletter – Spring 2023

The newest Spring 2023 edition of the Zelikovitz Centre's newsletter is now available. Click on the image to read about the many events the ZC was involved in over the last few... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

March 20 – “The Bible and Contemporary Israel”

The Bible is a fundamental part of Jewish education and culture in Israel. In what different ways is the influence of the ancient Bible seen in contemporary Israeli... More

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Feb. 8 Jewish Hate: The Never-Ending Story

Join us as we host educator and author, Ben M. Freeman, who, inspired by his experience with LGBTQ+ pride, founded the modern Jewish Pride... More

Friday, December 16, 2022

Dr. Megan Hollinger’s lecture with Professor Mehnaz Afridi

On Nov. 18th, 2022, Dr. Megan Hollinger hosted well-known speaker Mehnaz Afridi. Professor Afridi's talk "Muslim and Arab Responses to the Holocaust" was opened up to the community at large. Mehnaz Afridi, a Pakistani-born Muslim teaches at Manhattan College, a private, Catholic, liberal arts university in the Bronx, New York City. She is an... More

Friday, November 25, 2022

Giving Tuesday is November 29th, 2022

Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to bring together staff, faculty, students and community partners to drive purpose through higher education. During Giving Tuesday (November 29th), a short window of opportunity opens when Carleton University matches funds to increase the size of your donation towards the Centre’s work to confront antisemitism,... More

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