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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Hear our Voices: STUDENT TESTIMONIALS

Hear Our Voices: Holocaust Survivors Share their Stories of Trauma and Hate is a bilingual online course that uses the voices of Holocaust survivors to educate students on the Holocaust and Antisemitism. Hear what our students are saying about the project: https://youtube.com/shorts/nwtfQgjN38c?feature=share   "Working on the Hear Our Voices... More

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

PROJECT UPDATE: Hear Our Voices

The Hear Our Voices project harnesses the power of oral history to educate about the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism. Survivors and members of the second generation speak powerfully about the history of the Holocaust while international scholars lend their voices to provide historical context and analysis. Thousands of students and... More

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

“Were the Nazis Christians?”

Please join us for a special Holocaust Education Month event. "Were the Nazis Christians?" is a special guest lecture taking place as part of Prof. Megan Hollinger's course. Guests are welcome to join in on this online (zoom) lecture. November 6, 2024 11:30am-1:00pm RSVP is required to receive the zoom link. Please email... More

Friday, August 16, 2024

Antisemitism in the Post-10/7 Era

Antisemitism in the Post-10/7 Era Unravel the complexities of antisemitism in the Post-10/7 Era with a leading scholar and Israeli foreign policy expert, Dr. Einat Wilf. The Max and Tessie Zelikovtiz Centre for Jewish Studies and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa are proud to present this important event featuring Dr. Einat Wilf, a leading thinker... More

Monday, July 8, 2024

Interested in studying Modern Hebrew for credit this year?

Interested in studying Modern Hebrew for credit this year? Frustrated that the course you want isn't available? Take advantage of specially designed online courses offered by an expert Hebrew instructor. York University is offering all levels of instruction virtually. Enrollment is easy:  https://www.yorku.ca/cjs/online-modern-hebrew/  Click the... More

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

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