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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

2022 Israeli Film Festival

The Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies is delighted to again support the Israeli Film Festival. We are pleased to partner on three films that will be shown online on June 16 (Queen Shoshana), June 19 (One more Story), and June 26 (More Than I Deserve). All films are now shown online and are free... More

Thursday, March 24, 2022

“Hear our Voices” Project Trailer Released

We are pleased to release the trailer for the Hear Our Voices: Holocaust Survivors Share their Stories of Trauma and Hate online bilingual course. To get a glimpse of what we are working on, click on the links below. English trailer: https://mediaspace.carleton.ca/media/2022_HOV_Module%200_Introduction_Trailer_EN/1_ha25ufh8 French trailer:... More

Friday, October 29, 2021

“Escape from the Edge” Virtual Book Launch Flyer

Join us in the virtual launch of Morris Schnitzer's memoir, "Escape from the edge", on November 4th, 2021 from 7:30-9:00 PM EST. Register and get your spot in the event! For more information and to register, visit: https://carleton.ca/jewishstudies/cu-events/2021-11-04-book-launch/ The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program, in... More

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Roundtable Discussion

Today the ZC hosted a roundtable discussion, in partnership with the Association of Canadian Jewish Studies, the Canadian Society for Jewish Studies and the Vered Program for Jewish Canadian Studies. We brought together over 20 chairs and directors of Jewish studies programs and centres, as well as archivists and student leaders. We focused on... More

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Carleton Student Remembers Rabbi Bulka

My final posting with the Canadian Forces brought my family to Ottawa; continuing a part-time education dotted with colleges and universities across Canada brought me to the Psychology program at Carleton University. Seeking a course to fill a requirement and a particular time-slot, I ended up in Rabbi Bulka’s class. Each week at home... More

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Rabbi Dr. Reuven Bulka’s passing

It is with great sadness that we learn of Rabbi Dr. Reuven Bulka’s passing. As a Rabbi of Congregation Machzikei Hadas since 1967, Rabbi Bulka was a deeply beloved spiritual and community leader who inspired others through countless acts of kindness and a lifetime of charitable works. He was also a deeply learned scholar.... More

Monday, May 10, 2021

Save the Date: November 4, 2021

Save the Date! November 4, 2021, 7:30 pm The ZC and the Azrieli Foundation partner for the book launch of Escape from the Edge by Dr. Morris... More

Monday, April 12, 2021

Annual Student Colloquium: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on the Academic Study of Religion

The Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies and The Religion Programme in the College of Humanities Annual Student Colloquium: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on the Academic Study of Religion Religion and the Public Sphere: Diverse... More

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Virtual lecture with best-selling author Emanuel Rosen

In 1933, Dr. Hugo Mendel, a successful Jewish lawyer, escaped Germany along with his family and moved to Tel Aviv. They were some of “the lucky ones” who made it out alive. Two decades later, he and his wife Lucie returned to Germany to take stock of all that was stolen from them: Hugo’s... More

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Register for Limmud Virtual Session: An Online Anthology of Jewish Canadian Poets

An Online Anthology of Jewish Canadian Poets: Chapter I brought to you by Limmud Ottawa with the Vered Jewish Canadian Studies Program University of... More

Friday, March 5, 2021

In Defense of Carleton University’s Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies

Sadly, with increasing frequency, I am bombarded with news of anti-Semitic occurrences in Canada. Increasingly, the incidents are taking place on Canadian post-secondary campuses. That is why, this past Friday, it was with great haste and indifference that I dutifully scrolled through a press release from Bnai Brith Canada in regards to another... More

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Virtual Lecture: Challenging Antisemitism in Contemporary Malaysia

Malaysia is known for its overwhelming anti- Israel and antisemitic discourses, despite the complete absence of any Jewish presence in this country. Such rampant anti-Judaism and anti-zionism is often openly endorsed by... More

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