Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is Ronald S. Lauder Chief Curator of the Core Exhibition at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Performance Studies at New York University. Her books include Destination Culture: Tourism, Museums, and Heritage; Image before My Eyes: A Photographic History of Jewish Life in […]
Please join us for this solemn and beautiful Holocaust remembrance ceremony, followed by a discussion with Mr. Graeme Stacey, KSS teacher and expert on genocide and its role in historical, contemporary, and future society. Sunday, May 5th 7pm at the OJC
Let’s welcome Dr. Rena Secter Elbaze to the OJC. Dr. Elbaze serves as Executive Director of Winnipeg’s most historic synagogue, Shaarey Zedek, where she is also a member of the lay leadership team. Cultivating her expertise in Israel, Canada, and the French Riviera (ahhhh….), she is excited to step onto the OJC bimah and to […]
In honour of the kaffehaus’s origins as a centre of intellectual exchange, we’re opening the microphone to honest discourse at this month’s sanctuary-cum-café. And of course, there will also be plenty to nosh on! "Israel's Image in the Media: The Beauty Pageant We Just Can't Win" Dr. Rena Secter Elbaze reflects on how the […]
Please join the OJC’s Harvey Kushmier as he presents a film and discussion evening recognizing the anniversary of the October 7th massacre. American actor and singer, James Maslow, visited Israel in the aftermath of the attacks. His documentary, Bearing Witness, explores his journey. We'll discuss his insights, as well as the repercussions the attacks have […]