Pomp and Perspective

Johanna Lewis

While Johanna Wolfert’s participation in her own graduation ceremony didn’t mark her mind as something extraordinary, placing herself in the shoes of her younger sibling walking across the stage gained her a new perspective on the faithfulness of God.

Interfaith Groups Sponsor Syrian Refugees

Rachel Baarda

Mosques, synagogues, and churches share in sponsoring Syrian refugees. Read about their interfaith philanthropy here.

Universal Lessons From the Holocaust

Sheila Hurtig Robertson

Learn about the Ottawa Holocaust Survivors’ Testimonies Project, which features interviews of ten local survivors. The survivors’ experiences include ghettos in Hungary, Nazi slave labour camps in Germany and death camps in Poland, hiding in non-Jewish homes in Holland and France and in a dugout in Ukraine, and surviving as refugees in Romania and Shanghai.