The OJCS was very fortunate to welcome author Sheila Baslaw for another visit this school year. She was the recipient of last year’s Canadian Jewish Literary Award for her book ‘The Light Keeper’, and it was also an Indigo ‘Heather’s Pick’ book. Our grade 2s and 3s were delighted by her reading which included getting … Continue reading Award Winning Author Sheila Baslaw Returns to the OJCS
On Monday, our OJCS middle school students had the privilege of welcoming acclaimed Canadian author Kathy Kacer, in a visit generously sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Widely recognized as Canada’s leading author of Holocaust literature for young readers, Kacer has made an extraordinary and unmatched contribution to Holocaust education both nationally and around … Continue reading Author Kathy Kacer Visits the OJCS for Yom HaShoah
On November 20th, the OJCS will welcome two fabulous Jewish authors who will be speaking with our grades 4-8 students about their various works. Grade 6-8 will get a presentation by author Rona Arato from 11:05 until 12:05 in the library. Our middle school students have been reading her book ‘The Last Train: A Holocaust … Continue reading Authors Day for Grades 4 through 8
Today we got a special visit from author Sheila Baslaw. She read our grade 3 and 4 students her beautiful book The Light Keeper, which she wrote with Karen Levine (author of Hanna’s Suitcase.) It is the story of Shmuel, who is eager to help support his poor family, but no one in his shtetl … Continue reading Author Sheila Baslaw Visits the OJCS Library
The OJCS is proud to welcome author Karen Rostoker-Gruber on December 11th. She will be reading her beautiful book Don’t Invite a Bear Inside for Hanukkah to our grades K to 2 students at 11:45. If families would like to support her work and purchase a copy of the book, you can find it at … Continue reading Hanukkah Author Event – Don’t Invite a Bear Inside for Hanukkah
The OJCS was very fortunate to get a visit today from author Jackie Mills. She wrote a wonderful new book called Little Synagogue on the Prairie about a Synagogue, the Montefiore Institute, in Alberta that had to be moved three times. The kids were held rapt by this fascinating true story. After the story, … Continue reading Little Synagogue on the Prairie
The OJCS 5-8 students were very fortunate to get a visit from author and playwright Emil Sher today. Emil adapted the powerful Holocaust story of Hana Brady from the book Hana’s Suitcase for the stage. Emil went over the book with our students and went into detail about the choices you make when writing for the … Continue reading Unpacking Hana’s Suitcase with Playwright and Author Emil Sher