We both grew up with Jewish identity deeply embedded in our daily lives, though in different ways. For me, Jeremy, my connection to Judaism began with Israel. I was drawn to its history, its stories, and the events that shaped it. My mother shared that passion. She was always volunteering a…
For Josh and Sarah, giving back to the Jewish community is not simply an act of generosity—it is a responsibility rooted in family, faith, and tradition.
Both were raised in homes where Jewish identity and community were central to everyday life. Their fathers come from Sephardic Morocc…
For Jeff and I, carrying forward our family’s values and traditions is central to who we are, deeply rooted in the stories that came before us.
My paternal grandparents, Ella and Joe, fled Czechoslovakia in 1939 with their two young sons, one being my father, George. They arrived in Ca…
I was born in Hamilton, moving to Montreal when I was six months old. It was in Montreal where I was raised and where my Jewish identity took root early. I attended Adath Israel Parochial School and spent summers at an Orthodox camp in the United States—experiences that grounded me in ou…
When I think about my life, I begin with my parents.
They were both Holocaust survivors, and everything I am is rooted in their strength. My mother survived Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. My father survived Mauthausen. After the war, they found each other in Belgium—two people who had l…
