The Historical Society of Ottawa – Paupers, Peddlers, Purveyors & Parishioners
The First Golden Age of Jewish Life in Ottawa Guest Speaker David C. Martin, Historian, Researcher, Columnist From just before the turn of the 20th century, Jewish immigrants literally set up shop in Ottawa’s Lowertown – most notably in the Byward Market – and over the next few decades the roots of the capital’s still small...