Sports
1910
Jess Abelson joins the Ottawa Rough Riders
Jess Abelson in his Ottawa Rough Rider football uniform, 1913.
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1933
Joe Zelikovitz joins the Ottawa Rough Riders
Joe is in his Ottawa Rough Riders Football Uniform, 1938.
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1935
The Tel Aviv Tennis club is established
Tel Aviv Tennis Club Champion Tournament winners, 1939.
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1930’s
Sammy Kaufman becomes sports writer for the Detroit Herald
1946
Moe Segal joins the Ottawa Rough Riders
Benny Steck joins the Montreal Alouettes
1947
Moe Segal joins the Ottawa Trojans
Joe Dikerson and Moe Segal of the Ottawa Trojans Football Team, at a team practice, 1947. T.V. Little Photo, Ottawa.
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1947
B’nai Brith Basketball Team, Intermediate Dominion Finalist
B'nai B'rith Ottawa Basketball team in the Intermediate Dominion finals, 1947.
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1947
Benny Steck joins the Ottawa Rough Riders
1950’s
Jack Kaufman becomes a Sports Reporter and Columnist for the Ottawa Citizen
1953
Bobby Abelson part of the bronze medal-winning Canadian Basketball Team at Maccabiah Games
1954
Morris Schachnow plays for the New York Yankees
1955
Sam Berger and associates purchase Ottawa Rough Riders
Sam Berger with the 1966 Ottawa Rough Riders football team. Bill Fleischer.
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1958
Rideau View Golf and Country Club established
1961
Chapel Street JCC opens it’s brand new gymnasium
View of the gymnasium, located in the Jewish Community Centre, from a hallway lookout.
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1961
Outdoor pool at the Chapel St. JCC opens
Swimming at the Jewish Community Centre Day Camp at 151 Chapel Street. Summer 1968 or 1969.
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1961
Dave Thelen is announced as first head of athletics at JCC
1965
Noreen Slack represents Canada in Maccabiah Games in Shotput and discus
1967
Gene Gaines takes over as head of athletics at the JCC
1969
Sam Berger sells his shares of the Rough Riders
1969
David Loeb buys the Ottawa Rough Riders
David Loeb, 1970s.
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1972
Noreen Slack first female sports writer Ottawa Journal
1976
Jewish Women's Softball League has its first season with two teams
1978 Women's baseball team.
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1976
Howie Osterer revives the Jewish Men's Softball League
Ottawa Jewish Men's Softball League team: Rivers, 1988.
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1977
Sharon Saslove represents Canada in the Maccabiah Games in gymnastics
1977
David Loeb sells his share of the Rough Riders
1981
Billy Holzman represents Canada in the Maccabiah Games in Golf, earning bronze
1985
Jon Braun takes over as JCC Athletics Director
Jon Braun standing with young boys playing indoor hockey, 2000s.
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1986
Jess Abelson becomes the first inductee to the Ottawa Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
1989
Liane Lang represents Canada in the Maccabiah Games in gymnastics
1992
Bruce Firestone gets the franchise rights for the Ottawa Senators
Frank Finnigan, left, and Bruce Firestone show a prototype Ottawa Senators' jersey in this September 1989 file photo.
Bruno Schlumberger/Ottawa Citizen/Postmedia Network
1993
Kunstadt Sports opened its first store in Kanata by the Kunstadt family
1995
Rideau View Golf hosted the 1995 CPGA Trafalgar Open Championship
2002
Jon Braun creates the "Breakfast of Champions" honours athletes in the Community June 16, 2002
Jon Braun speaking at the Sports Breakfast of Champions at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre, June 2003.
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2003
Noah Cantor signed to the Toronto Argonauts
2012
Jesse Levine achieved his career-high singles rank of world No. 69 on October 1, 2012
2013
Jesse Levine represented Canada at the Australian Open
2015
Eva Melamed becomes first Jewish woman entered into the McGill Sports Hall of Fame for soccer
Eva Melamed, right, is presented with a plaque by her former assistant coach Gayle Noble.
Owen Egan Photo, courtesy of McGill University
2022
Matty Simonovich becomes SJCC Athletics Director
2023
SJCC Athletics Facility named in memory of Jon Braun
2023
Sadie Sider-Echenberg signed with Le Havre Football Club
Sadie Sider-Echenberg playing for Le Havre AC.
2023
Jakob Chychrun becomes first Jew signed to modern-day Ottawa Senators
2024