Holocaust Education Month is the dedicated month of November which aims to promote the legacy and lessons of the Holocaust.
There are many events happening virtually across Canada throughout the month.
To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.”
– Elie Wiesel
The Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre and the Virtual J are partnering together once again to bring Holocaust Education Week 2021 to the comfort and safety of your home! For more information on their program of events, visit them here.
A Kristallnacht commemoration with Montreal Holocaust survivors | November 9 at 7 p.m. ET
The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) develops educational programs and activities to promote knowledge and understanding of the history and legacy of the Holocaust. Join them Novemeber 9th, 14th, 8th, and 24th for a series of informative Holocaust Education Month events. For more information visit them here.
The Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada and Jewish Federation of Winnipeg are hosting several Holocaust Education events from November 3-10.
Kristallnacht Commemoration with keynote speaker: Judy Batalion, New York Times-bestselling author of The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighter’s in Hitler’s Ghettos | Thursday, November 4 at 7:00 pm PDT
The Shoah Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa invites you to join them for a narrated, virtual tour of the exhibit StarsWithoutaHeaven—ChildrenoftheHolocaust. For more information or to register for the event vist them out here
“The Last Chance Collection is a renewed push to collect testimonies from people living in Canada who are Holocaust survivors or Jews born during the Holocaust or in Displaced Persons (DP) camps) – while we still can.”
The CJHSD was founded in 1999 and is a grassroots organization dedicated to advocating on behalf of its members and represents Canadian survivors at the Jewish Material Claims Conference. The CJHSD is an independent organization affiliated with CIJA.