International Holocaust Remembrance Day
National Monument Illumination Campaign
Ottawa, ON – January 26, 2023 – Friday, January 27, Canadians will stand united with a global movement to remember the six million Jewish children, women, and men murdered in the Holocaust. The commemoration is part of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (IHRD), this year marking the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
On January 26 and 27, monuments, buildings, and well-known landmarks across Canada will be illuminated in yellow light in remembrance.
WHAT:
To commemorate the Holocaust and build awareness and discussions regarding the rise in antisemitism and the need for Holocaust education, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and local Jewish Federations coordinated the illumination of more than 50 public venues across Canada, including Ottawa’s National Holocaust Monument and Peace Tower, Niagara Falls, the Toronto sign and CN Tower, Montreal’s Olympic Stadium Tower and Champlain Bridge, and Vancouver’s Canada Place. Each will be bathed in yellow, evoking candlelight, in remembrance (some on the evening of January 26 and others on January 27).
WHEN:
Thursday, January 26, and Friday, January 27 – sundown
WHERE:
The full list of monuments to be illuminated across the country will be updated, here.
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Province |
Municipality |
Location |
Date |
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AB |
Calgary |
Calgary Tower |
Jan. 27 |
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Calgary |
Calgary Public Library |
Jan. 26 |
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Edmonton |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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Edmonton |
High Level Bridge |
Jan. 26 |
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Edmonton |
Muttart |
Jan. 27 |
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BC |
City of Coquitlam |
Lafarge Lake Fountain |
Jan. 27 |
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Delta |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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District of Saanich |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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Nanaimo |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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North Vancouver |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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Vancouver |
Bloedel Conservatory |
Jan. 27 |
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Vancouver |
Canada Place (Sails of Light) |
Jan. 27 |
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Vancouver |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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Vancouver |
Burrard Street Bridge |
Jan. 27 |
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Vancouver |
BC Place |
Jan. 27 |
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Vancouver |
Bentall Centre |
Jan. 27 |
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Vancouver |
Vancouver Convention Centre (including Olympic Cauldron) |
Jan. 27 |
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Victoria |
BC Legislature |
Jan. 27 |
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Victoria |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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MB |
Winnipeg |
Canada Life Building |
Jan. 27 |
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Winnipeg |
MB Legislature |
Jan. 26 |
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Winnipeg |
The Forks |
Jan. 26 |
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Winnipeg |
The Esplanade Riel Bridge |
Jan. 26 |
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NB |
Fredericton |
New Brunswick Legislature |
Jan. 27 |
|
NL |
St. John's |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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NS |
Halifax |
Nova Scotia Legislature |
Jan. 27 |
|
ON |
Brampton |
City Hall Clock Tower |
Jan. 27 |
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Burlington |
Brant Street Pier |
Jan. 27 |
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Hamilton |
Hamilton Sign |
Jan. 27 |
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London |
Canada Life Building |
Jan. 27 |
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London |
JA Taylor Building |
Jan. 26 |
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London |
City Hall |
Jan. 26 |
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London |
Sifton Properties on Dufferin |
Jan. 26 |
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London |
RBC Building |
Jan. 26 |
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Markham |
Markham Civic Centre |
Jan. 27 |
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Mississauga |
Mississauga Civic Centre |
Jan. 27 |
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Newmarket |
Riverwalk Commons & Fred A. Lundy Bridge |
Jan. 26 |
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Niagara Falls |
Niagara Falls |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
Peace Tower |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
National Gallery of Canada |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
University of Ontario - Tabaret Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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|
Ottawa |
Pedestrian Bridge at Algonquin College |
Jan. 26 & 27 |
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Ottawa |
Shaw Centre |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
Canadian Museum of History (formerly the Canadian Museum of Civilization) |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
Canadian War Museum |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
United States Embassy |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
Carleton University - Canal Building |
Jan. 27 |
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Ottawa |
National Holocaust Monument - National Capital Commission (NCC) |
Jan. 27 |
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Toronto |
Toronto Sign |
Jan. 27 |
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Toronto |
Canada Life Building |
Jan. 27 |
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Toronto |
CN Tower |
Jan. 27 |
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Vaughan |
City Hall |
Jan. 26 & 27 |
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PE |
Charlottetown |
City Hall |
Jan. 27 |
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QC |
Montreal |
Champlain Bridge (Samuel-De-Champlain Bridge) |
Jan. 27 |
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Montreal |
The Montréal Tower - Olympic Park |
Jan. 27 |
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SK |
Saskatoon |
River Landing Towers |
Jan. 27, 28, 29 |
WHO:
Free and open to the public.
The public is encouraged to visit these locations and share photos on social media, using the hashtag #WeRemember and tagging @cijainfo and @worldjewishcongress. For more information about the #WeRemember campaign, visit cija.ca/weremember.
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