Zikaron BaSalon (Toronto)
Zikaron BaSalon is a tradition started in 2011 – a new way to commemorate the Holocaust. It passes the torch from official ceremonies and mass assemblies to more intimate, meaningful and inspirational gatherings, taking place every year in thousands of private living rooms and public settings.
Every Zikaron BaSalon event is different, just like every living room looks different. But in the end, we all shape and create the way we remember the Holocaust and the valuable lessons we’ve learned from it.
The community behind Zikaron BaSalon includes hosts, participants and speakers taking initiative every year and together create meaningful events. Our volunteers help connect hosts with speakers and work in many ways to ensure this tradition continues and expands. Our community keeps the memory of the Holocaust relevant, even after all Holocaust survivors are no longer with us.
Every person that takes part in a Zikaron BaSalon event – no matter how active – helps keep this memory alive.
Is our great honor to have Stefania Sitbon as our keynote speaker.
Stefania Sitbon is a Holocaust Survivor from Poland. She was born just before the war began, so Stefania doesn’t remember the German invasion, or life before the war.
The memories she has are of her childhood, a time when things had changed dramatically. Stefania grew up in the chaos and hunger of the Warsaw Ghetto, where her father had taken up resistance against the Nazis – he later participated in the uprising, which he survived. With the help of a righteous Gentile, Stefania and the other members of her family found temporary refuge in the Warsaw Zoo.
From there Stefania and her family were separated and sent to convents and surrounding villages, from which they were liberated in 1945. Her reunited family spent the immediate postwar years in Austria and Poland, after which they emigrated to the new nation of Israel, later deciding to go to Canada.
Please note that the Zikaron BaSalon event will be conducted in Hebrew
To register click here
event_title: Zikaron BaSalon (Toronto)
event_time_zone: America/Toronto
event_start: May 06, 2024 19:00
event_duration: 120
event_end: May 06, 2024 21:00
event_address: 4588 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M2R 1W6, Canada
event_description: Zikaron BaSalon is a tradition started in 2011 – a new way to commemorate the Holocaust. It passes the torch from official ceremonies and mass assemblies to more intimate, meaningful and inspirational gatherings, taking place every year in thousands of private living rooms and public settings.Every Zikaron BaSalon event is different, just like every living room looks different. But in the end, we all shape and create the way we remember the Holocaust and the valuable lessons we’ve learned from it.The community behind Zikaron BaSalon includes hosts, participants and speakers taking initiative every year and together create meaningful events. Our volunteers help connect hosts with speakers and work in many ways to ensure this tradition continues and expands. Our community keeps the memory of the Holocaust relevant, even after all Holocaust survivors are no longer with us.Every person that takes part in a Zikaron BaSalon event – no matter how active – helps keep this memory alive.Is our great honor to have Stefania Sitbon as our keynote speaker.Stefania Sitbon is a Holocaust Survivor from Poland. She was born just before the war began, so Stefania doesn’t remember the German invasion, or life before the war.The memories she has are of her childhood, a time when things had changed dramatically. Stefania grew up in the chaos and hunger of the Warsaw Ghetto, where her father had taken up resistance against the Nazis – he later participated in the uprising, which he survived. With the help of a righteous Gentile, Stefania and the other members of her family found temporary refuge in the Warsaw Zoo.From there Stefania and her family were separated and sent to convents and surrounding villages, from which they were liberated in 1945. Her reunited family spent the immediate postwar years in Austria and Poland, after which they emigrated to the new nation of Israel, later deciding to go to Canada.Please note that the Zikaron BaSalon event will be conducted in HebrewTo register click here