By: Blair Crawford Published in the Ottawa Citizen An Ottawa photographer’s modelling shoot at the National Holocaust Monument is prompting questions about what is appropriate behaviour at such a hallowed site. Photographer Michael Dupe posted four photos on his Instagram … Continued
The recent rise of modern antisemitism in Canadian schools through social media left the Jewish community at a loss in finding a suitable answer. Believing that education is the required response and following much research, CHES initiated “Unpacking Complexity in … Continued
“It’s Never Okay” – A New and Timely Lesson Plan Canada, along with the rest of the world, is facing the growth of extremist hate groups, antisemitism, and racism, combined with misinformation and false news on social media. The result … Continued
CHES and the RCMP are creating two important programs that will be open to RCMP members across the country. In Recognition of April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month, the first program, A Hidden Child, Never Silenced – A Holocaust Survivor’s Story is … Continued
Please Support CHES and the CanadaHelps Make It Monthly Campaign. Deadline for participating is April 1st, 2022 CHES is pleased to announce our participation in a special matching funds campaign! In addition, through CanadaHelps’ Make it Monthly Program*, CanadaHelps … Continued
CHES has finished the preliminary stages of development and is now working on the next phase of a much-needed virtual memorial in the form of a national registry of Holocaust survivors who made their home in Canada after World War … Continued
CHES is working with Ottawa Family Services to facilitate the recording of survivors who are associated with the agency and who have not yet given their testimonies. The recording of their survival stories during the Holocaust will be made in … Continued
The National Holocaust monument in Ottawa has the untapped potential to reach and teach tens of thousands of students, residents, and tourists about the Holocaust. The project, a collaboration between CHES, Liberation75, and the USC Shoah Foundation, will combine the … Continued
By Marion Silver In April 2001, Liberation75 and the Ontario Anti-Racism Directorate, a Government of Ontario initiative, conducted Student Education Days that focused on students’ knowledge (or the lack) on the Holocaust and antisemitism. The objective was to assess what … Continued
By Sheila Hurtig Robertson (Published in the Ottawa Jewish Bulletin) Most Canadians do not know any Afghanis. We are, however, all too familiar with their country’s ongoing tragedies, including the current humanitarian catastrophe, which is well catalogued by the world’s … Continued