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
The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) is alarmed by the presence of the Nazi swastika and the Confederate flag and the misappropriation of the Yellow Star of David by some demonstrators on Parliament Hill this week. As Bernie … Continued
The history of the Holocaust has been part of school curriculums for decades, but how much Americans really know about it has changed. That was brought to light this week when comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg made race remarks that … Continued
The Pulitzer Prize-winning book Maus by Art Spiegelman’s chronicles the lives of his parents in 1940s Poland during the Holocaust and their internment in Auschwitz, depicting Nazis as cats and Jewish people as mice. Earlier this month, the McMinn County … Continued
On January 17th Canadians will mark Raoul Wallenberg Commemorative Day, on the 77th anniversary of the disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg, Canada’s first Honourary Citizen, whom the United Nations characterized as “the greatest humanitarian of the twentieth century.” Wallenberg, a Swedish … Continued
By Marion Silver The theme of the 2021 Teachers’ Workshop was “Voices of the Holocaust Inspiring Change Through Legacy”. On November 24th, the 40+ virtual participants were treated to opening remarks by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who addressed the need … Continued
By Sheila Hurtig Robertson A highlight of Holocaust Education was the virtual presentation by renowned author Helen Epstein entitled The Shadow of the Holocaust on the Lives of Children and Survivors: Is it Possible to Move Beyond its Grip? Setting … Continued
