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
By Benita Siemiatycki On November 9th, CHES hosted its inaugural 2021 Holocaust Education Month (HEM) event with a presentation entitled “All in the Telling” by the acclaimed Canadian actor, writer, and filmmaker Saul Rubinek. Speaking virtually from his home in … Continued
On Giving Tuesday, November 30th, support the creation of an online Canadian historical collection, a Virtual Memorial for Holocaust Survivors! The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) is developing the first-ever Virtual Memorial for Holocaust Survivors who have made Canada … Continued
