By Andrew Duffy Published Date: September 14, 2021 According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, reports filed by SS units showed 33,771 Jews were massacred during the two-day period. More than 100 people gathered at the National Holocaust Monument … Continued
By Minda Chaikin My name is Minda Chaikin. I’m a both a Canadian citizen and an Israeli citizen. I live in both of these worlds and know both very well. I was born in this country as were my parents. … Continued
SPECIAL BULLETIN CHES was there! Ottawa, July 21st: A virtual gathering of the Prime Minister and key government ministers and leading stakeholders in the fight against antisemitism was hastily organized in response to the disquieting increase in antisemitic hate crimes. … Continued
Event Date: May 6 – 15, 2021 Films available at 12:01 am on May 6th The Liberation75 FREE Holocaust Film Festival, in partnership with the Toronto Jewish Film Foundation is featuring over 25 powerful films (released 1940-today). Remembering and honouring the tragedy … Continued
Watch the video of this event Virtual Event Date: April 8, 2021, 7:00 pm For the second year, the Neuberger is proud to partner with Jewish communities, Holocaust Institutions and Federations across Canada to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. As a … Continued
The workshop focuses on legendary Polish-Jewish educator Janusz Korzcak, a strong advocate for the empowerment of young people who is remembered as the orphanage director who refused sanctuary for himself and perished with his orphans in Treblinka. It is … Continued
By Minda Chaikin and Sharon Rosenberg Sharon Rosenberg is a retired lawyer, Minda Chaikin is a retired educator and both are members of CHES. After five years of fruitful cooperation, the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) and the … Continued
OTTAWA, February 10, 2021: After five years of fruitful cooperation, the Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies (ZC) at Carleton University and the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) are entering a new phase in their relationship. While the two … Continued
“We view with great concern how historians researching the Holocaust are being sued in Poland for presenting the findings of their work. Together, the Member Countries of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) have pledged to uphold the Stockholm Declaration … Continued
By VANESSA GERA | February 4, 2021 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Polish historians are facing a libel trial for a scholarly examination of Polish behavior during World War II, a case whose outcome is expected to determine the fate … Continued