By Sheila Hurtig Robertson and Marion Silver Seventy-six years ago, on January 27th, 1945, troops of the Red Army entered Auschwitz concentration camp thereby liberating some 7,600 emaciated prisoners. In the five years of the infamous camp’s existence, more than … Continued
Virtual Event Date: January 27, 2021 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm Register for the event at https://fswc.crowdchange.ca/1289 The program will include a short pre-recorded commemorative service of candle lighting in recognition of the victims of the Holocaust that will … Continued
January 17, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Raoul Wallenberg Day: “Today, we pay tribute to Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who risked his life to save tens of thousands of Hungarian … Continued
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2020 Time: 1:00 pm Location: Online (webinar) Cost: Free; registration required: https://zoom.us/webinar/register
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2020 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Online (webinar) Cost: Free; registration required: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/
Author of the article: Blair Crawford This article was originally published by The Ottawa Citizen, updated Jun 03, 2020 When Vera Gara told students at Cairine Wilson Secondary School it was important to help the Syrian refugees now on their … Continued
Monday, February 3, 2020 By Sheila Hurtig Robertson, Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship Survivors, ambassadors, politicians, and representatives from 10 partner organizations, including the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES), gathered in Ottawa on January 24th to commemorate … Continued
Date: Friday, January 24, 2020 Time: 9:00am – 12pm Location: Room 200, Sir John A. MacDonald building, 144 Wellington Street, Ottawa Cost: None, but RSVP required by January 17 A special commemorative event to mark the 75th Anniversary of the liberation … Continued
This workshop was live at Temple Israel and not recorded. Powerpoint and accompanying lesson plan are available. 2019 marked 81 years since the outbreak of World War II. This year’s theme for Holocaust Education Month (HEM) was “Antisemitism Then and … Continued
80 years since the beginning of WWII. “Learning from the Past for the Future” Date: Sunday, November 17, 2019 Time: 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Location: Kehillat Beth Israel Congregation (KBI), 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa Cost: Free but RSVP required … Continued