CHES Secretary Marion Silver joined by Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Hanne Fugl Eskjær, November 15th, 2023. On November 15th, Danish Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjaer, Swedish Ambassador Signe Burgstaller, and CHES hosted the 80th Commemoration of the Rescue of … Continued
Professor Tibor Egervari presenting to future teachers at UOttawa’s Faculty of Education, October 10th, 2023. By Marion Silver Six-hundred and fifty future students from the Department of Teachers Education at the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa listened … Continued
Tova Clark (L) during her presentation for Kenra Mroz’s (R) classroom at Sir Robert Borden, November 16th, 2023. By Kenra Mroz During the month of November, child Survivor Tova Clark visited all three of my classes at Sir Robert Borden … Continued
Brian Kom opens the Grade 6 Holocaust Education Teachers’ Workshop. By Marion Silver In mid-November, a two-day teachers’ workshop organized by CHES presented four sessions for 120 Grade 6 educators and administrators. CHES’ partners in the initiative were the Azrieli … Continued
On October 13th, Karina Gould, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and a granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, together with Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, and Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion, announced … Continued
Avi Posen shared useful tools to combat antisemitism to teachers at Ottawa Carleton District School Board Administrative and Central Support offices at Sir Robert Borden, October 6th, 2023. By Minda Chaikin After years of working together remotely, Avi Posen, the … Continued
Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It presentations on October 13th and 14th, 2023. By Minda Chaikin and Mina Cohn Close to 1,000 members of Jewish communities from across Canada and friends joined the two- day CIJA Conference, Antisemitism: Face It, Fight … Continued
By Kara Goodwin The past two months of Through Their Eyes have been quiet in terms of events, but CHES has been busy in the background laying the groundwork for presentation development. Over 35 participants have joined the program, either … Continued
CHES introduced Ted’s Story as part of a Board Wide PD Day for the new Grade 6 Holocaust Education curriculum requirements. Teachers’ workshops were offered for the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB). The workshop was presented in cooperation with … Continued
Special Envoy for Canada in Preserving Holocaust Remembrance & Combatting Antisemitism, Deborah Lyons, shares her reflections on her first two weeks in the role. Read her post on X (formerly Twitter).