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).
By Zoltan Fried I was very pleased to participate in the special program presented by CHES to honor the inauguration of the National Holocaust Monument on September 27th, 2017, at Library and Archives Canada. I clearly remember the evening as … Continued
By Marion Silver and Phil Emberley The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) was established in 2015 as a community-based volunteer organization to address the growing need for Holocaust Education, given the rise of antisemitism within Ottawa and around … Continued
November 13th – 14th, 2023, 2 sessions each day at 8:15am and12:30pm The workshop will provide education resources required for the new Grade 6 Social Studies Holocaust Curriculum. It will be presented in cooperation with the Azrieli Foundation, Yad Vashem … Continued
(Front row, L to R): Kenra Mroz, Marilyn Sinclair, Sedda Antekelian, Mina Cohn, and Lesly Culp (Back row, L to R): Artur Wilczynski and Ellen Bertrand As mentioned in Words from the Chair, Mina Cohn and Marilyn Sinclair, founder of … Continued
Due to the ongoing situation in Israel, our keynote speaker is unable to join us for the Holocaust Education Month launch event scheduled for November 9th, 2023, at the Canadian Museum of History. Therefore, we have made the difficult decision … Continued
With the start of the 2023-2024 school year comes the implementation in Ontario classrooms of the Grade 6 curriculum changes discussed above. Among the resources CHES is developing to assist teachers in their classrooms is a webpage full of educational … Continued
Avi Posen By Minda Chaikin Concerned about antisemitism rising in Ontario schools, the provincial government is taking action to combat its spread. CHES is proud to be a part of this action and, at the invitation of Ontario’s Ministry of … Continued
By Mary Jane Farrish It was my deep honour to have joined nine colleagues from southern Ontario on a Holocaust Education in Germany study trip in Berlin during the first week of July. I am indebted to Mina Cohn and … Continued