By Shelli Kimmel My mother, Annemarie, was born in Vienna on October 1st, 1922, the only child of Elsa and Paul Klauber. Her parents had moved from a place unknown in Czechoslovakia to Vienna when they got married, and lived as a wealthy and assimilated … Continued
By Roberta Goldmaker The National Holocaust Monument, entitled Landscape of Loss, Memory, and Survival, is situated in Ottawa, but stands as a reminder to all Canadians “to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust as well as the contribution Holocaust … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have distracted the scholarly world from discussion of many important subjects, including the Holocaust. To revitalize academic interest in Holocaust studies in Poland, three world-renowned Holocaust scholars are scheduled to headline a … Continued
By Phil Emberley For the first time in Ottawa, For the Child, an exhibit commemorating the Kindertransport, will be on display at City Hall, October 17th to 31st. The Kindertransport was a major undertaking prior to the start of … Continued
David Shentow Park Naming Ceremony, Bram Bregman’s Speech. David Shentow was a courageous man. He emerged from Auschwitz and other concentration camps with a determination to rebuild his life in a world that had forsaken people like him. That … Continued
By Andrew Duffy original article published by the Ottawa Citizen on September 8. CEO Andrea Freedman said it is the third time the monument has been desecrated by photographers since it opened in 2017 The Jewish Federation of Ottawa … Continued
By Artur Wilcznski On August 16th, CHES Chair Mina Cohn and CHES Board Member Artur Wilczynski met with Ontario Education Minister, Stephen Lecce and Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Michael Ford, to discuss the rise of antisemitism in Ottawa … Continued
For the Child – The Story of the Kindertransport October 17-31, 2022 Ottawa City Hall Hosted in Cooperation with the Embassy of Austria and the British High Commissioner under the Auspices of Mayor Watson Exhibition Overview … Continued
The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) and Liberation 75 have joined with the USC Shoah Foundation to create an ambitious, interactive IWalk App to encourage student groups and tourists to visit the Monument and to educate them about … Continued
By Dr. Hartley Stern “The room was 12 feet long by 11 feet wide. It was bare, it was cold, but it was a refuge.” These are the opening words of the book, ‘Hidden for 1000 Days’ my grandmother, Sarah Veffer, … Continued