Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue
Cost: Free
November 9th, 2018 marks exactly 80 years since the occurrence of Kristallnacht, the infamous Night of Broken Glass. This terrible evening saw the destruction of many Jewish businesses and synagogues throughout Germany and Austria and paved the way for the crescendo of events that would eventually culminate in the Holocaust. In our current climate of increasing intolerance and bigotry it is more important than ever that we learn the lessons of history so that no such genocides are permitted to recur.
Keynote address by Dr. Michael Berenbaum, one of the founders of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Dr Berenbaum will examine Kristallnacht: The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End.
Of special interest this year is the inclusion of a concert performed by Niv Ashkenazi, a classical violinist, on a violin that was miraculously salvaged from the ashes of Holocaust and lovingly refurbished by Amnon Weinstein in Israel. This “Violin of Hope” will pay tribute to the six million whose voices were silenced forever. Our community will be the first in Canada to host such a concert.
Please read The Glebe Report’s article “Violins of Hope: reclaiming a lost heritage” to learn more about Mr. Ashkenazi and his prized violin.
Presented by the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship in cooperation with Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue.
