The calls are getting louder for mandatory Holocaust education in the province of Quebec
Federation CJA gave $50,000 to Montreal’s English school board for museum visits and teacher training.
Montreal’s Jewish community helps create a Uyghur translation of Viktor Frankl’s famous Holocaust memoir
‘It’s a must-read for our community,’ says a Canadian Uyghur leader.
Holocaust education is becoming mandatory in British Columbia schools—but the teachers’ union is currently denying funds to experts in the field
The reasons behind the decision two weeks ago by a council within the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), the union representing teachers in the province, to deny funding to a specialist association focused on Holocaust education remain unclear and continue to upset local Jewish groups. The BCTF, which represents 50,000 teachers in British Columbia, relies […]
The bullying that led hundreds to join 13-year-old Eitan Cohen on his Friday morning walk in Toronto is now being investigated by his school
Bullying allegations from a student at a Toronto public school, which motivated about 200 people to accompany 13-year-old Eitan Cohen on his Friday morning walk, were briefly investigated by the Hate Crimes Unit of Toronto Police. No charges were laid as a result—but now the school plans to handle it internally, with the participation of […]
Saskatchewan and Manitoba become the fourth and fifth Canadian provinces to make Holocaust education mandatory
The Saskatchewan government announced Nov. 20 that Holocaust education will be mandatory in the province’s high schools, starting in the 2025-26 school year. Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario have already included Holocaust education as a mandatory part of their curriculum. “Antisemitism, unfortunately, is a prejudice that remains a problem in Canada,” said education minister Jeremy […]
Alberta’s education minister visits an Edmonton synagogue to announce it will be the third province to make Holocaust classes mandatory
The government of Alberta announced Nov. 9 that it would make Holocaust education mandatory in the province’s new social studies curriculum. Alberta now becomes the third province, after Ontario and British Columbia, to mandate Holocaust education. “I firmly believe we must do everything possible to combat rising antisemitism and educate young Albertans about the horrors […]
The expansion of Ontario’s mandatory Holocaust classes in high schools is made official by education minister Stephen Lecce
Ontario is introducing new and expanded mandatory lessons about the Holocaust for Grade 10 students and providing more funding for teacher training on the subject, Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced at the Toronto Holocaust Museum on Nov. 1. The curriculum will be part of the compulsory Grade 10 Canadian History course and will link the […]
British Columbia’s premier David Eby announces the province has joined Ontario in making Holocaust education mandatory
Jewish groups in British Columbia are welcoming an announcement by Premier David Eby to make Holocaust education mandatory for all high school students in the province beginning in 2025. Eby revealed the news Oct. 30 at the Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver, surrounded by Holocaust survivors and their descendants, along with representatives of the Vancouver […]
A student group from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories travelled to Europe to learn about the Holocaust and Jewish history
It took four years and four attempts but this summer a group of students and their teacher, none of whom are Jewish, headed from Inuvik to Europe to embark on a tour of Jewish history. The idea for the trip began in 2019 when Gene Jenks was covering the unit “Voices of the Holocaust” as […]
What happens when an Emirati entrepreneur connects with a Montreal educator to teach about the Holocaust and fight antisemitism
Images of an American neo-Nazi in a T-shirt emblazoned with 6MWE, code for “six million wasn’t enough,” convinced a businessman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that he must do something to counter rising global antisemitism. Ahmed Obaid Al Mansoori created the first and only Holocaust exhibition in the Arab world, undaunted by widespread skepticism. […]
