Using the Holocaust to build bridges
Instead of pitting communities against one another in a contest of comparative suffering, the conversation must acknowledge the differences in historical experience by giving each history its due and looking at distinguishing one set of experiences from another
Reflections on Holocaust Education Week at the University of Guelph
“Every breath that I take is for those who no longer breathe. Every deed that I perform is in honour of those whose lives were cut short. They dreamed of a future in which differences are cherished and human beings are respected. I will make that dream a reality”
Toronto students impressed by human rights museum
“Since 1997, the Asper Foundation has paid to send more than 14,000 students from over 200 schools across Canada to the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington. Now we are going to be bringing those students to Winnipeg instead”
Survivor tells audience that he ‘could only hang onto hope’
“It’s important to tell the story. There are six million stories and we [the survivors] have to talk for them,” says Nate Leipciger
Holocaust historian: why do normal people do sadistic things?
The CJN speaks to Hilary Earl about her research
Revenge called central to Soviet Holocaust narrative
The western Holocaust narrative tends to be one of victimhood and “never again,” while the Soviet narrative tends to be about revenge
Doctor discusses Shoah’s legacy for medical ethics
California-based professor spoke about Medical Ethics and the Holocaust: A Legacy for Today, at Mount Sinai Hospital, as part of Holocaust Education Week
Film documents stories of Shoah child survivors
Child Survivors – Then & Now: Understanding Our Childhood and its Impact on Our Lives recently made its debut at Baycrest Health Sciences Centre
Was revenge justice? It’s complicated, rabbi says
After World War II, a small group of Jewish survivors targeted Nazis for assassination, taking the name Hanokmim, Hebrew for “the avengers”
Hamilton teachers attend U.S. Shoah conference
Seven Hamilton teachers are excited to get back in the classroom and share what they learned at last month’s Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference in Pennsylvania
