Holocaust Education

Member of the Atlantic Canadian Jewish community and Holocaust Survivor Dr. Michael Unger has recently released his memoirs. Published  by Wilfred Laurier Press, and co-authored with Carolyn Gammon, the book has been met with favourable reviews, and is without doubt an important contribution to both Holocaust-related literature and Atlantic Canadian literature.   For more information on Dr.…

  March of the Living 2014: National Adult Mission and March of the Living 2014: High School Students At the Atlantic Jewish Council, we are working on the March of the Living 2014 program. The March of the Living (MOL) is a 2 week educational program that takes place in Poland and Israel. The March…

Anne Frank: Just a Diary. 28 min. This film has won prestigious awards in both Europe and North America because it brings Anne Frank and her wartime experiences to life in a unique and detailed manner. A 17 year old actress who is playing the role of Anne on stage researches the details of Anne’s…

Facing History and Ourselves International Holocaust Remembrance Day B’nai Brith Canada U of Minnesota: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Teaching about the Holocaust A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust Holocaust Links Simon Wiesenthal Center Yad Vashem (Israel)  

Azrieli Foundation Simon Wiesenthal Center Yad Vashem Holocaust Education Foundation Women and the Holocaust Holocaust Education through Art The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Origin of The Paperclip Campaign Museum of Tolerance Online Learning Center Getting Involved: Cape Breton teachers go to Israel to learn how to teach the Holocaust in schools Philip Riteman Interview…

School Visits: Throughout the Atlantic Provinces there are many gifted speakers who are able to speak on matters related to the Holocaust. These include Holocaust survivors, teachers, professors, and young students who have been to Poland on March of the Living. To book a speaker in your area, please contact Edna LeVine (send an e-mail). Films: The…

The Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program was established by the Azrieli Foundation in 2005 to collect, preserve and share the memoirs and diaries written by survivors of the twentieth-century Nazi genocide of the Jews of Europe who later made their way to Canada. The program is guided by the conviction that each survivor of the Holocaust…

Holocaust Education Week has existed in Halifax since November 2004. It consists of a week-long series of educational events relating to the Holocaust, coinciding with Dignity Day, the community-wide Kristallnacht Memorial (Nov.9). The events of the week are geared towards university students, school-aged children, and members of the community at large. Events in the past…