Hear Our Voices: Holocaust Survivors Share their Stories of Trauma and Hate is a bilingual online course that uses the voices of Holocaust survivors to educate students on the Holocaust and Antisemitism.
Hear what our students are saying about the project:
“Working on the Hear Our Voices Project has been an eye-opening experience. Through my research I have been able to learn so much about the Holocaust, its impacts today, and the breadth and depth of contemporary antisemitism. This knowledge has allowed me to make meaningful contributions to this incredible project which is making information accessible to Canada for free. Your donations allow us to continue this vital work at a time when antisemitism and Holocaust denial is on the rise among Canadian youth. Every dollar counts.”
– HOV Research Assistant 2025, Josh, Second Year History and Geography student (featured in video above)
“Working on the Hear Our Voices film and online education project has been truly impactful to me as a history student. As a research assistant, I have been able to encounter the horrors of the Holocaust and the impact that it still has on individuals, their families, and the Jewish community, over eighty years later. With the rise of antisemitism since October 7th, it has never been more important to conduct this research and to make it free and easily accessible.”
– HOV Research Assistant 2025, Bryanna, MA History
“Working for the Zelikovitz Centre on the Hear Our Voices project has truly been one of the highlights of my university experience. During my undergrad, the original HOV Pressbook was a valued resource that aided me greatly in understanding of the true magnitude of the Holocaust, as well as the importance in how these stories get told. With the continual rise of antisemitism, the work we are doing to update the HOV Project is needed now more than ever. There is currently a gap in accessible and reliable resources with the ability to provide a comprehensive education on contemporary antisemitism, and that is a gap we are seeking to fill. With your support we can continue working towards filling this gap, and ensure educators and students across Canada have access to accurate and reliable information about the Holocaust and antisemitism.”
– HOV Research Assistant 2025, Chloe, Religion program, recent graduate
“As a history student, the opportunity to research and preserve Holocaust history has been extremely impactful. Working on Hear Our Voices as a research assistant has helped me understand how to help preserve this history and share it. I believe history should be accessible to all, however, this history is being directly challenged. Along with the rise of unreliable news, antisemitism, and anti-Jewish violence, our work at the Zelikovitz Centre is crucial. We all need to work together to ensure Holocaust and Jewish history gets taught in schools to stop further Holocaust denial and distortion from future generations.”
– HOV Research Assistant 2025, Gracie, Fourth Year History and Film student (featured in video below)
Learn more about the project and how you can support us.