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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
As a hidden child in the Holocaust, Robert Krell grew up silent and Christian in Nazi-occupied Holland. Krell was just two years old when his parents, Leo and Emmy Krell, were ordered to report for resettlement in the east. The Krells, however, knew that no one who co-operated with the Nazis ever returned so... More
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
When the National Holocaust Monument opens to the public later this month, Laura Grosman will be there to mark the end of her long and unlikely campaign to see it built. The star-shaped monument to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust will be officially inaugurated at a Sept. 27 ceremony led by Prime Minister... More
Thursday, August 31, 2017
The National Holocaust Monument’s official opening on Wednesday, September 27 is an important occasion for Canada, for Ottawa, and for all involved in making the monument a reality. In cooperation with the Monument Council, the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) will present a special program that evening to mark the... More
Friday, August 25, 2017
The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) hosted recently a gathering of a group of Ottawa descendants of Holocaust survivors: Descendants of Holocaust survivors in Ottawa recently met to connect, share experiences and find new ways to pass on the lessons of the worst genocide in human history—especially once their parents and... More
The Ottawa based testimonials are now available on USHMM main collection catalog. We are very pleased that the work that went into producing the 10 testimonial films will get even better distribution, wider access, and more educational use through their exposure on the USHMM catalog. The names of all the interviewees, Carleton University, Centre... More
Friday, June 23, 2017
An eminent Canadian historian whose writings on the Holocaust in Poland have attracted death threats said Tuesday that fierce criticism of his research is an unjustified attack on academic freedom. In an interview, University of Ottawa Prof. Jan Grabowski, 55, said he would not allow the "campaign of hate" to distract him from delving... More
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Committee members of the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship and the Carleton community were very saddened to hear of the passing of David Shentow on June 12, 2017. David was our dear friend. He was a Holocaust survivor who lived in Ottawa since the 1950s. Since the late 1990s, David devoted his time... More
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
An interview by Hallie Cotnam aired yesterday on CBC Radio, Ottawa Morning, regarding CHES' Survivors' Testimony Project. Click the link below to listen. CBC Radio: Holocaust... More
Monday, May 8, 2017
The Carleton University homepage is currently featuring a story by Lesley Barry that examines the Ottawa Holocaust survivors testimonials produced by the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship. Here is an excerpt along with a link to the full story: Kati Morrison was four years old when her grandmother pulled her and her year-old... More
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
By Sheila Hurtig Robertson My grandfather, Max Hurtig, was born in Falticeni, Romania, in 1887. In 1903, worried about anti-semitism, his father, Mayer, sent him to Switzerland to learn to be a watchmaker. Max disliked the trade and so went to England. Hearing about Canada, he worked his way across the Atlantic on a... More
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Ambassador Michele J. Sison U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations U.S. Mission to the United Nations New York City January 24, 2017 Thank you so much, Cristina, Madam Under-Secretary-General. Thank you also Mr. Unger, Ms. Pauly, Dr. Luckert for being here this evening. For me, it is truly a privilege and an honor... More
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
By Hannah Marazzi Music is the way Pinchas Gutter, a Holocaust survivor, meets the world. His song helped Hannah Marazzi find hers – in places heavy with the memory of suffering, where words fail and prayer falters. I first met Pinchas Gutter in the middle of the bustling, grey Berlin airport, mid-May 2015. I... More
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