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Carleton\u2019s Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies celebrated the inauguration of their new Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES) on Sunday, Nov. 8 with the screening of an Israeli documentary.<\/p>\n

Among a crowd of dignitaries, a number of Holocaust survivors and family members gathered in the Azrieli Theatre with the founding committee of the CHES. Deidre Butler, associate director of the Zelikovitz Centre, said the event was a resounding success.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a wonderful synergy when committed people come together and collaborate,\u201d she said. \u201cThe audience reflected the strong support across communities, political lines, and generations that a university-based centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship engenders here in Ottawa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Butler, an assistant professor at Carleton\u2019s College of the Humanities, was approached with the idea of founding a Holocaust centre in June 2015. Mina Cohn, who will serve as director, represented the interests of local educators and survivors who thought time was running out for particular research efforts surrounding the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

\u201cOttawa is the only major city in Canada that did not have a Holocaust Centre,\u201d said Cohn. \u201cOur mission is to develop programs and activities in order to promote a deeper understanding of the history and legacy of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n

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Mina Cohn, director of CHES and Deidre Butler, associate director of the Zelikovitz Centre | Photo: Greg Mason<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThis is especially important now when we are losing our Holocaust survivors who are our eyewitnesses and best teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eleven survivors attended the inauguration \u2013 on the eve of the 77th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the co-ordinated attack on Jews across Germany and Austria in 1938. Being able to congregate during Holocaust Education Month was also a long-term goal, one that sped up the founding process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen there\u2019s a date involved there gets to be a momentum behind it and things start happening very quickly,\u201d said Maureen Molot, an adviser throughout the genesis of the CHES. A retired Carleton research professor who taught at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs for 27 years, she has served on the Zelikovitz Centre advisory board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Holocaust was a pivotal event of the 20th century and can never be forgotten,\u201d said Molot.<\/p>\n

Recently, historians, filmmakers, and journalists are investigating how we understand the Holocaust using survivor testimonials. The Centre\u2019s goals will build a sustainable foundation based on their mission to disseminate information.<\/p>\n

Several ambassadors and country representatives attended the event and screening. They included German Ambassador Werner Wnendt; Hungarian Ambassador B\u00e1lint \u00d3dor; Fabrizio Nava, the Italian Minister Counsellor; Deputy Head of Mission Shlomit Sufa from the Israeli Embassy; and Israeli Ambassador Rafael Barak.<\/p>\n

Carleton President Roseann O\u2019Reilly Runte offered congratulatory opening remarks to the team behind the CHES and introduced Ambassador Barak, who spoke on anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n

The CHES will build on the Zelikovitz Centre and Carleton\u2019s expertise in Holocaust studies by offering year-round educational programs to develop teaching materials for high schools and other institutions, support survivor and second-generation narrative, and build an online destination for Holocaust education in Ottawa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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