Refugee Letters & the Ukrainian Aid Committee after WW2 An afternoon with Henrique Schlumberger Vitchmichen

• In-person event
• 433, Paterson Hall, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Henrique Schlumberger Vitchmichen is a PhD candidate at the Federal University of Paraná
(Brazil) and a Visiting Scholar in the Department of History at Carleton University. He will present
his work on the activities of the Ukrainian Aid Committee in Brazil and Canada, focusing on their
efforts to support Displaced Persons after World War II. Drawing on official documents from
governments, committees, and humanitarian organizations such as the International Refugee
Organization (IRO), his work also examines the personal struggles and challenges faced by
refugees through their letters of appeal.

The event is co-hosted by the Canadian Network on Humanitarian History (CNHH) and Carleton
University Department of History. To know more, read Henrique’s on the CNHH website: Refugee
Letters & the Ukrainian Committee for War Victims’ Relief in World War II, April 2, 2025.