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19 2018

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17 2018

Sandra Haar: A Portfolio of the Witnesses / Art Publication Launch
 

Open Studio Contemporary Printmaking Centre
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104
Toronto, ON

 

This project takes as its subject a selection of video testimonies from Yahad-In Unum Archives and Research Center i…

Oct

20 2018

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Nov

11 2018

Bad Jews / Play
 

Toronto Centre for the Arts – Greenwin Theatre
5040 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M2N 6R8

 
A Segal Centre for Performing Arts Production - When three cousins gather in a cramped Manhattan apartment to mourn t…
Nov

1 2018

to
Nov

18 2018

Tell Me a Story! Youth Literature and the Holocaust / Neuberger HEW Exhibit
 

Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON

 

EXHIBIT

Literature can be a powerful tool for young learners to discover the history of the Holocaust. Divided into …

Nov

1 2018

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Nov

28 2018

The Unknowable / Neuberger HEW Exhibit
 

Miles Nadal JCC, The Gallery at the J
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

EXHIBIT

Our memory of the Holocaust is shaped by those who survived and those who did not; by precious as well as e…

Nov

1 2018

Life in Hiding - Eva Kuper (Workshop) at Northern District Branch

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Northern District Branch, Toronto Public Library
40 Orchard View Blvd
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9

 

 

This workshop is led by Cornélia Strickler, Head of Education at the Montreal Holocaust Museum. It is based on a…

Nov

1 2018

The Promise: Sisters Survive Auschwitz Together / Book Talk

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Martin Luther Church
2379 Lake Shore Blvd West

 

Book Publisher Margie Wolfe and her cousin, journalist Pnina Bat Zvi, share their book The Promise, for children age…

Nov

1 2018

Life in Hiding - Eva Kuper (Workshop) at Flemingdon Park Branch

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Toronto Public Library - Flemingdon Park
29 St. Dennis Drive
Toronto, ON M3C 3J3

 

This workshop is led by Cornélia Strickler, Head of Education at the Montreal Holocaust Museum. It is based on a Ho…

Nov

1 2018

Voices of Liberation: A Neuberger Film with Facilitated Discussion

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Dufferin Clark Library
1441 Clark Ave West
Vaughan, ON L4J 7R4

 

In this 20-minute film, curated by the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, 11 Holocaust survivors share their stori…

Nov

1 2018

Generations to Remember: Passing Down the Pivotal

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Centennial College Event Centre
8th Floor 939 Progress Ave.
Toronto, ON

 

Each narrative of survival in the Holocaust is as unique as the individuals themselves. The personal transfer of our …

Nov

1 2018

The Promise: Sisters Survive Auschwitz Together / Book Talk

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Barbara Frum Branch, TPL, Room B
20 Covington Road
Toronto, ON M6A 3C1

 

Book Publisher Margie Wolfe and her cousin, journalist Pnina Bat Zvi, share their book The Promise, for children ages…

Nov

1 2018

Ask Dr. Ruth / Opening Night of Neuberger Holocaust Education Week

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Toronto Centre for the Arts – George Weston Recital Hall
5040 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M2N 6R8

 

Opening Night of the 38th Annual Neuberger Holocaust Education Week
***SOLD OUT***

ASK DR. RUTH: From Refugee to Cel…

Nov

2 2018

Life in Hiding - Eva Kuper (Workshop) at Beaches Branch

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Beaches Branch, Toronto Public Library
2161 Queen Street East
Toronto, ON M4L 1J1

 

This workshop is led by Cornélia Strickler, Head of Education at the Montreal Holocaust Museum. It is based on a Ho…

Nov

2 2018

In Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Andy Reti

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Vaughan Public Libraries - Maple Library
10190 Keele Street
Vaughan, ON L6A 1G3

 

Hungarian Holocaust survivor Andy Reti shares his experiences of survival in the Budapest ghetto. Born in 1942, Andy …

Nov

2 2018

Art After Witnessing Bergen-Belsen: Story of Canadian Painter Alex Colville

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
Address provided upon confirmation of registration.

 

Registration | 11:30 AM
Program Begins | 12:00 PM

Alex Colville (1920-2013) is renowned as one of Canada’s most f…

Nov

2 2018

Life in Hiding - Eva Kuper (Workshop) at Maria A. Schuka Branch

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Maria A. Shchuka Library
1745 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, ON M6E 2H4

 

This workshop is led by Cornélia Strickler, Head of Education at the Montreal Holocaust Museum. It is based on a Ho…

Nov

3 2018

Enduring Witness: David Olère's Visual Testimony

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

 

Among drawings made by camp prisoners, images of the killing process are rare. The Scrolls of Auschwitz, accounts of…

Nov

3 2018

Sigmund Freud and the Holocaust / Talk

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

First Narayever Congregation
187 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

This presentation will focus on the life of Sigmund Freud and his family during the Holocaust as well as on the conce…

Nov

3 2018

Friends of Jesus Christ Canada - "Untold Stories"

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Friends of Jesus Christ, Canada
181 Nugget Ave Scarborough
Toronto, ON M1S 3B1

 

The highlight of the program is the testimony of a Holocaust survivor. Hebrew songs and dances will follow the testim…

Nov

3 2018

Untold Stories: Namibia Genocide and the Second Reich / Film & Discussion

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Noor Cultural Centre
123 Wynford Drive, Don Mills
Toronto, ON M3C 1K1

 

Screening of BBC documentary: Namibia Genocide and the Second Reich, 2004. (58 mins), followed by discussion with Pro…

Nov

3 2018

Villa Heimann - A Lost Memorial

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Temple Har Zion
7360 Bayview Avenue
Thornhill, ON

 

This movie recounts the history of a unique building in Westphalia. Its “theft” from its Jewish owners, its use b…

Nov

3 2018

The Uncondemned / Neuberger HEW Film Screening

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Innis Town Hall
2 Sussex Avenue
Toronto, ON

 
FILM SCREENING
 
The gripping and world-changing story of a group of young international lawyers and activists who…
Nov

4 2018

Dialogue for Descendants / Neuberger HEW Symposium

10:00AM - 4:00PM  

Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Jewish Community Campus
9600 Bathurst Street, Vaughan
Toronto, ON

 

The third annual symposium exclusively for children of Holocaust survivors (and/or their partners) is a forum for edu…

Nov

4 2018

Legacy Symposium for Young Professionals

11:00AM - 2:30PM  

Ryerson University, Oakham House
55 Gould Street
Toronto, ON

 

The ninth annual symposium features engaging workshops that invite participants in their 20s and 30s to explore untol…

Nov

4 2018

Heroes Quartet: Extraordinary Individuals who Saved Jews / Book Talk

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

The Lodzer Synagogue
12 Heaton Street
North York, ON

 

APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS (AGES 10 PLUS)

Bronislaw Huberman, Marcel Marceau, Ludviga Pukas - names you may…

Nov

4 2018

Catch the Fire Ministry - Untold Stories

2:00PM - 4:00PM  


272 Attwell Dr
Toronto, ON

 

The highlight of the program is the testimony of Holocaust survivor Helen Yermus. Helen was born in Lithuania, and al…

Nov

4 2018

The Holocaust in Soviet-Occupied Territory-- New Discoveries

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

 
In her lecture, she will discuss her discovery of previously unknown material about the Holocaust in Soviet-occupied …
Nov

4 2018

Holocaust Program at Bradford West Gwilimbury Public Library

2:30PM - 3:30PM  

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
425 Holland St W.
Bradford, ON L3Z 0J2

 

CARRYING TESTIMONY FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

Through video clips and personal reflections, Michelle Glied-Golds…

Nov

4 2018

Toronto Jewish Film Society presents Destination Unknown

4:00PM - 9:00PM  

Miles Nadal, Al Green Theatre
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

 
*2 screenings: 4:00 and 7:30 pm*
 
There is a Yiddish saying: The light of a candle is useful when it precedes you…
Nov

4 2018

Getting Real About Never Again/ Franka Kon: From Yellow Star to Yellow Rose

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Melrose Community Church
375 Melrose Ave
North York, ON M5M 1Z6

 

Getting Real About Never Again with Franka Kon / From Yellow Star to Yellow Rose

 My Haggadah

96 year-old Holoca…

Nov

4 2018

A Common Thread: Four Generations of Holocaust Survivors Speak

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth Tikvah Synagogue
3080 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M2N 5L3

 

Although the Holocaust technically ended in 1945, for those who survived the Nazi atrocities, as well as their descen…

Nov

4 2018

The Waldheim Waltz / Neuberger HEW Film Screening

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Famous Players Canada Square
2190 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON

 

PREMIERE FILM SCREENING

The riveting account of the uncovering of former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s wart…

Nov

4 2018

Confronting Holocaust Denial in the 21st Century

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Sholom Congregation
1445 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, ON

 

Join us for an in-depth discussion on Holocaust denial and antisemitism, led by acclaimed author and professor, Dr. R…

Nov

4 2018

The Buried Raging Sermons of the Warsaw Ghetto Rabbi

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Torah Congregation
47 Glenbrook Avenue
Toronto, ON M6B 2L7

 

Less known than the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, another equally heroic act of resistance lives in its shadow. The Oyneg …

Nov

4 2018

Remember/Gedenk: Yiddish Ghetto Songs / Neuberger HEW Concert [SOLD OUT]

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Richmond Hill Centre for The Performing Arts
10268 Yonge Street
Richmond Hill, ON

 

CONCERT - TORONTO PREMIERE

Sixteen Yiddish ghetto songs and stories performed by singers from the Dora Wasserman Yi…

Nov

5 2018

Aktion T4 - The First Victims of the Holocaust - Presentation & Tour

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Reena Community Residence
49 Lebovic Campus Drive
Vaughan, ON L6A 4V4

 

A: 25-minute interactive presentation on Hitler's "Aktion T4" program and the the Eugenics Movement. This program see…

Nov

5 2018

Muslims Facing Tomorrow

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Humberview Heights
40 Richview Rd., Etobicoke Suite 1704
Etobicoke, ON M9A 5C1

 

TBD

Nov

5 2018

Prosecuting “The Uncondemned”

11:45AM - 1:00PM  

PwC Canada and Aird & Berlis LLP
Address provided upon registration.

 

Award-winning investigative reporter on “NOW with Bill Moyers” (PBS), Michele Mitchell discusses her experiences …

Nov

5 2018

13 Minutes / Neuberger HEW Film Screening

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk
5095 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON

 

MATINEE FILM SCREENING

On 8 November 1939, German carpenter Georg Elser carried out an elaborate assassination attem…

Nov

5 2018

In Conversation with Howard Kleinberg

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Locke Library
3083 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON M4N 2K7

 

Holocaust survivor Howard Kleinberg will speak about his experiences surviving forced labour and concentration camps.…

Nov

5 2018

Holding Hands With Ilse / Film & Conversation with Director

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON

 

"Holding Hands With Ilse" is Abraham Ravett’s documentary film about the search for the German teenage girl who to…

Nov

5 2018

How to Talk to Your Children about the Holocaust

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

 

Understanding how and when to address sensitive issues with your child can be a challenge. Join us for a presentation…

Nov

5 2018

The Invisibles / Neuberger HEW Film Screening

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk
5095 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON

 

FILM SCREENING

In June 1943, Nazi German officials declared Berlin judenfrei —“free of Jews.” Yet astoundingly…

Nov

5 2018

Brichah: The Jewish Underground Railroad

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Lipa Green Centre
4600 Bathurst St.
Toronto, M2R 3V2

 

Association of Jewish Libraries presents:

The Hebrew word "bricha" means "flight" or "escape". The Bricha was the il…

Nov

5 2018

How Japan Saved Thousands of Jews from Nazi Persecution During WW II

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Radom Congregation
18 Reiner Road
Toronto, ON

 

While Japan was an ally of Nazi Germany, it followed a completely different approach towards the Jews, including thos…

Nov

6 2018

Discover the Experiences of George Brady through the Brady Resource Kit

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Brentwood Public Library
36 Brentwood Rd N
Etobicoke, ON

 

Join Neubeger educator Dan Panneton for this hands-on workshop using the replica artefacts and primary source docume…

Nov

6 2018

In Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Denise Hans (French Program)

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Toronto Reference Library - Languages & Literature Department
789 Yonge St, Toronto
Toronto, ON M4W 2G8

 

Denise Hans was born in France on June 21, 1938. Her father (Michel) and mother (Perla) moved to France from Poland i…

Nov

6 2018

In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust / LunchNLearn

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth Tikvah Synagogue
3080 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON M2N 5L3

 

Holocaust historian and bestselling author Max Wallace will present startling new evidence that a trio of unlikely re…

Nov

6 2018

Postwar Injustice: Enduring Legacy of Failed Nazi Trials in Postwar Germany

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Address provided upon registration.

 

University of Toronto’s Professor Rebecca Wittmann, whose research focuses on German legal history, discusses Germ…

Nov

6 2018

Why I Chose Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service

1:30PM - 3:00PM  

Deer Park Branch - Toronto Public Library
40 St. Clair Ave. E.
Toronto, ON

 

Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service is a recognized alternative to Austria’s compulsory military service. Through t…

Nov

6 2018

Ilse Weber – The Musical Nurse of Thereisenstadt / Narrated Concert

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Kensington Place Retirement Residence
866 Sheppard Ave. W
North York, ON M3H 2T5

 

Through lecture, poetry, letters and songs, Deborah Staiman presents a moving tribute to the life of Ilse Weber, Czec…

Nov

6 2018

In Conversation with Howard Chandler

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Markham Public Library, Thornhill CC Branch (Atrium or Program Room)
7755 Bayview Ave
Thornhill, L3T 4P1

 

Holocaust survivor Howard Chandler will speak about his experiences in forced labour and concentration camps. Howard …

Nov

6 2018

Discovering Irena Sendler / A Conversation with Norman Conard

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leo Baeck Day School
501 Arlington Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

In 1999, Kansas teacher Norman Conard encouraged his students to do research on Irena Sendler (1910-2008), a little-k…

Nov

6 2018

Faith and the Holocaust

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Petach Tikva Synagogues
20 Danby Ave.
Toronto, ON M3H 2J3

 
Exploring the idea of faith during and after the Holocaust with Rabbi YY Jacobson.
Admission cost: $18 per person. …
Nov

6 2018

How We Tell Stories: A Focus on Survivors' Descendants through Film & Music

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Darchei Noam
864 Sheppard Avenue West
Toronto, ON

 

Painful stories of descendants are interwoven with those of their parent-survivors, yet often overlooked. Utilizing t…

Nov

6 2018

Teaching Holocaust Through Pop Culture

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Canadian Young Judaea
788 Marlee Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

In this program for high school students and their parents, we will present different depictions of the Holocaust in …

Nov

6 2018

Bringing Memory to Life / Talk with Artists

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Adath Israel Congregation
37 Southbourne Ave
Toronto, ON

 

Born in Germany and moved to Belgium in 1938, Ruth Smith survived the Holocaust as a hidden child. She was brought to…

Nov

6 2018

Gender and Holocaust Memory / Neuberger HEW Panel

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON

 

PANEL

Discussants will examine the unique experience of women in the Holocaust and other genocides. Why have these n…

Nov

6 2018

In the Name of Humanity: Secret Deal to End the Holocaust

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Oraynu Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
272 Codsell Avenue
Toronto, ON M3H 3X2

 

A previously-unknown audacious scheme, a surprising Toronto connection, and a daring rescue by a committee of ultra-O…

Nov

6 2018

Musical Souls of the Holocaust

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
210 Wilson Ave
Toronto, ON

 

Countless creative souls perished during the Shoah. Our program will explore their lives and works, alternating spoke…

Nov

6 2018

The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Tzedec Congregation
1700 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5P 3K3

 
The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis

Historian and author Dav…

Nov

6 2018

Untold Stories with Dr. Doris Bergen

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Sholom Congregation
1445 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, ON

 

An exploration of this year's Holocaust Education Week theme "Illuminating the Shadows: Untold Stories of the Holocau…

Nov

6 2018

Witness the power of one of the most dynamic Rabbi's of our time

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Petah Tikva Anshe Castilla Congregation
20 Danby Ave
North York, ON M3H 2J3

 

Rabbi YY Jacobson - Faith and the Holocaust

One of America’s premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism…

Nov

7 2018

Yizkor Books: Documenting the History & Destruction of East European Jewry

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Bernard Betel Centre
1003 Steeles Avenue West
Toronto, ON M2R 3T6

 

This talk by Judaica Bibliographer and Curator Emeritus, Barry Walfish, will give an introduction to Yizkor books: wh…

Nov

7 2018

The Impact of Adversity throughout the Lifespan / HEW & Grand Rounds

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Mount Sinai Hospital - Sinai Health System
600 University Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

 

SPEAKERS:

Lesley Wiesenfeld, Psychiatrist-in-Chief & Geriatric Psychiatrist,  Department of Psychiatry, Sinai H…

Nov

7 2018

New Date! Voices of Liberation: Neuberger Film with Facilitated Discussion

12:30PM - 2:30PM  

Annette Street Public Library
145 Annette Street
Toronto, ON M6P 1P3

 

Please note, date and time change from the print calendar.

In this 20-minute film, curated by the Neuberger Holocaus…

Nov

7 2018

In Conversation with Andy Reti

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Richview Library
1806 Islington Ave
Etobicoke, ON

 

Holocaust survivor Andy Reti will speak about his personal experiences surviving the Budapest Ghetto. Andy was born i…

Nov

7 2018

Murer - Anatomy of A Trial / Neuberger HEW Film Screening

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Cineplex Cinemas Empress Walk
5095 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON

 

PREMIERE FILM SCREENING

The gripping dramatization of the true-life trial of Franz Murer accused of killing Jews dur…

Nov

7 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

7 2018

UNCOVERING NEW NARRATIVES OF THE HOLOCAUST IN EUROPEAN & CANADIAN ARCHIVES

1:00PM - 4:00PM  

Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Campbell Conf. Room
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7

 

Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/uncovering-new-narratives-of-the-holocaust-in-european-canadian-archiv…

Nov

7 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

7 2018

Sandra Haar: A Portfolio of the Witnesses / Artist on Site

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Open Studio Contemporary Printmaking Centre
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104
Toronto, ON

 

The artist will be present during this time.

This project takes as its subject a selection of video testimonies from…

Nov

7 2018

In Conversation with Mark Lane

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

St Cuthberts Church
1541 Oakhill Dr
Oakville, ON L6J 1Y6

 

Holocaust survivor Mark Lane will speak about his personal experiences surviving the Munkacs ghetto, forced slave lab…

Nov

7 2018

In Conversation with Gershon Willinger

6:30PM - 7:30PM  

BBYO - Lebovic Community Campus
9600 Bathurst Street
Vaughan, ON L6A 3Z8

 

Holocaust survivor Gershon Willinger will speak about his experiences during the Holocaust. Gershon was born in Holla…

Nov

7 2018

A Work in Process: Memory

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Richmond Hill Public Library
1 Atkinson Street
Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0H5

 

There are many meanings for the word "shadow." An area of relative darkness; a hint, faint semblance; a reflection; she…

Nov

7 2018

March of the Living: Celebrating 30 Years of Illuminating the Shadows

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Pride of Israel Synagogue
59 Lissom Cres
Toronto, ON

 

Pride of Israel Synagogue presents: March of the Living: Celebrating 30 Years of Illuminating the Shadows

For 30 ye…

Nov

7 2018

Flights of Spirit / Neuberger HEW Memoir Launch

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Isabel Bader Theatre, University of Toronto
93 Charles Street West
Toronto, ON

 

AZRIELI FOUNDATION MEMOIR LAUNCH

As part of Neuberger Holocaust Education Week, the Azrieli Foundation presents an e…

Nov

7 2018

Rivka Schenker and the Jews of the Dulecki Forest

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue
100 Elder Street
Toronto, ON

 

The teenage Rivka Schenker (later Regina Goldfinger) from the small town of Radomyśl Wielki survived the Holocaust …

Nov

7 2018

The Shoah: The Untold Story of Jews in Islamic Lands

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Prosserman JCC, Room 211
Sherman Campus
4588 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M2R 1W6

 

Over 1 million Jews lived in Islamic lands during the Holocaust. Thousands were placed in labor camps and many were s…

Nov

7 2018

The Testament / Film

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto
613 Clark Avenue West
Thornhill, ON

 

Yoel is in the midst of a high profile legal battle between the institute of Holocaust he works for, and entities in …

Nov

8 2018

In Conversation with Eva Meisels

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Caledon Public Library
150 Queen Street South
Toronto, ON

 

Holocaust survivor Eva Meisels will speak about her experiences surviving a ghetto, in hiding and living under false …

Nov

8 2018

Carrying Testimony from Generation to Generation

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Forest Hill United
2 Wembley Road
Toronto, ON M6C 2E9

 

Testimony of Bill Glied z''l

On April 29, 1945, Bill Glied was liberated from Dachau Concentration Camp. He was 14 y…

Nov

8 2018

Remembering Kristallnacht / Neuberger HEW Concert

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts, Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
145 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON

 

FREE CONCERT / CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

In partnership with the German Consulate of Toronto, the Canadian Opera Company …

Nov

8 2018

Unresolved Legacies: Still Coping with the Consequences of the Holocaust

11:30AM - 1:00PM  

Stikeman Elliott LLP
Address provided upon registration confirmation.

 
11:30am | Arrival and Lunch
12:00pm | Presentation Begins

More than seventy years after the end of the Second World…

Nov

8 2018

Children of the Holocaust (Screening & Peer Talk)

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

College/Shaw Library
766 College Street
Toronto, ON M6G 1C4

 

Join us for a special screening of "Children of the Holocaust" animated short documentary films created by BBC films …

Nov

8 2018

Entartete Musik – Degenerate Music

1:30PM - 3:00PM  

Miles Nadal JCC
750 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON M5S 2J2

 

‘Jewish’, ‘Degenerate’, ‘Bolshevik’ were terms the Nazis used to describe any music not acceptable to the…

Nov

8 2018

Closing Night of Neuberger Holocaust Education Week 2018

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Shaarei Shomayim Congregation
470 Glencairn Avenue
Toronto, ON

 

The Holocaust: 80 Years after Kristallnacht and the Conference at Evian

CLOSING NIGHT OF NEUBERGER HEW

Sir Andrew B…

Nov

12 2018

Music rescued from the depths of the past, performed to inspire the future

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

918 Bathurst Centre for Culture
918 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON M5R 3G5

 


Francesco Lotoro, an Italian composer, pianist and music teacher, will perform a concert in Toronto presented by …

Nov

12 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

12 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

13 2018

Stolen Childhood & Identity: Lasting Shadow of Jewish & Indigenous Traumas

4:45PM - 6:30PM  

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Peace Lounge)
252 Bloor Street West - Peace Lounge, 7th floor
Toronto, ON

 
Stolen Childhood, Stolen Identity: The Lasting Shadow of Jewish and Indigenous Traumas

4:45 Registration 5:15 Progra…

Nov

14 2018

Why I Chose Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Don Mills Toronto Public Library
888 Lawrence Ave E.
North York, ON M3C 1P6

 

Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service is a recognized alternative to Austria’s compulsory military service. Through t…

Nov

14 2018

Lutetia: A Luxury Hotel in Paris Meets The Holocaust

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Holy Blossom Temple
1950 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON

 

During the German occupation of France, the celebrated Paris Hotel Lutetia was requisitioned by the Germans and house…

Nov

17 2018

Back to Berlin Screening

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Am Shalom Synagogue
767 Huronia Rd.
Barrie, ON L4N 9H2

 

Back to Berlin (2018) – Documentary Film Screening
In 2015, the European Maccabi Games were held in Germany for the…

Nov

18 2018

Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military and World War II

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Bathurst Clark Resource Library
900 Clark Ave. W.
Thornhill, ON L4J 8C1

 

During World War II, more than 17,000 Jewish Canadians enlisted. They served in every branch of the armed forces and…

Nov

19 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

19 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

21 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

21 2018

The Last Goodbye: Virtual Reality Testimony

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Ctlr V - North York: Downsview
4501 Chesswood Drive
Toronto, ON M3J 2V6

 
IN HONOUR OF HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK, THE NEUBERGER CENTRE AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PRESENT THE FIRST VR FILM TO TAK…
Nov

22 2018

Tyndale University HEW18

11:15AM - 12:00PM  

Tyndale University
3377 Bayview Avenue
North York, ON

 

Holocaust Education Week Event at Tyndale University.