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Holocaust Education Program : Sensitizing Students in the Public Education System to the Holocaust and Acts of Antisemitism
Honoré Mercier students visit the Holocaust Museum
The Grade 6 students from Honoré-Mercier Elementary School in St. Léonard, along with their teachers and Spiritual and Community Animator Mary Poullas, recently visited the Montreal Holocaust
Training Seminar Invitation
JULY 3RD 2024 Training Seminar for Canadian Educators: Antisemitism and Racism in the Age of Social Media By Montreal Holocaust Museum Are you a Canadian
Lester B. Pearson High School students read “Night” and visit Holocaust Museum
Secondary V students at Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal North have been engaged in a learning process where the understanding of our history,
CIJA applauds Saskatchewan’s Introduction of Mandatory Holocaust Education beginning in 2025-26
Ottawa, ON – November 20, 2023 – Today, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that Holocaust education will be a compulsory component of the renewed Social
EMSB commissioners visit Montreal Holocaust Museum
On Monday, November 13, some members of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) Council of Commissioners made an unprecedented visit to the Montreal Holocaust Museum.
Westmount High School teacher wins Governor General’s History Award
Westmount High School teacher Chantal Clabrough
CIJA and Jewish Federations Commend Alberta Government’s Announcement Mandating Holocaust Education
Jewish Federation of Edmonton, Calgary Jewish Federation, and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs applaud the Government of Alberta for mandating Holocaust education as
B’nai Brith Canada Pleased as B.C. Mandates Holocaust Education
VANCOUVER – Following discussions with B’nai Brith Canada and its League for Human Rights, the Government of British Columbia has decided to mandate Holocaust education for high school students with additions to Grade 10 curricula in 2025.
EMSB Teacher and Spiritual Animator attend Holocaust program at Yad Vashem in Israel
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023– Sandra Banon, a Cycle 3 French teacher at St. Monica Elementary School in NDG, and Samantha Page Smith, a Spiritual and Community
Gardenview Elementary School students experience a “true” education at the Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Grade 5 students at Gardenview Elementary School in St. Laurent have spent the last few months learning about the Holocaust in order to begin
Zikaron BaSalon: Multigenerational Holocaust Rembrance ceremony set for Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA Sunday
Image: Maxwell Smart By Mike Cohen On the eve of Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, there is a new relatively new commemoration format in place
LaurenHill Academy learns about antisemitism and hate
February 28, 2023 – During a PED day in January, LaurenHill Academy in St. Laurent received a very special workshop from The Centre for Israel
Lester B. Pearson High School engages in a learning process on the Holocaust
February 28, 2023 – Secondary V students at Lester B. Pearson High School in Montreal North have been engaged in a learning process where understanding
RWA’s Diversity Caravan visits Holocaust Museum
Royal West Academy students had the opportunity to visit the Montreal Holocaust Museum
Rosemount High School embarks upon Holocaust project
Grade 11 students from Rosemount High School have embarked upon a sensitization program called “History and the Holocaust.” This program was initiated by Vince Lacroce,
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day EMSB seminar provided students with important information
By Eliane Goldstein On January 27, 2023 the English Montreal School Board held a panel discussion about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism on the occasion of
Survivors’ stories, contemporary connections inspire students on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Vince Lacroce, a community and spiritual animator for the English Montreal School Board, and elementary teacher Michelle Santilli work together to weave Holocaust education into
As knowledge about Holocaust wanes, anti-Semitism flourishes
Holocaust survivor Muguette Myers, 91, speaks to schoolchildren at the Montreal Holocaust Museum on Jan. 23, 2023. The museum is down to a dozen active
Montreal Man Who Called for “Non-stop Nazism” Found Guilty of Promoting Hate After B’nai Brith Complaint
Gabriel Sohier Chaput “Inciting hatred against Jews and trivializing or denying the Holocaust will lead to harsh consequences.” Montreal, QC – January 23, 2023 –
EMSB teachers take part in professional development session on Holocaust and genocide education
Montreal, December 8 , 2022- The English Montreal School Board Educational Services Department organized a virtual lecture for teachers by sharing Holocaust and genocide education