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Holocaust Education Program : Sensitizing Students in the Public Education System to the Holocaust and Acts of Antisemitism
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
Holocaust survivors needed help sharing their stories, so we stepped in
Photo Courtesy of the Azrieli Foundation More than 90 survivor stories available online through the Sustaining Memories Project Toronto, December 7, 2022– With antisemitism on
Honoré Mercier and Gerald McShane students visit Museum
Montreal, December 2 , 2022– The English Montreal School Board Holocaust Education Program, made possible thanks to support from the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal’s
Holocaust survivor Muguette Myers speaks to Marymount students
Holocaust survivor Muguette Szpajzer-Myers
Gardenview students educated by CIJA on new Unlearn Antisemitism program
Montreal, December 1, 2022- Cycle 3 students at Gardenview Elementary School in St. Laurent took part in a special program for Holocaust Education Month, with
Monique Polak reads to schools from her picture book the Brass Charm
Monique shows the brass charm to students at Our Lady of Pompei.
EMSB graduate to present a play about the Holocaust
Theatre Ouest End is inviting students to their production of The Covenant by Montreal playwright, Alice Abracen, a graduate of Roslyn Elementary School in Westmount and
B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes Mandatory Holocaust Education in Ontario
Nov. 9, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada enthusiastically welcomes the Ontario Ministry of Education’s decision to introduce mandatory Holocaust education, starting in Grade 6.
Survivor Fishel Philip Goldig speaks to class at James Lyng Adult Education Centre
Montreal, November 9, 2022– The English Montreal School Board Holocaust Education Program, supported by a Nova grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal, organized