open forum discussions focus on Holocaust
Many gay Holocaust survivors were afraid, ashamed and unwilling to share their stories. Dr. Carson Phillips is the assistant director at the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre and an internationally recognized expert on the Holocaust. Dr. Phillips will shed light on these victims of the Holocaust, using diary and testimony excerpts from gay survivors. This lecture is part of Friday night services. Dessert reception to follow. at Temple Kol Ami at 36 Atkinson Ave. in Thornhill. For more information, call 905 709 2620 ext. 246.
The Holocaust featured a perplexing plurality of concentration camps as well as forced labour, transit and police detention camps. Robert Jan van Pelt will Duvetica Uk highlight his research into the whole range of camps: well explored plus those receiving less coverage. Prof. at Shaar Shalom Synagogue, 2 Simonston Blvd. in Thornhill. Call 905 889 4975 for more information.
How do Catholic teenagers inherit the memory of the Holocaust and give voice to one of humanity darkest times? In July 2012, five employees and 32 high school students of the York Catholic District School Board set out to explore this question. Travelling to sites in both Germany and Poland, participants were immersed in the historical narratives of the Holocaust. Attendees will experience an open format event where young voices will rescue the voices of those who can no longer speak. Students will also share their experiences and fulfill their promise of again This is co presented by St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic School and the York Catholic board. at St. Elizabeth Catholic High School theatre, 525 New Westminster Dr.; call 905 713 2711 ext. 13663.
More than 40 years after the Holocaust, Esther Krinitz told her story of survival through a series of 36 collage and embroidery panels. This 20 minute film explores the capacity to heal through words Tiffany Bracelet Uk and artwork. After the film, there will be a panel discussion with the director, Nina Shapiro Perl, and Baycrest Michael Gordon. Survivors at Baycrest are creating a quilt to depict their memories, on display at this program. Co sponsored by Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Textiles, Baycrest Geriatric Centre, Larry and Bonnie Moncik and George and Eleanor Getzler and families in loving memory of their parents, Abraham and Ida Moncik. at Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto congregation, 613 Clark Ave. W. in Thornhill; call 905 886 3810.
This presentation will focus on the extermination of more than 200,000 people with disabilities who were among the first victims of the so called Euthanasia program during the Holocaust. Beth Griech Polelle, associate professor at Ohio Bowling Green State University, will discuss the rise of the Eugenics Movement, provide historical information on the process used to determine who was deemed The lecture will examine how communities were manipulated through propaganda to believe people with mental and developmental disabilities should be seen as unworthy of living The presenter will also speak of those who spoke against atrocities. Dr. Griech Polelle researches and teaches modern German history and the history of anti semitism and the Holocaust. Co presented by Itanu Toronto. at Reena Foundation, 49 Lebovic Campus Dr. in Vaughan; call 905 889 2690 ext. 2048.
