2–9 November The Future of Memory

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community programs Talking About the Holocaust with Our Children How do we answer our children’s questions about the Holocaust and make it accessible and relevant to them? How young is too young to begin the discussion, and how do we ensure the memory of the Holocaust be passed onto the next generation? Award-winning author Kathy Kacer will share her knowledge and experience as we navigate through this difficult but important journey as parents and educators. Books will be available for purchase and author signing following the program. Presented by Robbins Hebrew Academy. Thursday, 3 November | 7:30 PM Robbins Hebrew Academy 1700 Bathurst Street | Toronto 416–781–5658 A Man of Conscience This documentary film recounts the thrilling story of Morris Saxe, a humanitarian who managed to bring 79 children from Poland to his farm school in Georgetown, Ontario in the 1920s. Saxe faced difficulties both from the government and his own community yet persevered to save these children from the devastation of the Second World War. David Fleishman, Morris Saxe’s grandson, will introduce the film. Register at bethdavid.com or call 416–633–5500. Presented by Beth David Synagogue. Thursday, 3 November | 7:30 PM Beth David B’nai Israel Beth Am Synagogue 55 Yeomans Road | Toronto 416–633–5500 Lessons of the Holocaust: An Author’s Presentation When Professor Michael Marrus was a student, the Holocaust—the catastrophe of European Jewry— was hardly a footnote to the study of the Second World War. Now, it is seen as a foundational event of the 20th century. Who defines the lessons from the Second World War? Where do we look—to victims, perpetrators, others? Why do the lessons change over time? Books will be available for purchase and author signing following the program. Presented by Holy Blossom Temple. Thursday, 3 November | 7:30 PM Holy Blossom Temple 1950 Bathurst Street | Toronto 416–789–3291 Memory in the Shadows Mitch Smolkin is the sole Canadian contributor to In the Shadows of Memory: The Holocaust and the Third Generation, a collection of essays published in 2016 by Valentine Mitchell Press. He will read from his chapter entitled “Strength in the Shadows: Shifting Perspectives on the Integrity of Intergenerational Healing,” a work focusing on the intergenerational transmission of trauma. He will also speak about current research into how we process and cope with traumatic experience. Books will be available for purchase and author signing following the program. Presented by Beth Radom Congregation. Thursday, 3 November | 7:30 PM Beth Radom Congregation 18 Reiner Road | Toronto | 416–636–3451 Brundibar Revisited: Arts-Based Approaches to Holocaust Education This 2014 documentary follows a Berlin-based youth theatre group as it stages the opera Brundibar, which was performed more than 50 times by Jewish children in the Theresienstadt ghetto. Accompanied by Greta Klingsberg, one of the few remaining survivors of the original cast, the young Germans travel to Theresienstadt to learn about the terrors of the Holocaust, and the conditions in which the opera played an invaluable role (2014, English, 88 minutes). Post-screening discussion facilitated by Dr. Belarie Zatzman. Presented by Prosserman JCC. thursday, 3 November | 7:30 PM Lipa Green Centre | 4600 Bathurst Street Toronto | 416–638–1881 × 4235 The Dark Side of Memory Lindsay Ann Cox will present her research on Christian-Jewish relations in this panel on the future of Holocaust education. She will outline challenges and possible solutions to understanding the Holocaust in the 21st century. Presented by Forest Hill United Church. Friday, 4 November | 2:00 PM Forest Hill United Church | 2 Wembley Road Toronto | 416–737–8258 The Power of Good This 2002 documentary tells the story of Nicholas Winton, who organized the Kindertransport rescue mission of 669 children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War. Friday, 4 November | 4:00 PM Hazelton Place Retirement Residence 111 Avenue Road | Toronto | 416–928–0111 Memory and Justice: The Armenian Genocide Raffi Sarkissian, founder and chair of the Sara Corning Centre for Genocide Education, will present about the importance of memory and justice and the challenges faced in remembering and commemorating the Armenian Genocide in the face of genocide denial and the passing of the surviving generation. This program takes place during Friday night services. Presented by Temple Kol Ami. Friday, 4 November | 7:30 PM Temple Kol Ami | 36 Atkinson Avenue Thornhill | 905–709–2620 For program changes visit: holocausteducationweek.com or call 416–631–5689. 44 Neuberger Holocaust Education Week
community programs Holocaust Survivors in Israel Michael Maor will speak about Holocaust survivors in Israel, and efforts to bring Eichmann to justice in Israel. Maor spent his formative years fleeing for his life in Europe until his arrival in Israel in 1945. Then, he served in many branches of the Israeli Army and Intelligence Services. The program occurs during Shabbat services, followed by a kiddush and Q & A. See p.46 for Michael Maor’s keynote. Presented by Pride of Israel Synagogue. Saturday, 5 November | 9:00 AM (during Shabbat services) The Pride of Israel Synagogue 59 Lissom Crescent | Toronto | 416–226–0111 To Unveil and Heal Jacquie Buncel is a poet and Holocaust educator. She will read from her collection, Turning the Corner at Dusk. She will explore her mother’s experience as a hidden child in France and her father’s story as a child survivor and orphan. The horror lives alongside altruism and resistance—a testimony to the strength of the human spirit. Jacquie will explore second generation learning, remembering and moving forward as part of the Shabbat service. Presented by Congregation Shir Libeynu. Saturday, 5 November | 10:30 AM (SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE) MILES NADAL JCC 750 Spadina Avenue | THIRD FLOOR Toronto | 416–465–5488 Sustaining and Maintaining Memory How can we meet the challenges of keeping the memory of the Shoah alive when the survivors pass away? Dr. Jack Lipinsky discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various print and electronic methods and the possible issues that may arise with changing the authenticity of survivor memories. Presented by Stashover Slipia Congregation. Saturday, 5 November | 11:45 AM (during Shabbat services) Anshei Staszow-Slipi Congregation 11 Sultana Avenue | Toronto | 416–787–5443 Transforming the Grip of Memory: A Workshop For those who are not Holocaust survivors, our formative experiences learning about the Holocaust shaped us deeply, in both constructive and traumatizing ways. This participatory workshop integrates theory and personal narratives, offering tools to discern and heal the impact of these memories on our individual and collective identity, fears, creativity, relationships and sense of the possible. Workshop facilitator Rabbi Miriam Margles, rabbi of Danforth Jewish Circle, earned an MTS from Harvard and a BFA from York University. Presented by First Narayever Congregation. Saturday, 5 November | 1:30 PM First Narayever Congregation 187 Brunswick Avenue Toronto | 416–927–0546 In Conversation with a Holocaust Survivor Hungarian Holocaust survivor Leslie Meisels will speak about his experience during the Holocaust. For his bio, see page 39. Copies of Suddenly the Shadow Fell are published by and generously provided by the Azrieli Foundation and will be available for author signing following the program. Presented by the Rock Community Church. Saturday, 5 November | 7:00 PM Rock Community Church 249 Clarence Street | Woodbridge 416–881–8200 In Conversation with a Holocaust Survivor This program will feature a short film, Toyland, a musical performance, and the personal testimony of Polish Holocaust survivor, Esther Fairbloom. Esther Fairbloom was born in the ghetto in Tarnopol, Poland, likely in 1941. When the Nazis began deporting Jews from the ghetto, her sister hid on a farm. Her mother asked the Mother Superior of the Catholic orphanage to hide six-month-old Esther. After the war, Esther learned that her parents had been killed. At the age of five, she was reunited with and adopted by an aunt and uncle. She immigrated to Canada ten years later. Presented by St. Timothy Presbyterian Church. Saturday, 5 November | 7:00 PM St. Timothy Presbyterian Church 106 Ravenscrest Drive | Toronto 416–626–7789 In Conversation with a Holocaust Survivor Lithuanian Holocaust survivor Faigie (Schmidt) Libman will speak about her experience during the Holocaust. Faigie Libman was born in Kovno, Lithuania, in 1934, an only child. In 1941, she and her family were forced into the Kovno Ghetto. When the ghetto was liquidated in 1944, her father was taken to Dachau, where he perished. Faigie and her mother were transferred—first to Stutthof, then to three slave labour camps—before they were liberated by the Soviet Army. They immigrated to Canada in 1948. The program includes Hebrew songs and dances. Presented by Friends of Jesus Christ, Canada. Saturday, 5 November | 7:00 PM Friends of Jesus Christ, Canada 181 Nugget Avenue | Scarborough 416–605–7212 Transmission of Memory Scott Masters created the acclaimed Oral History Project at Crestwood College. His students learn about the events and atrocities of the Second World War and are encouraged to connect with a survivor of the era through home visits and visits to local hospitals and retirement homes. His multimedia approach is recognized as a useful pedagogical tool. Scott and some of his students will discuss the impact of their projects on their lives. This program is sponsored by Anne Zworth Holocaust Education Fund and presented by Temple Har Zion. Saturday, 5 November | 7:00 PM Temple Har Zion 7360 Bayview Avenue | Thornhill 905–889–2252 Neuberger Holocaust Education Week 45
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