Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht – Holocaust Education Month Launch

Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht – Holocaust Education Month Launch

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Wednesday, November 07, 2018

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Add to calendar

Location Details

Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue,
1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa

Contact Information

Mina Cohn, 6136959700, chesatcarleton@gmail.com

Registration

No registration required.

Cost

Free

About this Event

Host Organization: The Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship (CHES)
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Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht – Holocaust Education Month Launch

A Special Premiere Performance by Niv Ashkenazy:
In tribute to the six million whose voices were silenced forever, Mr Ashkenazy, a virtuoso and classically trained student of Itzhak Perlman, will perform on a “Violin of Hope”, that was salvaged from the ashes of the Holocaust and lovingly restored by Amnon Weinstein in Israel.

Keynote Address by Dr Michael Berenbaum:
Kristallnacht: The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End
Dr Berenbaum is a leading Holocaust expert and one of the founders of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum