On this page, we spotlight the celebration of various religious/cultural days of significance, with special focus on events hosted by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ student groups and other groups in the Montreal area.
Yom HaShoah
Wednesday, April 23, 7:00pm:Ìý (5151 ch. de la Cote-Ste-Catherine)ÌýThe commemoration will include video testimonies of survivors describing their experiences of antisemitism before the Holocaust, as well as a keynote address fromÌýthe Honourable Professor Irwin Cotler. Mr. Cotler is the International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, an Emeritus Professor of Law at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and longtime Member of Parliament, and an international human rights lawyer. Commemorative songs in Yiddish, Ladino, and Hebrew will be performed alongside traditional prayers.
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm:ÌýÌýwith Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom
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