Holocaust & Genocide Education

HEW 2021: The Riot at Christie Pits: Reasons to Remember

November 17, 2021

In 2021, Centennial welcomed author Jamie Michaels to discuss the roots of racism with a local focus on the Toronto Christie Pits Riot in August 1933. Michaels' graphic novel, Christie Pits, is described as a gritty ride through Toronto’s immigrant neighbourhood that re-tells the incredible story of when young Jewish and Italian immigrants squared off against Nazi-inspired thugs on the streets of Toronto. View the recording of the event.

HEW 2020: Voices of the Holocaust: the need to listen and remember

November 9, 2020

As a child survivor of the Shoah, Mr. Andy Reti will share his memories of his family’s capture and separation by recounting the experience of being forced into a Jewish ghetto. Register today to hear this incredible and courageous story of survival and resilience.

Find out more about the Holocaust and other Genocides by exploring this interactive presentation.

HEW 2019: From Learning Comes Life:  A New generation of Holocaust Scholarship 

November 5, 2019

Now, more than ever, it is important to connect to the past to provide answers for the future. Max Eisen, a concentration camp survivor whose masterful book, By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz, won Canada Reads 2019, presented testimony to the harrowing event of the past.

HEW 2018: Generations to Remember: Passing Down the Pivotal 

November 1, 2018

Each narrative of survival in the Holocaust is as unique as the individuals themselves. The personal transfer of our history through generations is essential, as it ensures that divers stories are preserved. Captain Martin Maxwell, a living witness who fled Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938 and returned to fight for the Allied Forces, will give first-person testimony.

HEW 2016: Our Responsibility to Remember 

November 8, 2016

Looking to the future, how will we take responsibility for new generations learning about the victims of the Holocaust? How will they hear the personal stories of those who survived? Through selected video clips and student projects, this program explored how artistic skills, photography, and new technologies are being used to carry forward the visual and auditory memories of victims and survivors of genocide. View recording of the event.