Carleton University’s Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship will launch Holocaust Education Month with a special event in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. The launch will include the keynote address Kristallnacht: The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End, delivered by leading Holocaust expert, and a founder of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Michael Berenbaum.
The launch includes special premiere performance by classical violinist Niv Ashkenazi, who will perform with a “Violin of Hope” – an instrument salvaged from the ashes of the Holocaust and restored.
When: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Where: Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue, 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa
Info: This event is free and open to the public.
Media are invited to attend the event.
Nov. 9, 2018 marks 80 years since the Kristallnacht – a night that saw the destruction of many Jewish businesses and synagogues throughout Germany and Austria. It paved the way for the crescendo of events that would eventually culminate in the Holocaust. In the current climate of increasing intolerance and bigotry, it is more important than ever that we learn the lessons of history to prevent future genocides.
In tribute to the six million people whose voices were silenced forever, Ashkenazi will perform with a restored violin that survived the Holocaust and has been refurbished by Amnon Weinstein in Israel. The concert is the first of its kind in Canada.
This event is organized in co-operation with Kehillat Beth Israel Synagogue.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Media Advisories
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