Photo Op/News Media Advisory - Yad Vashem Memorial Service brings children
and survivors together in a touching encounter of generations
Commemorating Children in the Holocaust Sunday, September 27/09 at 10:00 am Holocaust Survivors, Community Leaders and Students to Participate at Earl Bales Park Event
The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem Holocaust Wall of Remembrance at
This year's theme - Children in the Holocaust - recalls the 1.5 million children who were prevented from growing up and fulfilling their basic rights to live, dream, love, play and laugh. As part of the 2009 Memorial Service, Holocaust survivors and children from the Jewish community will participate in a variety of activities including reading names of children murdered in the Holocaust, blowing a shofar, reciting poems and singing stirring melodies.
Canadian Society for Yad Vashem National Chair Fran Sonshine who will serve as Master of Ceremonies said, "It is so moving and poignant that we are uniting two disparate generations - survivors together with our community's children. In this way, the imperative of learning about the lessons of the Holocaust are imbued into our next generation, the children that represent a future built on hope and optimism."
Attending dignitaries will include Senators, members of Parliament and prominent community leaders. The public is invited to attend.
The Hon. Monte Kwinter, MPP will bring greetings from Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Amir R. Gissin, Israel's Consul General in
Yaron Ashkenazi, Executive Director of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem said, "It is so important that our community's children commemorate the precious children of the Holocaust whose lives were tragically cut short so that they learn the lessons of peace, tolerance and human rights."
About Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Remembrance and Education Centre in
About The Canadian Society For Yad Vashem
The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, established in 1986, functions as Yad Vashem's representative organization in
For further information: The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, David Eisenstadt, Communications Counsel, (416) 696-9900 ext. 36, [email protected]; Beth Merrick, The Communications Group Inc., (416) 696-9900 ext. 40 or (416) 473-9881 (cell), [email protected]
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