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Malcolm Clarke’s film, “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved my Life,” is short-listed in the documentary short subject category at the upcoming Academy Awards this March. It’s based on the life of 109-year-old Holocaust survivor Alice Herz-Sommer who performed in over 100 concerts...

  Wonderful News! Just received an email from the bookstore. The book is on the shelf! Checked with the publisher. Yes! They released it earlier than expected. The prodigy of my life’s work has left home and ventured out into the world…

Resilience based research tells us that how we deal with adversity is more important than the actual traumatic event. We must keep in mind that in general, people are resilient. I’ve seen this in my work with thousands of Holocaust survivors in my thirty years of working with...

Community Book Launch, Thursday, April 17, 2014  Gelber Conference Centre, 7 pm in partnership with the Cummings Centre, Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre and Jewish Public Library. See more details at: MHMC Newsletter Events

January 26, February 16, and March 9, 2014 Life, Legacy and Remembrance: A Journey Through Art, Federation CJA West Island Families with children will join Holocaust Survivors in painting 18 (Chai) canvasses together over brunch. Come and learn lifelong lessons from special...

On Monday, January 27th at 7 pm, the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre is honouring victims of the Holocaust during the International Day of Commemoration. They are featuring the film premiere of The Lady in Number 6. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the...

Thursday, January 16, 2014 Sensitivity and Training Lecture, Federation CJA West Island Myra Giberovitch will give a presentation on how to interact with Holocaust Survivors. She will set guidelines and parameters, and sensitize participants to the uniqueness of Holocaust...