Canadian Jewish Congress *
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Co-chair, National Holocaust Remembrance Committee (4 years)
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Spoke before the Canadian Parliament at the launching of a Holocaust commemorative stamp.
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Co-chaired the planning committee for a provincial community rally urging the Canadian government to accelerate proceedings against Nazi war criminals living in Canada.
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Member of the National Executive Committee.
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Participated in negotiations and diplomatic meetings with foreign ambassadors.
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Chair, Quebec Region Holocaust Remembrance Committee (6 years)
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Included representatives of local survivor organizations in the committee for the first time.
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Initiated and implemented events paying tribute to countries that saved Jews during the Holocaust. Presented plaques to the Ambassadors of Finland and Bulgaria.
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Founding member of the Montreal Interfaith Council representing the Jewish community. The council was an initiative of the Canadian Center for Ecumenism.
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Chair, Quebec Region Yom Hashoah Committee (9 years)
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Elevated the Holocaust Commemoration Service to a major community event.
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* Organization no longer exists
Founding member, Montreal Second Generation (4 years)
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Planned, developed and co-facilitated Second Generation support groups in the Montreal area.
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Member of the organizing committee for the Canadian Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and their Children held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in 1985. Coordinated outreach in Montreal.
