Winnipeggers reflect on Holocaust Remembrance Day, ‘to ensure those stories are preserved’
An event commemorating International Holocaust day was held at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights on Friday. Earlier this week the Jewish Heritage Centre held an event to reopen its newly renovated Holocaust Education Centre.Jarniewski is the executive director of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada.
“Something we added was to tell the story of life before the Holocaust,” Jarniewski said. “ something we felt was missing to give people an idea of the rich and diverse lives our survivors led, and also to give an idea of what was lost.” “It’s a tribute to , it’s a tribute to their courage for rebuilding their lives. I want to understand that people who settled in Winnipeg have overcome really this incredible trauma,” she said, noting that many survivors had to regain years of lost education and then went on to build successful lives.
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