Recent CSYV visits to Yad Vashem

Howard Tanenbaum (second from left) and his wife Carole came from Canada to tour Yad Vashem with friends in April. They were given a special presentation in the conservation lab by the Director of the Archives, Dr. Haim Gertner (left) and Varda Gross (right).

In June the advisory committee for the Asper International Holocaust Studies Program met at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

Left to right: Shai Abramson, Head of International Relations at the International School for Holocaust Studies, Richelle Budd Caplan, School Director, Dorit Novak, Yad Vashem Chairman,Avner Shalev, Gail Asper, Director of the English and Scandinavian Desk, David Metzler, Babs Asper,  Director of the International Relations Division ,Shaya Ben-Yehuda, Moe Levy,  International Seminars for educators in English Director, Ephraim Kaye.

The Ottowa Family Mission, led by Neil and Randi Shinder, toured the new museum on 9 March followed by a Bat Mitzvah ceremony in the Synagogue for Samantha Shinder, Shira Benlolo, Roni Seller and Allec Seller.

On 24 January, Yad Vashem launched an extensive website about the Holocaust in Arabic. The website was made possible through the generosity of Stuart Golvin and Ilene Golvin. Prior to the launch, an unveiling ceremony took place in the presence of (L-R) Avner Shalev, Ilene Golvin, Stuart Golvin and David Metzler.

On Thursday, January 24, 2008, Yad Vashem launched a website about the Holocaust in Arabic. To mark the launch of the new website, a panel discussion titled “The Holocaust and the Arab World”, was held at Yad Vashem. The website was made possible through the generous support of Stuart and Ilene Golvin of Toronto, Canada, children of late Holocaust survivor Stanley Golvin.

Barry, Nelly and Sara Zagdanski with their group 'Journey of Faith and Friendship' from Toronto, listening to the story of Sara Pecanac's mother, a Righteous Among the Nations. The group also toured Yad Vashem's Holocaust History Museum and listened to a lecture by Jacob Perry, former Director of the General Security Service.

Pictured from left to right: Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, Ed and Fran Sonshine.

On May 4, 2007 Yad Vashem paid tribute to Fran and Ed Sonshine of Toronto in recognition of their generous contribution the new Holocaust History Museum. At the dedication ceremony Ed said: “We wanted to make sure to do something specific with [the Holocaust], to attach our names to it, primarily starting to think about our grandchildren... I don't think Fran and I have ever made any gift we haven't been happy to give... But this one was very, very special to us, to be able to help to support the unbelievable work that Yad Vashem does, as more than a museum... to help that work is really our pleasure.”

Gail Asper of Winnipeg came to Yad Vashem for a guided tour of our current exhibit Spots of Light – To Be A Woman during the Holocaust in June 2007. As a result of the generous support of the Asper Foundation major efforts have been made over the past few years to promote Holocaust education around the world.


 

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