International Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture Series
"It is important for us to remember the Holocaust atrocities that took place in World War II, to ensure the lessons learned are not forgotten and are strengthened through Holocaust education and research.
Approximately, 40,000 Holocaust survivors resettled across Canada after the war, hopeful to build new lives free from prejudice and hate. We encourage all campus community members to take a moment to learn more and to observe Holocaust Remembrance Day."
— Dean Dr. Aoife Mac Namara, PhD, Faculty of Arts
It is important to the University of Calgary to host an event open to the community in remembrance of the Holocaust, especially amidst rising instances of discrimination and antisemitism.
The Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture Series affirms the UCalgary Arts commitments to justice, equity and transformation and connection, community, and culture.
Black Milk: The Fragility of Childhood in the Shoah
The University of Calgary Holocaust Memorial Lecture
Dr. Sara R. Horowitz will consider the remembrances of four children whose wartime stories followed different paths
Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025 | 1 p.m.
Calgary Central Library, 800 3rd St. SE
Free, registration required
A group of children at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp after its liberation by the Soviet Army in January 1945.
Associated Press
International Holocaust Remembrance Day — a critical reminder to never stop learning
On Jan. 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp witnessed the liberation of seven thousand individuals. Since 2005, the international community has marked the day as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day — dedicated to honouring the memory of the six million Jews and more than six million individuals who were murdered during the Holocaust. In Calgary, the intergenerational impacts of the Holocaust are deeply felt through the lives and stories of survivors, immigrant family histories, and our city’s war veterans.
Learn more about the lessons of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Past events and lectures
Explore courses on and around Holocaust studies
Learn more about the Holocaust
Explore community and institutional resources that offer further education and resources connected to Holocaust remembrance.
- Calgary Public Library Human Rights & Holocaust Education Programming
- Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship, Ottawa
- Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre Museum
- Holocaust History by the History Network
- Montreal Holocaust Museum
- Toronto Holocaust Museum
- Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
- Yad Vashem — The World Holocaust Remembrance Centre