Thursday, June 24, 2021, the first ever international Holocaust Survivor Day, honours the resilience, courage and contributions of Holocaust Survivors.
Over 70 Jewish organizations, including March of the Living and Congregation Habonim, are partnering to help promote this event around the world. See: https://www.holocaustsurvivorday.com
Habonim's own Aviva Rajsky & Tom Belman are performing two songs in honour of the Holocaust survivors that are being broadcast around the world. Here are the links: Shehecheyanu https://youtu.be/dXo2uKDdbT8
The songs were filmed by Naomi Wise & Silvio Munguia in our own beautiful Shul lobby.
Also today, a special 25 minute documentary - Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations - directed by Toronto filmmaker Naomi Wise will premiere. Many of the survivors featured in the film are from Toronto - including Judy Cohen, Max Eisen, Bill Glied Z”L, Pinchas Gutter, Nate Leipciger & Sally Wasserman - and have also spoken at Habonim. The film will be broadcast all over the world on i24 News, as well as on Youtube.
