Notable objects in the collection include an urn containing ashes from Auschwitz-Birkenau that is on permanent display in the museum's commemoration room, and the Heart from Auschwitz, a heart-shaped book with birthday wishes made by a group of young women in Auschwitz. Over 4,000 artefacts are accessible digitally through the Canadian Jewish Heritage Network. Over 100 key artefacts from the collection are displayed on the museum's website and the Artefacts Canada database. To date, the museum's collection of artefacts numbers over 12,900 objects relating to life before, during and after the Holocaust, with 85% of the collection digitized. The majority of the Museum's collection is composed of artefacts donated by local Holocaust survivors and their descendants. In 2016, the Centre was renamed the Montreal Holocaust Museum to reinforce its openness to the public and its mandate as the only Holocaust museum in Canada. Interactive touch-screens featuring maps and timelines were added in 2014 to modernize the exhibit.
It provides additional in-depth information on the subjects and objects displayed in the exhibit. The app can be used in the permanent exhibition and as an educational tool for classrooms unable to visit the museum.
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In 2013, a free app was developed for electronic devices and smartphones on Apple and Android platforms. He later published Artefact in 2012, a fictional story inspired by the book. The film retraces the book's history and the stories of the women who signed it. In 2010, director Carl Leblanc released the documentary film The Heart of Auschwitz, based on the heart-shaped book exhibited in the museum. The centre launched the current permanent exhibit, "To Learn, To Feel, To Remember". In 2003, the Centre underwent a renovation funded by government grants and private and corporate donations to expand and improve the existing collection. The Centre became distinguished for its collection featuring artefacts and testimonies primarily from local survivors. Īfter World War II, Jewish immigrants settled in Montreal, making it the third largest population of Holocaust survivors in the world in proportion to its inhabitants after Israel and New York. The Centre served as a museum with a permanent exhibition and a memorial centre. It opened in its current location in the Allied Jewish Community Services building (now Federation CJA).
Donate to AHMSECĮnter the amount you’d like to donate below or select one of the options.The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre was founded in 1979 by members of the Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression and young members of the Montreal Jewish community, and led by Steven Cummings. Supporting us at this time will ensure that we can sustain our vital work.Īll donations help us to make a difference. These young people have absorbed an abiding message of compassion and fairness at a time when intolerance, and outright racism and antisemitism, are on the rise globally.ĪHMSEC relies heavily on the generosity of donors to achieve its mission. We have also hosted over 100 tertiary education students.
We have averaged 40 school students per day since March 2021. Our November 2020 launch coincided with unforeseen challenges generated by the worst pandemic of modern times. Despite this, we have welcomed over 1500 visitors. We offer programs that instill human rights and develop ethical and social awareness among young people and the wider community. The Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre (AHMSEC) needs your continued support to inspire South Australians to stand up against racism and to create a fairer and more compassionate world.
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