Holocaust Memorial Committee fonds

Holocaust Memorial Committee fonds 

The Holocaust Memorial Committee was formed by members of the Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society (VHCS) with the goal of building a memorial to honour the memory of loved ones who had perished in the Holocaust. The committee was chaired by Jack Kowarsky. Other committee members were Leon Dales, Mariette Doduck, David Ehrlich, Lili Folk, Rome Fox, Bill Gluck, Paul Heller, Leon Kahn, Freda Kaplan, David Shafran and Robbie Waisman. Leo Lowy and Jack Perel were also involved.The committee presented a model of the proposed memorial at the April 9, 1986 annual general meeting of the VHCS, which authorized its construction at that time. Construction of the monument at the Schara Tzedeck Cemetery in New Westminster began in August 1986 and was completed in February 1987. It is inscribed with the following: “Dedicated to the six million of our beloved people brutally murdered during the Nazi Holocaust 1933–1945. They shall live in our hearts forever.”The monument was unveiled on Yom HaShoah on April 26, 1987. It is the site of an annual High Holidays cemetery service first programmed by the Cemetery Service Committee of the VHCS, and later, by staff of the VHEC.Key contributors to the Holocaust memorial were:Naomi Spiers, artistJack Lutsky, architectRalph Schwartzman, structural engineerRenia Perel, chairperson, names collectionMorris Perel, memorial assistance fundRobert Krell, president, VHCSJosef Auerhahn, funding eternal lightJack Kowarsky, chairman, Holocaust Memorial Project and co-editor, commemorative bookFreda Kaplan, co-editor, commemorative book 

Holocaust Memorial Committee fonds