ca-005461-ra006
scope and content: The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, clippings and publications relating to the activities sponsored by the Committee. Fonds also includes a collection of short articles and publications on topics relating to the mandate of the Committee. Fonds is organized into 8 series: minutes, committee activities, subject files, clippings, publications, ephemera, photographs, and sound. Fonds includes records of the committee when it was known as the Warsaw Ghetto Committee.
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-05
other finding aids: Inventory available.
record resource source of information: Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
conditions of access: Some restrictions apply.
biographical history: The Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Committee of the Canadian Jewish Congress was founded in 1952 as the Warsaw Ghetto Committee with the purpose of honouring the memory of those who died at the hands of the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In 1978, Rob Krell and Paul Heller negotiated a name change to reflect a recognition of all those who suffered in the Holocaust. The Committee organized an annual memorial evening on Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and sponsored other community events related to education and awareness about the Holocaust. The relationship between the Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Committee and the Canadian Jewish Congress transitioned in the mid-1980s, when responsibility for the administration of the committee moved to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Society (VHEC). After 2014, Yom Hashoah commemorative events have been organized by staff of the VHEC.
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1960-01-01
has or had subject: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/vocabularies/ehri-terms/1196
has record set type: Fonds
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-03
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-01
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-08
record resource extent: 35 cm of textual recordsca. 80 photographs1 sound tape reel
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-06
date: predominant 1980-1986
accruals: Further accruals are possible.
results or resulted from: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/ca-005461-ra006/acquisitions/1
identifier: RA006
has or had holder: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/institutions/ca-005461
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1988-12-31
type: RecordSet
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-04
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-07
title: Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance Committee fonds
includes or included: ca-005461-ra006-02
archivist note: n.d., updated 2017 and 2018