External organizations

External organizations 

External organizations 

0.13 m of textual records 

Series consists of several files relating to Prof. Marrus’s involvement in various organizations outside of the university. Records relating to the Canadian Historical Association include some newsletters, minutes, and correspondence relating to his candidacy as vice president. Series also contains correspondence, proposals and reports relating to Prof. Marrus’s participation in the Yarnton Group, formed to determine the future direction of Auschwitz’s museum and monuments, and the symposium “The Future of Auschwitz: A Symposium of Jewish Intellectuals and Scholars” (April 6-9 1992).Lastly, the series consists of correspondence, reports, news clippings and other records relating to a controversy at the Holy Blossom Temple, Canada’s oldest synagogue, regarding proposed renovations to the sanctuary, so that it would face east (towards Israel).