(Training day in English)
A unique professional development opportunity for the educational community, bringing together local, national, and international experts in Holocaust education, the history and sociology of antisemitism, and Jewish studies. Registration is free, and a grant is available to cover your substitution fees.
Register for this training day offered by the Montreal Holocaust Museum and the Azrieli Foundation in partnership with the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem and Yad Vashem.
- Wednesday October 28, 2026
- 8:45am-3 :30pm
- At Brossard Campus of Université de Montréal
2000, rue de l’Éclipse Brossard, QC J4Z 0S2, Room 310
- Registration needed
- Training in English
The training day (breakfast and lunch included) is completely free for teachers and members of the educational community. The costs associated with your substitute teaching assignment are covered up to $250 per participant (see procedures)
Space is limited, so we strongly recommend that you confirm your reservation as soon as possible by completing the registration form.
The Program
- 8:45 am – 9:00 am : Welcome (coffee/tea and pastries)
- 9:00 – 9:30 am: Introduction to the training day
- 9:30 am – 10:05 am: Best practices in Holocaust Education (Montreal Holocaust Museum, Azrieli Foundation, Yad Vashem)
- 10:05 am – 10:15 am: Break
- 10:15 am – 11:30 am: “Canadian Primary Sources of the Holocaust and Historical Empathy” presentation (Montreal Holocaust Museum)
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Lunch break (meal provided)
- 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm: “These are my Last Words” workshop (Yad Vashem)
- 1:50 pm – 2:00 pm: Break
- 2:00pm – 3:20 pm: Escape: Holocaust Testimony as Animated Film workshop (Azrieli Foundation)
- 3:20pm – 3:30pm: Conclusion of the training day
The Organizers
The Montreal Holocaust Museum educates people of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, while sensitising the public to the universal perils of antisemitism, racism, hate and indifference. Through its Museum, its commemorative programs and educational initiatives, the Montreal Holocaust Museum promotes respect for diversity and the sanctity of human life.
The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivors’ Memoirs Program
Since 2005, the Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program has published the first-person memoirs and diaries of well over a hundred Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Canada. We stay true to the authors’ voices while producing exceptionally researched narratives that are historically accurate. Our educational resources, which accompany many of our memoirs, are welcomed by middle and high school educators across Canada. We help teachers bring the subject of the Holocaust into their classrooms, using first-person narratives as a way for their students to meaningfully connect with the history of the Holocaust through survivors’ experiences.
Established in 1953, Yad Vashem – the International Institute for the Remembrance of the Holocaust – has been entrusted with the commemoration, documentation, research and education about the Holocaust. Located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem has several museums, research and educational centres, and memorials. Yad Vashem’s International School of Holocaust Education offers a wide range of activities for students and teachers in Holocaust education. It develops innovative teaching methods, creative educational materials and customized multimedia tools for teachers around the world.
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