
Left to right: Faye Minuk, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate Avner Shalev, Managing Director of International Relations Shaya Ben Yehuda, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Honey Sherman, Sara Netanyahu, Canadian Society Executive Director Yaron Ashkenazi, Julia Koschitsky, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Sara Zagdanski, Israel Schwartz, Barry Zagdanski, David Posluns, Joe Gottdenker, Laureen Harper


Left to right: Consul General of Greece in Montreal Thanos Kafopoulos, Consul General of Israel in Montreal Joël Lion, Angelo Chalikias’ wife Filomeni Chalikias, Angelo's daughter Olga Chalikias, Mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre, Ambassador of Greece to Canada H.E. Mr. Eleftherios Anghelopoulos, Angelo's son Dimitrios Chalikias, Canadian Society Executive Director Yaron Ashkenazi

He was joined by Holocaust survivors, Yad Vashem Benefactors. Max and Gianna Glassman and Yad Vashem Pillar, Joe Gottdenker , Joe's wife, Lori Gottdenker, Canadian Society Supporter Lou Greenbaum, Holocaust survivor and pillar of the community Wolf Lebovic; and Canadian Society Executive Director Yaron Ashkenazi.
It was attended by some 500 dignitaries, Holocaust survivors, educators, students, and members of the public.
Toronto, 27 April. The ceremony, attended by about 1500 people, was organized by the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem in conjunction with the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
The Seminar takes place at Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies.

Executive Director of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, Yaron Ashkenazi, presented Erin with a special certificate in the presence of her parents, Kumari and Eric Sade.




They visited the Holocaust History Museum, the International School for Holocaust Studies and the Yad Vashem Archives.


They were accompanied by Yad Vashem Archives Director and Fred Hillman Chair of Holocaust Documentation Dr. Haim Gertner (right) and Conservation Laboratory Director Varda Gross (second from left), who informed them of the most recent archival restoration projects.




H.E. Mr. Rafael Barak and Yad Vashem Director General Dorit Novak presented the medal and certificate to the Koszczycs’ descendants, Zbigniew Cofnas and Luba Chwajewski.




Ambassador of Israel to Canada H.E. Mr. Rafael Barak and Yad Vashem Director General Dorit Novak presented Henry Brouwer and Dini Craig with the certificate and medal on their forbears’ behalf.


He was presented with the Carol Deutsch portfolio. Left to right: Executive Director of the Canadian Society Yaron Ashkenazi, Dinner Co-chair and Yad Vashem Benefactor Ed Sonshine, Dinner Benefactor and Yad Vashem Pillar Joe Gottdenker, Nicolas Sarkozy, Canadian Society National Chair Fran Sonshine, Dinner Co-chair and Yad Vashem Guardian Fred Waks, representative of TD Bank (Dinner Sponsor) Andrew Phillips, Yad Vashem Director General Dorit Novak, International Relations Division Managing Director Shaya Ben Yehuda.
