2015

The Sonshine family celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of Coby Tanentzap, grandson of Yad Vashem Benefactors, and Director of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, Fran and Fred Sonshine, 16 August 2015.

Also present are then-Minister of Finance Joe Oliver and Canadian Society National Chair Fran Sonshine (left).

He spoke about his experiences during the Shoah, including being saved by Aristides De Sousa Mendes, then Portugal’s Consul General to France who has been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations.

With him were his granddaughter Lily, daughter Deborah and cousin Julian Zuckerbrot.

4 October 2015. Commemorating the 1.5 million Jewish children who were murdered in the Holocaust, the monument contains the name of a child born on each of the 365 days of the year, as well as Canadian children who have participated in Yad Vashem's "Twinning" program.

Dorit Novak, Director General of Yad Vashem, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, the Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, Avner Shalev, the Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz, the honored donors.

His dedication on the Wall of Benefactors of the Holocaust History Museum was unveiled by the donor. International Relations Division Managing Director Shaya Ben Yehuda presented Mr. David with the key to Yad Vashem Key as a token of appreciation for his ongoing friendship and generous donation. The event included a visit to the recently opened "Children in the Holocaust: Stars Without a Heaven" exhibition.

Here, Mr David visits the recently opened "Children in the Holocaust: Stars Without a Heaven" exhibition together with his family.

Shaya Ben-Yehuda, Managing Director of International Relations Division of Yad Vashem, Dorit Novak, Director General of Yad Vashem, Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, the Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, Avner Shalev, the Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz, the honored donors.