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National Holocaust Monument
  • On September 27, 2017, the National Holocaust Monument was unveiled in Ottawa, Ontario called Landscape of Loss, Memory and Survival, which was created to commemorate the millions of Jewish men, women, and children murdered in the Holocaust along with the other millions of other victims of Nazi Germany and to acknowledge the contributions Jewish survivors have made to Canada over the years.
  • The monument is located at the corner of Wellington and Booth streets in Ottawa, Ontario and was inaugurated by the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, PC, MP, Prime Minister of Canada where he spoke about how the memorial stood as evidence of the government's commitments to fighting antisemitism, racism and xenophobia.
  • The monument included a plaque which wrote that the monument honours the "millions of men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust" but did not specifically mention the horrors faced specifically by Jewish people.
  • This decision was heavily criticized, but concerns were quickly addressed and Canada's heritage minister ensured the plaque would be removed and replaced to accurately reflect the experiences of Jewish people in the Holocaust.
Citation

"National Holocaust Monument." National Capital Commission. Accessed July 28, 2022. https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/projects/national-holocaust-monument

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Culture, Religion & Ethnicity
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National Monument