What is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month?
Canadian Jewish Heritage Month was first introduced in the Senate of Canada in 2017. This legislation designates the month of May each year as a time “to recognize the important contributions that Jewish Canadians have made to Canada’s social, economic, political and cultural fabric” and “to remember, celebrate and educate future generations about the inspirational role that Jewish Canadians have played, and continue to play, in communities across the country.” In 2012, the province of Ontario designated May as Ontario Jewish Heritage Month, a time to appreciate and learn about the history and culture of Ontarians of Jewish heritage and the important impact they have made, and continue to make, in communities across the province.
Why the month of May?
A number of significant events usually occur in May such as Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Israel’s Independence Day, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Jewish Music Week, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies’ Spirit of Hope Benefit, and the Walk for Israel. Jewish Heritage Month is also an annually recognized event in countries around the world. For example, May is Jewish American Heritage Month in the USA, and the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage hosts Jewish Heritage Week throughout Europe in May each year.
~Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies www.fswc.ca
Canadian Jewish Heritage Month was first introduced in the Senate of Canada in 2017. This legislation designates the month of May each year as a time “to recognize the important contributions that Jewish Canadians have made to Canada’s social, economic, political and cultural fabric” and “to remember, celebrate and educate future generations about the inspirational role that Jewish Canadians have played, and continue to play, in communities across the country.” In 2012, the province of Ontario designated May as Ontario Jewish Heritage Month, a time to appreciate and learn about the history and culture of Ontarians of Jewish heritage and the important impact they have made, and continue to make, in communities across the province.
Why the month of May?
A number of significant events usually occur in May such as Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Israel’s Independence Day, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Jewish Music Week, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies’ Spirit of Hope Benefit, and the Walk for Israel. Jewish Heritage Month is also an annually recognized event in countries around the world. For example, May is Jewish American Heritage Month in the USA, and the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage hosts Jewish Heritage Week throughout Europe in May each year.
~Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies www.fswc.ca
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