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Canadians describe visiting Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of its liberation

JL;DR SUMMARY Canadian politicians and Holocaust survivors commemorated the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation, highlighting the continuing fight against antisemitism and promoting Holocaust education in Canada. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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AuschwitzHolocaust EducationSurvivorsHolocaust RemembranceHolocaust LegacyJustin TrudeauCanadian PoliticsPierre Poilievre

Places mentioned

Poland
"Monday at the official memorial ceremony held in Poland at the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Meanwhile, 96-year-old Howard Chandler, also of Toronto, lost his parents, sister and younger brother at Nazi death camps."
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
"Canadian law student Pierre Crute of Aurora, Ontario, had a front row seat in Poland."
London, Ontario, Canada
"She's been an active campaigner on behalf of Jewish students and Israel on campus at Western University in London."
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
"She announced the date of a coming national anti-Semitism forum. It was supposed to be in February, it's now March 6th. Three days before her party chooses a new leader and the new Prime Minister. The forum will be focused on security for the Jewish community. She also celebrated one of her first victories against hate since joining cabinet. The canceling of a caliphate conference scheduled for earlier this month. In Mississauga."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"In Ottawa, the Jewish community's national ceremony held at the Holocaust monument just west of the parliament buildings."
Fredericton, Ontario, Canada
"Across Canada, Monday night, ceremonies continued to take place while dozens of public buildings were to be lit up in yellow lights, including BC Place in Niagara Falls, Montreal Champlain Bridge, and the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"French minority organizations in Montreal are expected to sound the alarm on government contracts that have been cut."
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