The Christian Jewish Dialogue of Montreal (CJDM) will hold its 40^th annual Christian Commemoration of the Shoah on Sunday, May 5, at Christ Church Cathedral (635 St. Catherine St. West, Montreal, H3A 2B8)

This event will bring together Jews, Christians, and others to commemorate the six million Jews and one million other victims of the Holocaust, also known as the Shoah (“the annihilation” in Hebrew), during World War II.

The afternoon’s program will begin with a panel discussion on Lessons of the Shoah– From Memory to Action, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Fulford Hall of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal (1444 Union Ave., Montreal, H3B 3Y5). Doors open at 1:30 p.m. In light of increasing intolerance in the world today, members of the CJDM and the Montreal Holocaust Museum will reflect on lessons learned from 40 years of commemorating the Shoah in Montreal, and the education and action still very much needed to guard against future genocides. Presentations will be in English or French.

From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., a bilingual commemoration ceremony will be observed during the Choral Evensong service at the Cathedral. Co-presided by Anglican Bishop Mary Irwin Gibson and Roman Catholic Archbishop Christian Lépine, the commemoration will include the testimony of Holocaust survivor Ilona Flutsztejn-Gruda, as well as a candle lighting ceremony led by the Very Rev. Bertrand Olivier and Rabbi Sherril Gilbert in remembrance of all the victims of the Shoah. Songs and music will be performed by Jewish Cantor Heather Batchelor and the Christ Church Cathedral choir and musicians. Light kosher refreshments will be served following the commemoration.

All are invited and encouraged to attend both events of May 5, particularly members of the clergy, seminarians, and pastoral team workers.

Registration requested on Eventbrite: 40th-commemoration-of-the-shoah-in-montreal
Information: Christ Church Cathedral at shoahmemorial@montrealcathedral.ca or 514-843-6577 ext: 241