Press release

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

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May 8, 1965-May 09, 1965 (indexed as 1965)

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Press release : Paper : Typed ; Ht: 35 cm x W: 21,5 cm

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1 page, single-sided. Folded 3 times horizontally. Document is a press release announcing a commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi Europe on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Press release issued by the Association of Former Concentration Camp Inmates, Survivors of Nazi Oppression, who also organized the event. Narrative: The Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression, formerly the Association of Former Concentration Camp Inmates, Survivors of Nazi Oppression, was founded circa 1960 in Montreal. Many of its members were founding members of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEASSOCIATION OF FORMER CONCENTRATION CAMP INMATESSURVIVORS OF NAZI OPPRESSION(P.O. Box No. 366, Station Snowdon, Montreal 29)PLEASE NOTE: A press conference will be held at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa on Saturday, May 8th, at 5:00 P.M.In Ottawa: Max Bookman, Association Press Officer, 935 Mountain View Avenue, Ottawa. TEL.:728-0754 or 26870.In Montreal: Paul Goldstein, Executive Director, TEL.: UE 7-6371 or 728-6540Lou Zablou, President. TEL. 488-3027 or 488-3148Lou Zablow, President. TEL.: 488-3027 or 488-3148(Montreal) -- Under the motto: "Homage to the Dead - Warning to the Living", - former inmates of Nazi concentration camps and ghettos and survivors of Nazi oppression will join together on Sunday, May 9th, at 12:30 P.M., on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of their Liberation. They will pay tribute to the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who fought and gave their lives for their liberty and for the freedom of mankind; pay homage to the millions of their brethren who perished in the Nazi holocaust and express their eternal gratitude to their new homeland, Canada, which welcomed them and gave them the opportunity to rebuild their lives in freedom and dignity.Rallying from all points in Canada in the presence of representatives of major national organizations, civic, military and religious leaders, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and of the Canadian Legion, as well as many friends and sympathizers, the Survivors of Nazi Oppression will be greeted in Parliament by the Right Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada.Never has the EXODUS FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM been more dramatically symbolized than by the reception of the survivors of the worst reign of tyranny in history, in that very pinnacle of freedom, the Parliament of this great country.It is estimated that a gathering of over 3000 people will participate in this event which will feature a reception and address by the Prime Minister, a special religious and candle lighting ceremony on Parliament Hill, a presentation of a plaque in honour of the occasion to the Prime Minister, a march from Parliament to the National War Memorial in Ottawa, where wreaths will be laid. The march will be led by five former inmates in concentration camp garb - five being symbolic of the method of assembly used by the Nazis for counting prisoners in the concentration camps.This event is organized by the Association of Former Concentration Camp Inmates, Survivors of Nazi Oppression, with headquarters in Montreal. A giant motorcade will leave from the Van Horne-Victoria shopping centre in Montreal, at 9:30 A.M., to join with the participants from all other cities in Canada, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.For further information, please contact:Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

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English

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