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 14, 1967 (indexed as 1967)

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Press release : Paper : Typed : Ink : B&W ; 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 the Montreal memorial rally to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of Nazi-occupied Europe. Issued by the The Association of 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 RELEASE.ASSOCIATION OF SURVIVORS OF NAZI OPPRESSIONFor further information, please call: Paul Goldstein, Chairman, at 844-3373.ASSOCIATION OF SURVIVORS OF NAZI OPPRESSION-P.O.BOX 366,STN.SNOWDON,MONTREAL 29,P.Q.(Montreal) -- The public is invited to participate in the ceremonies which will mark the 22nd Anniversary of the Liberation of Europe from Nazi Oppression.On May 14th, 1967, 22 years after V-E Day, thousands of Survivors of Nazi Oppression, including former inmates of every Nazi Concentration Camp and ghetto, members and friends of the sponsoring organization, will join in a mass Liberation Memorial Rally, to pay homage to the Canadian Soldiers who died for their liberty; honour the memory of their martyred brethren who perished in the Nazi holocaust; and express their eternal gratitude to the Canadian Armed Forces who participated in this great fight for the freedom of mankind as well as to Canada, their new homeland, which offered them its great hospitality and the opportunity to build new lives in freedom and security.The Rally will commence at 10:00 A.M., Sunday morning, May 14th, at the Normandie Room of the Mount Royal Hotel, with a special Commemorative program. The Hon. Paul Martin, Secretary of State for External Affairs, will be the Guest Speaker. Also taking part in the program will be the Chief Rabbi of the French-speaking Community of Montreal, Rabbi Dr. David Feuerwerker, (Officier de la Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre 39-45) Leader of the French Resistance.This will be followed by a march to the Cenotaph where wreaths will be laid and a memorial plaque honouring the Canadian Armed Forces will be presented to General Jean V. Allard, CBE, DSO, ED, CD, Chief of the Defence Staff, who played an active and prominent part in the Liberation Campaign.The march to the Cenotaph will be lead by five men and women, dressed in concentration camp garb, five being symbolic of the method of assembly used by the Nazis for counting the prisoners in the concentration camps.Participating in the event will be representatives of the Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian Legion, Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments, and various community organizations.On the same day and at the same time, branches of the Association across Canada will hold similar commemorations.The Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression is a strictly non-political Organization, comprised of people who went through the horrors of Nazi persecution and of native-born Canadians who support its aims. The Association's objectives are to preserve the memory of the millions of victims of the Nazi tyranny and to help build and preserve a society free from the horrors of race hatred and its terrible consequences.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.

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