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• Two Minutes of Silence

  In the streets of Westmount, the leafy suburb of Montreal, we walked to and from Roslyn School twice a day. Morning, noon and afternoon, a posse of elderly men manned two busy intersections to escort ...

  by Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen is an author and president of the Historica-Dominion Institute.   |   comments (0)   |   November 9, 2009 4:29 AM

• Inside Hana's Suitcase

  INSIDE HANA’S SUITCASE , is the poignant story of two young children who grew up in pre-WWII Czechoslovakia and the terrible events that they endured just because they happened to be born Jewish. ...

  by Larry Weinstein Larry Weinstein A partner at Rhombus Media since 1979, Larry Weinstein has become Canada's pre-eminent director of films on musical subjects. Many of his productions document the lives and musical creation of 20th century composers, among them Ravel; The Radical Romantic: John Weinzweig; My War Years: Arnold ...   |   comments (0)   |   November 9, 2009 3:46 AM

• Deux minutes de silence

  À 11h, le 11 novembre, nous nous lèverons et observerons deux minutes de silence.

  by Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen Andrew Cohen is an author and president of the Historica-Dominion Institute.   |   comments (0)   |   November 6, 2009 6:37 PM

Blog Posts

• Les nombreux héros et les nombreuses héroïnes du Canada

  Hier, monsieur Earl Stiles, ancien combattant de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, nous a fait parvenir par messagerie un éclat d’obus de la taille d’une grosse noix. Ce fragment provient d’un obus de canon antiaérien et antitank allemand de 88mm. En 1944, le fragment est tombé à quelques pieds de M. Stiles . Avant de me joindre au Projet Mémoire au début de septembre 2009, je me demandais si les ...

  by Frances Cation Frances Cation Research and Collections Officer - The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War   |   comments (0)   |   November 11, 2009 2:29 AM

• Bienvenue au blogue du Projet Mémoire : Histoires de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale !

  Ces carnets se veulent être un regard en coulisse sur les travaux de nos chercheurs et de nos intervieweurs alors qu’ils parcourent le pays à la recherche de témoignages et de souvenirs d’anciens combattants de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. À peine revenue de Montréal, l’équipe du Projet Mémoire avance à toute allure vers le temps fort du projet – la saison du Souvenir. À la fin septembre, ...

  by Jenna Zuschlag Misener Jenna Zuschlag Misener Project Manager - The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War   |   comments (0)   |   November 11, 2009 2:28 AM

• Canada's Many Heroes and Heroines

  Yesterday WWII veteran Earl Stiles couriered a piece of shrapnel, about half the size of the palm of my hand - this particular piece of shrapnel is a fragment from an 88 millimetre anti-aircraft and anti-tank shell shot from a German 88 which landed only a few feet from Mr. Stiles in 1944. Before I joined the Memory Project in early September 2009, I was uncertain about how open WWII veterans ...

  by Frances Cation Frances Cation Research and Collections Officer - The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War   |   comments (1)   |   November 11, 2009 2:26 AM

• Welcome to the Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War Project blog!

  Welcome to the Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War project blog! This space will be home to a behind-the-scenes look at the work of our interviewers and researchers as they travel coast to coast collecting the stories and memorabilia of Second World War veterans. Fresh off the road from Montreal, the Memory Project team is gathering steam as we launch into our busiest time – the ...

  by Jenna Zuschlag Misener Jenna Zuschlag Misener Project Manager - The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War   |   comments (0)   |   November 11, 2009 2:14 AM

• Silence and Remembering

  In this twittering world, silence and reflection are even more precious.

  by James Marsh James Marsh James Marsh was born in Toronto and has spent most of his working life in publishing as an editor and writer. He has edited over 200 books in Canadian history and social science and is the author of several books and over 100 articles on Canadian history. James was editor in chief of all three ...   |   comments (2)   |   November 9, 2009 12:24 PM

• A Message From George Brady

  Hana's Brother

  Sharing the tragedies that I faced in my life was often a daunting task and something I perhaps avoided for much of my life. Then, nine years ago, Fumiko Ishioka came into my life and transformed the tragedy of my beloved sister Hana’s fate into a lesson for children around the world. Ever since then, and with Fumiko’s encouragement, I’ve willingly opened up about my experiences.

  by Christina Lanteigne Christina Lanteigne Christina was born in Edmonton, Alberta and currently resides in Vancouver. Christina currently works in marketing, content development and media relations for the Historica Foundation. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, reading, dance, music and film.   |   comments (3)   |   November 9, 2009 5:16 AM

• The making of Hana's Suitcase by Director Larry Weinstein

  I am certain that in viewing INSIDE HANA’S SUITCASE an audience will discover a story that is very special and universal, but also uplifting in its promise of hope for Humanity.

  by Larry Weinstein Larry Weinstein A partner at Rhombus Media since 1979, Larry Weinstein has become Canada's pre-eminent director of films on musical subjects. Many of his productions document the lives and musical creation of 20th century composers, among them Ravel; The Radical Romantic: John Weinzweig; My War Years: Arnold ...   |   comments (1)   |   November 9, 2009 5:12 AM

• There's No Conflict in Conflict

  Leafing through the autumn book announcements in a recent Quill and Quire, I was struck by the preponderance of upcoming non-fiction titles devoted to military history. Books about Canada at war – by both academic and popular writers -- dominated the list.

  by Daniel Francis Daniel Francis Daniel Francis, a North Vancouver-based writer, is the editor of the print and online editions of the Encyclopedia of British Columbia. He has written more than twenty books of history, including The Imaginary Indian: The Image of the Indian in Canadian Culture, and National Dreams: Myth, Memory ...   |   comments (4)   |   October 29, 2008 5:36 PM

• A Culture of Forgetting

  Why are we so alienated from our past and so reluctant to study it? Why does the prevailing attitude seem to be that the past has nothing to teach us? The common assumption, shared by our political leaders, is that current issues have no real historical context. Granted, there seems to be good reasons for what historian Tony Judt calls this “culture of forgetting”: a desire to put the horrors of ...

  by James Marsh James Marsh James Marsh was born in Toronto and has spent most of his working life in publishing as an editor and writer. He has edited over 200 books in Canadian history and social science and is the author of several books and over 100 articles on Canadian history. James was editor in chief of all three ...   |   comments (3)   |   October 23, 2008 6:46 PM