Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
The mandate of the Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre is to raise awareness and understanding of the history of the Shoah through education. We address the fact that society continues to witness genocide due to continuing racism and hatred and that we must all be vigilant in opposing racism, antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.
Located at the Asper Jewish Community Campus, visitors enter the Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre by walking through a replica of the boxcar doors which sealed the fate of so many of those transported to the death camps during the Shoah (Holocaust). The Centre’s exhibits consist of artefacts donated by Shoah survivors who immigrated to Manitoba and their families. Text panels further outline the history of the Shoah.