GATINEAU, QC, June 1, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Sephardi Voices invite the media to attend the launch of The Forgotten Exodus—A Canadian Refuge, a new portrait exhibition of the last generation of Sephardi-Mizrahi Jews born in North Africa, the Middle East and Iran before one million of them were displaced in the mid-20th century. The exhibition will be on display in the LAC lobby at 395 Wellington Street and open to the public from June 3 to 30, 2022.
The evening also celebrates the acquisition of the new Sephardi Voices Victor and Edna Mashaal Canadian Collection. The keynote speaker will be the Honourable Irwin Cotler, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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6 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time |
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Lobby of Library and Archives Canada |
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395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario |
Facemasks are mandatory.
Related links:
Sephardi Voices Digital Archives
The Victor and Edna Mashaal Canadian Collection
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