Promoting the Connection Between Albania and Canada
The Jewish Street, Vlora, AlbaniaPic: Dr. Anna Kohen
Shopkeeper in Kruje, Albania holding up her family's Yad Vashem CertificatePic: Rachel Algom, Tel Aviv
Vera HeldOnce she returns to Toronto, Held is planning on taking the information she has gathered and teaching it to the local Jewish community. One such session will take place during Holocaust Education Week, on November 7.
Held said that additional teaching sessions are possible, but she has yet to decide on their form. Planning such sessions, she explained, will be easier to do after the trip. “I’ve got to go and I’ve got to do it, I’ve got to feel it, I’ve got to see it, and see what comes at the end. But I know what my goals are and my goals are clear: I want to promote better ties and better connections between the Albanian and Canadian communities. I also want to bring together Jewish Canadians and Albanians because I think they can learn from us and we can learn from them, and I want to promote tolerance and I think Albania is going to be an incredible destination spot for travel, because, to quote a colleague who lives there ‘It’s the last unspoiled spot in Europe to go.’”
Vera Held will be speaking about her experiences in Albania on Sunday, November 7, at 7:00pm at Sala Caboto in Villa Colombo, 40 Playfair Ave., Toronto (Dufferin and Lawrence). The program will be a part of Holocaust Education Week.
For more information on this and all the other programs taking place during Holocaust Education Week, visit www.holocausteducationweek.com.
Vera Held speaking on a local Albanian television show on the role of Albanians saving Jews during the Holocaust:
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