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'''Liberation 75''' is a ] education organization based in Toronto, Canada, most notably known for hosting the largest international Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, Descendants, Family and Friends in 2020 which marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Holocaust, and their initiatives to increase Holocaust education in Ontario schools.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendel |first=Jack |date=2019-05-08 |title=Global gathering to mark 75 years since liberation from Holocaust |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/global-gathering-to-mark-75-years-since-liberation-from-holocaust/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Jewish News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="NCSG050524_HOLOCAUST">{{Cite web |title=NCSG050524_HOLOCAUST |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/c2916291-ncsg050524_holocaust |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}</ref> It was founded in 2018 by Marilyn Sinclair whensherecognizedthesignificanceofthe year 2020, marking75years since the liberation from the Holocaust, and committed to organizing an event to bring witnesses and survivors together.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberation75 {{!}} Innovation & Collaboration in Holocaust Education |url=https://www.liberation75.org/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Liberation75 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HOMEPAGE |url=https://www.liberation75.org/our-story |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Liberation75 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Liberation 75''' is a ] education organization based in Toronto, Canada, most notably known for hosting the largest international Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, Descendants, Family and Friends in 2020 which marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Holocaust, and their initiatives to increase Holocaust education in Ontario schools.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendel |first=Jack |date=2019-05-08 |title=Global gathering to mark 75 years since liberation from Holocaust |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/global-gathering-to-mark-75-years-since-liberation-from-holocaust/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Jewish News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="NCSG050524_HOLOCAUST">{{Cite web |title=NCSG050524_HOLOCAUST |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/c2916291-ncsg050524_holocaust |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}</ref> It was founded in 2018 by Marilyn Sinclair, fulfilling a promise to her late father, ''Ernie Weiss (1928-2010),'' to organize an event bringing witnesses and survivors together.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberation75 {{!}} Innovation & Collaboration in Holocaust Education |url=https://www.liberation75.org/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Liberation75 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=HOMEPAGE |url=https://www.liberation75.org/our-story |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Liberation75 |language=en}}</ref>
== Holocaust Education to Canadian Elementary Schools ==
== Holocaust Education to Canadian Elementary Schools ==
Liberation 75 is a Holocaust education organization based in Toronto, Canada, most notably known for hosting the largest international Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, Descendants, Family and Friends in 2020 which marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Holocaust, and their initiatives to increase Holocaust education in Ontario schools. It was founded in 2018 by Marilyn Sinclair, fulfilling a promise to her late father, Ernie Weiss (1928-2010), to organize an event bringing witnesses and survivors together.
Holocaust Education to Canadian Elementary Schools
In 2022, during Holocaust Education Week, the minister of education announced that Holocaust education will be mandatory in elementary schools across the province of Ontario, starting in grade 6, as a response to rising antisemitism in schools. A survey that was conducted by Western University and Liberation 75 in 2021 found that 1 in 3 students thought that the Holocaust was either fabricated, exaggerated, or did not happen at all. In a newer survey with 9000 grade-6 students conducted in 2024, over 40% responded that they had unquestionably witnessed an antisemitic event. In an interview with founder Marilyn Sinclair, it was discussed that Jews represent only 2% of the population in Canada, however 360 out of 900 students had witnessed this. Sinclair mentioned in that same survey, students were asked, "how big of a problem is it?" 50% said that when they witness an antisemitic event, "it's a huge problem that needs to be dealt with urgently."
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