{"id":28308,"date":"2026-05-27T22:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/exchange-visit-canada\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T22:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:42:29","slug":"exchange-visit-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/exchange-visit-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Exchange study visit: Canada through the lens of memory culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-3in9u3o-de424d5ffaf95ce5a1cb665c6a03a878 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28308'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-34j284k-6f2c2c44be3177082e12c0563e985b0c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2lsk8w4-6008ebbdb8a04e3cf3e27b7ade36066e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-2lsk8w4-6008ebbdb8a04e3cf3e27b7ade36066e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-2lsk8w4-6008ebbdb8a04e3cf3e27b7ade36066e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-2lsk8w4-6008ebbdb8a04e3cf3e27b7ade36066e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28286 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28286 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-scaled.jpg\" alt='VHEC team' title='VHEC team'  height=\"1061\" width=\"2560\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-1030x427.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-1536x637.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-2048x849.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-1500x622.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6444-1-705x292.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-23rb1pg-198eed070de9cd3d00d617bf049866e6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpoey2hv-7ca6a186bfb1d0c8a4236285f2963606 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Exchange study visit:<\/h2>\n<h1>Canada through the lens of memory culture<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpoeygaw-a8b96d26ee3b880a534fde11d9995f0e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock moj-veliki-tekst'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/encate.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">European Network for Combating Antisemitism through Education (ENCATE)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)<\/a>, Terraforming and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhec.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC)<\/a> took part in reciprocal study visits in April 2026 in Vancouver and Toronto, Canada, and in Novi Sad and Belgrade, Serbia. The aim of the program was to foster cooperation and strategic partnership, as well as the exchange of knowledge, best practices, and methodologies between Canada and Serbia, including the implementation of the IHRA recommendations on Holocaust education and the genocide of the Roma.  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpoi6ksz-fa863c52125de1a49d105a6e4aab2736\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mpoi6ksz-fa863c52125de1a49d105a6e4aab2736 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mpoi6ksz-fa863c52125de1a49d105a6e4aab2736 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mpoi6ksz-fa863c52125de1a49d105a6e4aab2736 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28306 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28306 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos.png\" alt='Logos' title='Logos'  height=\"205\" width=\"1176\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos.png 1176w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos-1030x180.png 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logos-705x123.png 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1qvosxw-7a0dae23225b462cd983b9ee58544b3c alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28308'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-18b55r8-f15466a3f0481fa0e5ac8b72b5040c5e av_two_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpoew6fh-78d1d493abe33e81fcb03aff98d2d0c9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Terraforming in Canada<\/h2>\n<p>The seven-day exchange program in Canada included visits to Vancouver, Victoria, and Toronto. The Canadian host of this exchange was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhec.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre VHEC<\/strong><\/a>, a distinguished institution with a rich tradition, with which Terraforming maintains an active exchange, led by Executive Director <strong>Hannah Marazzi<\/strong>. Representing Terraforming, <strong>Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> and <strong>Nevena Bajalica<\/strong> participated in this exchange.  <\/p>\n<h3>Pioneers of video testimonies<\/h3>\n<p>The Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society was founded as early as 1983 by Holocaust survivors in British Columbia, with the aim of creating a permanent institution dedicated to remembrance and education. Even then, as the first institution in the world, they began pioneering work in recording and depositing video testimonies of Holocaust survivors. In 1994, the Centre took its final form as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhec.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC)<\/a>, tasked with engaging students, educators, and the wider public in British Columbia and beyond\u2014through education and remembrance\u2014on the history of the Holocaust and its enduring relevance. VHEC\u2019s vision is focused on creating a world without antisemitism, discrimination, and genocide, while promoting social justice and human rights for all.     <\/p>\n<p>Today, the Centre is located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/jccgv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver JCCGV<\/a>, where it has exhibition space, an extensive archival collection, and close cooperation with the community of Holocaust survivors. On this foundation, VHEC develops educational programs that reach thousands of pupils and students each year, both in the Centre\u2019s exhibition and workshop spaces and through active school visits. <\/p>\n<p>Of course, institutions are merely empty shells without a talented and dedicated team. VHEC has an impressive team of outstanding, highly skilled, and motivated people, led by the remarkable Hannah Marazzi, the Centre\u2019s Director. Hana is also a member of the Canadian delegation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<h3>A museum with a mission to educate<\/h3>\n<p>Quite naturally, we began in the education department. <strong>Lise Kirchner<\/strong>, Director of Education, and <strong>Ellie Lawson<\/strong>, Educator, presented the museum\u2019s permanent display and the exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhec.org\/museum\/current-exhibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u201cAge of Influence: Youth &#038; Nazi Propaganda\u201d<\/a>, currently on view at VHEC. This compelling exhibition focuses on Nazi propaganda specifically targeting young people. We discussed pedagogical concepts, experiences, and best practices in working with younger audiences, both in the exhibition space and in schools. It became clear that we are guided by the same or very similar didactic principles and international standards articulated through the IHRA recommendations, and that we face similar challenges.    <\/p>\n<p>Professional guidance through the VHEC archive was provided by archivist <strong>Ada Alster<\/strong>. VHEC\u2019s archival holdings include materials donated by Holocaust survivors who settled in British Columbia, victims\u2019 families, and witnesses. The types of materials in the archive include personal documents, correspondence, school records, photographs, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, travel documents, documentation related to exhibitions and events, as well as other items documenting pre-war life, the Holocaust, and survivors\u2019 post-Holocaust experiences, including immigration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-jpel38-bb20006e69a0137aee674d7b783f3fa0 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpogszbz-56d6613af3c5a6a03a08ef3cabf4e3ff\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mpogszbz-56d6613af3c5a6a03a08ef3cabf4e3ff img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mpogszbz-56d6613af3c5a6a03a08ef3cabf4e3ff .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mpogszbz-56d6613af3c5a6a03a08ef3cabf4e3ff 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Meetings with leading figures in research, commemoration, and education<\/h3>\n<p>Our gracious hosts organized several meetings with prominent researchers, academics, and other relevant stakeholders in the fields of Holocaust memorialization and education, and the fight against antisemitism in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>A particular pleasure and great honor was meeting VHEC founder <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/holocaustliterature\/articles\/the-life-and-work-of-dr-robert-krell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Dr Robert Krell<\/strong><\/a>, a world-renowned expert on childhood trauma who was the first to begin recording Holocaust video testimonies. Dr Robert Krell is a distinguished Canadian psychiatrist, Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia, and a Holocaust survivor, whose life has become synonymous with the fight against forgetting and the healing of profound human trauma. Born in the Netherlands, he spent the war years in hiding as a child, and after the war emigrated to Canada and devoted himself to medicine. Over the course of a rich career, he became a pioneer in the study of intergenerational trauma, focusing in particular on children who survived the Holocaust and whose psychological suffering had until then been overlooked. Driven by a mission to preserve historical truth, he founded the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC), through which he initiated the recording of hundreds of testimonies and the education of new generations about the dangers of antisemitism and racism. For his tireless work in the fields of trauma, public memory, and human rights, he has received the highest state honors, including the prestigious Order of Canada. With Dr Krell, we discussed the connections between Canada and Serbia through the experiences of Holocaust survivors. We reflected on Jewish prisoners subjected to forced labor in the Bor mine, and the fact that some of those who survived emigrated to Canada after the war. Dr Krell emphasized the importance of speaking about Jewish heroes as well, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/hmd.org.uk\/resource\/rudolf-vrba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rudolf Vrba<\/a>, whom he knew personally and worked with in Canada. Rudolf Vrba was a Slovak-Jewish biochemist who, as a teenager in 1942, was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. He escaped the camp in April 1944, at the height of the Holocaust, and co-authored the Vrba\u2013Wetzler Report, a detailed account of the mass murders taking place in Auschwitz. When the report leaked to Switzerland in June 1944 and then reached London, Washington, and the Vatican, media outlets such as The New York Times and the BBC reported excerpts. The truth about Auschwitz became official and indisputable, directly contributing to the rescue of more than 200,000 Jews from Hungary. We promised Dr Krell that we would find a way to include Rudolf Vrba\u2019s story in our teaching materials as well.                <\/p>\n<p>We had an inspiring meeting with Canadian anthropologist <strong>Timothy Taylor<\/strong>, a professor at the University of Victoria. Professor Taylor produced the podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/lnkfi.re\/thehiddenholocaustpapers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Hidden Holocaust Papers: Survival, Exile, Return<\/a>, developed in collaboration with VHEC. <\/p>\n<p>We had an outstanding conversation with <strong>Lauren Faulkner Rossi<\/strong>, Professor of History at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Simon Fraser University<\/a>. Specializing in Holocaust studies, religion, and modern Europe, Professor Faulkner Rossi is the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/history\/publications\/2017-Rossi-Wehrmacht-Priests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Wehrmacht Priests<\/a>, and her work explores memory, trauma, and lived religious experience during the Holocaust. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Elana Wenner<\/strong>, Director of Programs and Development at the <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishmuseum.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jewish Museum and Archives of BC<\/a>, guided us through the city\u2019s former Jewish neighborhoods and the vivid story of Jewish immigrants in Vancouver. Canada is built on stories of immigration, and we in Serbia\u2014who have, unfortunately, had considerable experience with refuge and displacement\u2014can recognize many similar challenges, tragicomic details, and also how vital solidarity within the community is in times of crisis. <\/p>\n<p>Gina Csanyi-Robah  . She has testified before committees of the Canadian Parliament and Senate on immigration policy, spoken at the United Nations, and contributed to national and international efforts to recognize the genocide of the Roma. She is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canadian delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)<\/a>. We had a warm and candid conversation with Gina about how we can support one another in implementing the <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/resources\/ihra-recommendations-for-teaching-and-learning-about-the-persecution-and-genocide-of-the-roma-during-the-nazi-era\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">IHRA recommendations for teaching and learning about the genocide of the Roma<\/a>. In cooperation with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) and the Canadian Romani Alliance, we will work on adapting Terraforming\u2019s educational graphic novel about the persecution of Roma in Srem and occupied Belgrade, \u201cIz kasa u galop,\u201d for use in the Canadian context, in Holocaust education and education about the persecution of Roma in Canadian classrooms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-71iqs-f6451de21f02698b697f308604706e10 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpogwu0n-b5825b32c09544baec3b881d2f3d6c40\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mpogwu0n-b5825b32c09544baec3b881d2f3d6c40 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mpogwu0n-b5825b32c09544baec3b881d2f3d6c40 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container 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fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28275 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28275 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6159-1030x773.jpg\" alt='VHEC' title='IMG_6159'  height=\"773\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6159-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6159-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6159-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6159-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6159.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-1qw3t2c-edf8ac41a2f3b5ce5db33beb98e29c26 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28308'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1176wsk-680ef65eaa04c8c82cd22f0da62dfad0 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpofdhhk-262e690a5197877877958ff8f228a40c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Presentations on Terraforming\u2019s work, the state of memory culture, and the challenges of antisemitism in Serbia<\/h3>\n<p>Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107 delivered a presentation to VHEC staff about Terraforming\u2019s work. Our hosts listened with great interest to Terraforming\u2019s extensive experience in developing diverse teaching methodologies and pedagogical materials\u2014from educational graphic novels to the use of artificial intelligence as an interface for engaging with testimonies. <\/p>\n<p>They were particularly struck by the complexity of memory culture in Serbia, a society with a fragile democratic tradition still dominated by unprocessed traumas from the conflicts of the 1990s, while nationalism and politicization are the main catalysts shaping the presentation and understanding of history. As a result, distortion and misuse of history\u2014including the Holocaust\u2014are frequent both in official and institutional narratives. A lack of courage and political will to address controversial topics such as collaboration, one\u2019s own crimes, manipulation of victim numbers, and blaming others\u2014especially for day-to-day political propaganda\u2014are key features of the vicious Balkan cycle of mutual fueling of nationalism and hatred. <\/p>\n<p>We also spoke about our initiatives to present and implement IHRA standards and recommendations in Serbia, especially the recommendations on teaching and learning about the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma, and we wish to develop cooperation with VHEC in this area as well. In the discussion that followed, colleagues from VHEC repeatedly emphasized that they were impressed by Terraforming\u2019s commitment and results, especially given that we are a relatively small team operating under complex conditions. <\/p>\n<h4>Antisemitism in transition<\/h4>\n<p>Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107 delivered his second presentation at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver (<a href=\"https:\/\/jccgv.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver JCCGV<\/a>), an institution of Vancouver\u2019s Jewish community. The Jewish community in Vancouver numbers around 25,000, and around 35,000 in British Columbia, while approximately 400,000 Jews live across Canada, making up about 1% of Canada\u2019s population. Mi\u0161ko\u2019s lecture, titled <strong>\u201cAntisemitism in Transition: Perspectives from Serbia and the Post-Conflict Balkans\u201d<\/strong>, drew JCCGV board members, staff, and visitors to the Jewish Community Centre. Mi\u0161ko spoke about recognizing regional variations of contemporary antisemitism, the specific nature of this challenge in Southeast Europe, and why understanding regional specificities of antisemitism is also relevant in Canada. In that context, Serbia\u2014which has undergone a dual transition, from communist to democratic governance and from armed conflict and violence to a post-conflict society\u2014has not fully completed either of these processes.    <\/p>\n<p>In his presentation, Mi\u0161ko analyzed specific characteristics of Serbian society in the context of antisemitism, emphasizing that an authoritarian regime, lack of the rule of law, and the absence of media freedoms create an environment in which it is difficult to address hate speech institutionally. At the same time, the authorities use populist nationalism, the spread of fear, and the maintenance of a state of constant social paranoia as key tools\u2014directly facilitating the development of conspiracy theories that are historically deeply connected to antisemitic patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Also characteristic of Serbia is the phenomenon of denying the existence of antisemitism in our society, which is entirely nonsensical in any European context, since antisemitism is deeply woven into the core of European cultural identity. There is no European society\u2014including Serbian society\u2014in which antisemitism does not manifest; the only question is how much, in what ways, and to what extent this hatred is part of the mainstream or remains on the margins. This refusal to speak about antisemitism in Serbia has, on the one hand, led to contemporary incidents being deliberately ignored and minimized, while on the other hand it has meant that sustainable, long-term strategies to counter antisemitism are not being developed. <\/p>\n<p>In Serbia today, antisemitism is growing particularly on the left, but antisemitism driven by nationalism and the ideas of the classic far right is also present. A particular problem is that, as a result of rising institutional pressure on civil society and academia, independent initiatives to map and understand antisemitism are being endangered\u2014initiatives that could otherwise offer evidence-based recommendations to decision-makers. Mi\u0161ko also spoke about the ABC of Antisemitism handbook, the UP2US project, and the motivations that led to the founding of the Centre for Combating Antisemitism and Intolerance in Novi Sad.  <\/p>\n<p>After the lecture, there was a Q&#038;A with the audience. Several participants noted that they were particularly struck by how many of the problems they recognized in their own environment as well, demonstrating the extent to which antisemitism is a global phenomenon that manifests in not-so-different ways in places that are geographically very far apart, such as British Columbia on Canada\u2019s Pacific west coast and Serbia in Southeast Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-nj8fms-6b4c54464220e4dacd59c9f041d60377 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpoh2zhd-a82a564f85eb442950c286b040b69ceb\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mpoh2zhd-a82a564f85eb442950c286b040b69ceb img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mpoh2zhd-a82a564f85eb442950c286b040b69ceb .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container 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class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28308'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-11keqf8-19fc9f9e7fb57efcc5c9b8e8279ab8e9 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-37  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpofojoc-7f3356938bf04cd41609b65b5283ccf5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Meeting with members of the VHEC Board and marking Yom HaShoah<\/h3>\n<p>Our exceptional hosts also organized meetings with leading figures of the Jewish community and members of the Board of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. Among them were <strong>Ezra S. Shanken<\/strong>, Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishvancouver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Greater Vancouver Jewish Federation<\/a>, <strong>Jaime Stein<\/strong>, Director at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fswc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies<\/a>, as well as the wonderful <strong>Shoshana Krell-Lewis<\/strong> and <strong>Simone Kallner<\/strong>, who promised to visit us in Serbia\u2014we are holding them to it and look forward to it! <\/p>\n<p>The evening of April 14 brought one of the most emotional moments of the entire visit\u2014the commemoration of <strong>Yom HaShoah<\/strong> at Temple Sholom synagogue in Vancouver. Several hundred community members attended. The highlight of the evening was the appearance of twelve Holocaust survivors\u2014women and men in advanced age\u2014who, accompanied by their children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren, processed through the synagogue, conveying a powerful message: We survived despite everything! A particularly moving part of the evening was an interview with <strong>Malka Pischanitskaya<\/strong>, a survivor whose harrowing life story is captured in her memoirs <a href=\"https:\/\/memoirs.azrielifoundation.org\/titles\/a-mother-to-my-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">A Mother to My Mother<\/a>. Malka was born in Ukraine. When the Nazis occupied her hometown of Romaniv in 1941, she witnessed mass shootings of neighbors and family as a ten-year-old girl, but she and her mother managed to escape death. They spent the following year constantly on the run, hiding in forests, fields, and barns with no means of survival. As her mother was deeply traumatized by the horrors of war, their roles reversed: though still a child, Malka became the protector, leaving her mother hidden while she went alone to nearby villages to secure food. Malka survived despite everything. She emigrated to Canada in 1975 and has lived in Vancouver ever since. She works with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) and participates in the Centre\u2019s educational programs. With VHEC\u2019s support, the book \u201cMajka mojoj majci\u201d was also produced, documenting Malka\u2019s experiences and survival during the Holocaust.              <\/p>\n<h3>Visit to Hillel BC at the University of British Columbia<\/h3>\n<p>Mi\u0161ko and Nevena also visited the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the local Hillel centre. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hillelbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hillel BC<\/a> is a nonprofit organization dedicated to Jewish students at universities across the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a regional branch of Hillel International, the world\u2019s largest Jewish student organization, present at more than 850 colleges and universities globally. Hillel BC serves as a \u201chome away from home\u201d for students. They provide physical spaces (hubs) on campuses where students can gather, study, or relax. The organization enables students to stay connected to their Jewish identity, for example through shared celebrations of Shabbat and Jewish holidays; free meals and social events for students; or educational programs on Jewish history, culture, and tradition. In light of rising anti-Jewish tensions on university campuses, Hillel BC plays a key role in combating antisemitism on campus and provides legal, psychological, and institutional support to students facing discrimination, working closely with university administrations to ensure a safe environment for all.       <\/p>\n<p>Our host was <strong>Ohad Gavrieli<\/strong>, Executive Director of Hillel BC. Ohad leads programs for student engagement and Jewish life across British Columbia at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">University of British Columbia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">University of Victoria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Simon Fraser University<\/a>, as well as at other colleges and higher-education campuses across British Columbia. <\/p>\n<p>Mi\u0161ko and Nevena also had the opportunity to visit the renowned <a href=\"https:\/\/moa.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Museum of Anthropology<\/a> at the University of British Columbia, which is physically connected to the university campus. Their host there was <strong>Zachary Mullen<\/strong>, a member of the education team at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. Zachary recently graduated in History from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">University of British Columbia (UBC)<\/a> and works at VHEC on educational programs and public engagement initiatives. 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class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-1030x773.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Museum of Anthropology'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28272 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28272 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-1030x773.jpg\" alt='Museum of Anthropology' title='Museum of Anthropology'  height=\"773\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6224.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-806elg-bd600efd25e890224a6161bb2c328a8b alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-47  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28308'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1ihaqsk-292cce0756a964cc3d845a03ef399b09 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-48  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-123vlwk-9fe4cfbc9f08d6d48c81214249b4c1ba '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Visit to the Parliament of British Columbia<\/h3>\n<p>One of the most memorable experiences of the entire visit was the trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victoria.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Victoria<\/a>, specifically the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Parliament of British Columbia<\/a>. Although Vancouver is the largest city and the economic centre of British Columbia, Victoria is the official capital and administrative hub of this Canadian province. It is located at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, situated southwest of the city of Vancouver and separated from it by a body of water, so Mi\u0161ko, Nevena, and Hannah Marazzi arrived in Victoria by seaplane.  <\/p>\n<p>The Parliament of British Columbia, housed in a historic building in Victoria, functions as a unicameral legislature in which elected members pass laws and oversee the work of the provincial authorities. The executive branch is the government organized according to the Westminster model, where the premier and their cabinet of ministers manage provincial ministries and implement adopted policies. At the Parliament building, they were warmly welcomed by <strong>Nina Krieger<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/ministries\/public-safety-and-solicitor-general\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General<\/a>, a former member of the Canadian IHRA delegation and former Director of VHEC. Nina\u2019s role in government is directly connected to her expertise and many years of work leading the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, where she gained experience in human rights and in combating antisemitism and racism. We spoke with Nina about deepening cooperation between institutions in British Columbia, the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, and Terraforming.    <\/p>\n<h3>Long-term cooperation established<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout our stay in Vancouver, we had intensive, candid, and productive conversations with VHEC Executive Director Hannah Marazzi, occasionally joined by members of her team. This exchange laid strong foundations for future joint projects and long-term cooperation, recognizing the immense value of combining our experience and knowledge in the fields of Holocaust and Roma genocide memorialization and education, as well as the different strengths we each bring: Serbia offers authentic sites of life and persecution, a historical legacy of antifascism, but also a complex relationship with memory culture intertwined with politicization and nationalism; while Canada brings a perspective shaped by its role in the liberation of Europe from Nazism, the reception of Holocaust survivors who emigrated to Canada, a large Jewish community and still a significant number of survivors, as well as the challenges of safeguarding democratic values and curbing antisemitism and racism.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-lw1y3o-afad219424b5ac1c6926901667312199 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-50  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  ' 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1030px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='IMG_6360'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28271 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28271 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-1030x1030.jpg\" alt='Nina Krieger, Misko and Nevena' title='IMG_6360'  height=\"1030\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6360.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-uxlrok-e37080ca351ff1ca6be729bfc713d9e7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-uxlrok-e37080ca351ff1ca6be729bfc713d9e7{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-uxlrok-e37080ca351ff1ca6be729bfc713d9e7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-53  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mpoho0pd-a3a7525b26da5ebb10ff768f06de514c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mpoho0pd-a3a7525b26da5ebb10ff768f06de514c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mpoho0pd-a3a7525b26da5ebb10ff768f06de514c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mpoho0pd-a3a7525b26da5ebb10ff768f06de514c av-styling- av-img-linked avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-54  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-1030x773.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" class='avia_image '  aria-label='Victoria, BC'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-28297 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-28297 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-1030x773.jpg\" alt='Victoria, BC' title='Victoria, BC'  height=\"773\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6396.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_7'  class='avia-section av-3bebjno-2bb43e61e342666ca6b316965ef854f3 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-55  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-28308'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-329sk1w-83d47ef5f729555b42b4657381e8c9d6 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-56  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mpofsl2v-b4d82d131a7b45c9be430a1279c337b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Toronto: The Azrieli Foundation and the Holocaust Museum<\/h3>\n<p>The final segment of this study visit took place in Toronto. Mi\u0161ko and Nevena met with Jody Spiegel Fegelman, Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/memoirs.azrielifoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Azrieli Holocaust Survivor Memoirs program<\/a> and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Canadian IHRA delegation<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/azrielifoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>The Azrieli Foundation<\/strong><\/a> is Canada\u2019s largest non-corporate public philanthropic foundation. It was founded in 1989 by David J. Azrieli, a successful Canadian-Israeli businessman, architect, and Holocaust survivor, with the aim of supporting education, science, and social inclusion. The Azrieli Foundation is a major philanthropic organization that funds and delivers key programs in Holocaust education, advanced medical research, and social inclusion. Through strategic donations, awards, and scholarships, the Foundation actively supports scientific and academic excellence, healthcare development, and the preservation of historical memory in Canada and Israel.      <\/p>\n<p>We spoke with Jody about establishing concrete cooperation on developing a guide for implementing the IHRA recommendations on teaching and learning about the Holocaust, modeled on \u201cFirst Step.\u201d \u201cFirst Step\u201d is a guide for teachers of all subjects who plan to teach students aged twelve and older about the Holocaust, developed by the Azrieli Foundation. This handbook offers essential foundational concepts and methodologies, providing useful guidance both for educators encountering this difficult topic for the first time and for experienced teachers who wish to reassess and improve their practice. It is based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/resources\/recommendations-teaching-learning-holocaust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">IHRA recommendations on teaching and learning about the Holocaust<\/a>. Since these recommendations have not been specifically promoted in Serbia by the relevant ministries, it has largely fallen to civil society to do so\u2014something Terraforming has primarily undertaken in recent years. For that reason, supporting tools such as the \u201cFirst Step\u201d handbook are an extremely welcome form of assistance in this effort. We also proposed creating a \u201cFirst Step\u201d dedicated to teaching and learning about the genocide of the Roma.      <\/p>\n<h4>Toronto Holocaust Museum<\/h4>\n<p>Our stay in Toronto was further enriched by a visit to the new <a href=\"https:\/\/torontoholocaustmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Toronto Holocaust Museum<\/a>. We were impressed by an exhibition that, on the one hand, is entirely based on the testimonies of Holocaust survivors who brought their memories, documents, and objects with them when they emigrated to Canada; yet at the same time, each panel includes text that skillfully connects past events with Canadian society today, giving the exhibition a unique dimension of relevance, authenticity, and contemporaneity. Although the exhibition is dedicated to events from the past that took place far from Canada, the way this story is told through the authentic words of Canadians\u2014Holocaust survivors\u2014and how firmly it is anchored in the present through links to current societal challenges, makes visitors feel that this is a highly topical subject, close and grounded in the Canadian experience.  <\/p>\n<h3>Strengthened friendship, knowledge exchange, and a foundation for long-term cooperation<\/h3>\n<p>This deeply inspiring visit is already showing results through the start of concrete cooperation between Terraforming and the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. This includes the development of educational material on the Holocaust through stories about football, aligned with current preparations for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vancouverfwc26.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FIFA World Cup, which will be played in part in Vancouver<\/a>. In this material, Canadian audiences will be introduced to excerpts from Terraforming\u2019s graphic novel about pre-war Novi Sad, the Hungarian occupation, and the Novi Sad Raid, focusing on young footballers from Vojvodina and Maccabi.  <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Hannah Marazzi kindly agreed to serve as a member of the International Steering Board of the <strong>Hilda Daj\u010d International Digital Holocaust Memory Award<\/strong> (The Hilda Daj\u010d International Digital Holocaust Memory Award International Steering Board), established on May 7 in Belgrade. <\/p>\n<p>This is only the beginning!<\/p>\n<h3>Thank you very much!<\/h3>\n<p>Many thanks to dear Hannah Marazzi\u2014we cannot find enough words to express how wonderful she is! Thank you as well to the VHEC team and all the wonderful people who, with respect and genuine willingness, wanted to listen to us, asked about our experiences with sincere interest, and shared their knowledge and advice with us wholeheartedly. <\/p>\n<p>Once again, we must express our profound gratitude to the <a href=\"https:\/\/encate.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">European Network for Combating Antisemitism (ENCATE)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/holocaustremembrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)<\/a>, who made this outstanding exchange program possible. 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