{"id":604453,"date":"2026-04-14T23:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/604453\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T23:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:38:26","slug":"montreal-students-mark-holocaust-remembrance-day-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/604453\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal students mark Holocaust Remembrance Day – Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\tBy \tFelicia Parrillo<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted April 14, 2026 5:53 pm<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated April 14, 2026 6:41 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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One by one, students placed stones on the graves of the fallen.<\/p>\n

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Each one a promise their stories won\u2019t be forgotten.<\/p>\n

At the National Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire, students, veterans and dignitaries gathered for a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, honouring the millions who perished and the Canadians who fought for freedom.<\/p>\n

\u201cLearning about the names of those who passed away during the Holocaust, and also listening to the Rabbi in his prayers that he made was really special \u2014 and it touched my heart,\u201d said Keziah Clayton, a Grade 11 student.<\/p>\n

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Those who attended the ceremony say remembering the Holocaust is not only about honouring those who lost their lives because they were Jewish, but about ensuring history isn\u2019t repeated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s essential that the young generation will know, will learn from history,\u201d said Eliaz Luf, Consul General of the State of Israel in Montreal. \u201cAnd each one of them will make sure that nothing like that will ever happen to any kind of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nearly 100 Jewish Canadian veterans are laid to rest at the cemetery, each remembered not just for how they served, but why.<\/p>\n

Organizers say passing those stories on is what gives ceremonies like these their true meaning \u2014 and shows why remembering is key to repeating the same mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is part of their community, it\u2019s part of their history, it\u2019s part as well of their understanding that peace and liberty isn\u2019t something that\u2019s just given,\u201d said Michel Bourque, National Field of Honour president and retired Canadian Armed Forces Colonel. \u201cIt\u2019s something that I would say is earned.\u201d<\/p>\n

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