Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre Commemorates the Battle of Musa Dagh

MONTREAL (Horizon Weekly) ”“ As part of the events commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre (MHMC) presents the exhibit titled The 40 Days of Musa Dagh: Testament of Resistance at the Heart of the Armenian Genocide on display from December 10th, 2015, to February 11th, 2016. The exhibition is the result of a partnership with the Canadian Centennial Committee of the Armenian Genocide and the Government of Canada ”“ Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

To mark the International Day for the Prevention of Genocide, the exhibition at 6:30pm will be followed at 7:45pm by a lecture by Dr. Yair Auron, Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, Political Science and Communication of the Open University of Israel, entitled: “The Impact of Werfel’s work, The 40 Days of Musa Dagh, on the Jewish resistance during the Second World War”