Musée de l'Holocauste Montréal
5151, chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine H3W 1M6 Montreal, QC, Canada

Anka and Arnold Voticky and their two children arrived in Shanghai on the SS Conte Rosso on May 10, 1940. Like them, more than 18,000 European Jews then decided to flee to Shanghai since it was one of the few places that did not require a fee for an entry visa. In Shanghai, a restricted area for Jews was created in the Hongkou neighbourhood (2nd picture) where the Voticky family settled. In the first photograph, children Vera Voticky, Eva Kanturek and Milan Voticky stand in a local market in Shanghai.

Did you know? The Montreal Holocaust Museum's permanent exhibition reopened to school groups since Monday, May 10th! At this time, only schools in the Montreal administrative region are able to visit our Museum. To book this exclusive experience for your students, have a look at our pre-reservation form for groups. We look forward to seeing you in person at our Museum!

Tonight at 7:30 p.m., join us for the virtual screening of the movie The Keeper. (Film in English and German with English subtitles) Starring David Kross, Freya Mavor and John Henshaw, The Keeper tells the true story of Bert Trautmann. A German soldier and prisoner of war is awarded the position of goalkeeper for Manchester City amidst post-war British protests and prejudice. His nomination causes indignation, but Bert receives the support of Rabbi Alexander Altmann and the love of Margaret Frair. However, fate will soon come between Bert and Margaret when their love and loyalty are test To learn more and purchase your ticket for his event, click on the link below!

In the postwar period, Montreal became home to the world’s third largest community of Holocaust survivors outside of Europe. Thousands of them arrived in the city between 1947 and 1955, through either the War Orphans Project, or various labour schemes, or family sponsorship, and set out to remake their lives by rebuilding their families and recreating their communities. Refugee Boulevard: Making Montreal Home after the Holocaust is a multimedia project that captures the init...ial experiences of child survivors who settled in the St. Urbain Ghetto, a neighbourhood known today as the Mile End or the Plateau. Click here to discover the audio-guide: https://www.refugeeboulevard.ca/index.html And click here to participate in a walking tour of Refugee Blvd on May 16: https://fb.me/e/3VmOap6Qq