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Organization

The Organization

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The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre is a non-profit organization.

It is managed by an Board of Directors, which is responsible for the organization's strategic orientations and policies.


After completing the priorities it set forth in its previous Action Plan, the Board of Directors adopted a new 3-year action plan in 2011.

The main goals of the new Action Plan include:

Recognition as the expert organization in Holocaust education and remembrance in Quebec.

Integration of a universal and contemporary message into its Holocaust education work, including programmes, events, and the Museum.  The Centre will be seen as a vital contributor to the field of human rights.

Documentation and organization of the Collection, so as be able to assure its use in the fields of education, remembrance and research.

Use of contemporary technology to promote our vision, through the website, Museum and exhibits and in programmes. Development of communications tools, which always look to future needs, trends and best practices research.

Strengthened and expanded partnerships with other like-minded organizations and communities.

Annual Report 2011-2012
Previous Annual Reports

The Board of Directors

Organizational Structure

 

 

Members of these governing bodies are elected for a two-year mandate. The Board of Directors oversees the operations of the Centre.

The Centre also benefits from:

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  • A full-time Gedenkdiener  (Austrian civil service) each year
  • Expert counsel (university professors, lawyers, etc.)
  • The help of 135 volunteers. The work of our volunteers, on an annual basis, is equivalent to about 7 full-time staff positions
  • The work of committees, which are chaired by volunteers and supported by the staff: Museum, Remembrance, Finance, Docent, Education, Holocaust Survivor Speaker and Human Rights Committees.

Volunteers and the Centre's staff are guided by the values of the organization: compassion, integrity, cooperation and fairness.

Members of the Board of Directors

Yvonne Bensimon

 

Susyn Borer *

Immediate Past President

Steve Coplan, CA, CPA *

Treasurer

F. Guillaume Dufour

 

Hanna Eliashiv

 

Menachem Freedman

 

Lily Ivanier

Honorary  Vice-President

Sylvia  Kertesz *

Secretary

Nancy Maklan

 

Helen Malkin *

Vice-President

Larry Nachshen *

President

Judith Nemes Black

 

Daniel Rabinowicz

 

Julia Reitman

 

Richard Schnurbach

 

Stephen Strauber

 

Akos Verboczy

 

Leslie Vertes

 

Alice Herscovitch *

Executive Director
* Officers

The Staff 

 


The organization's daily functionning is assumed by the Staff. The team is comprised of 10 members, who provide the professional expertise and assure the planning and implementation of the Centre's programs and activities.