Toronto Holocaust Museum

Name: Toronto Holocaust Museum
Address: 4588 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M2R3V2, CA
Telephone: 416-631-5689
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08/20/2026

As we prepare to re-open from our gallery maintenance, we’re looking ahead to a new year.

The Toronto Holocaust Museum’s 2026–27 season will bring new opportunities to learn, reflect, and connect through our galleries, programs, school visits, and community events.

Thank you for your patience while we refresh our spaces. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

08/19/2026

Today, on World Photography Day, we reflect on the incredible power of photography, not only as a tool for propaganda, but also as an act of resistance and a means of preserving truth.

During the Holocaust, the N***s used photography to spread propaganda and reinforce antisemitic ideas. But photography was also used by Jewish prisoners and others to document N**i crimes and preserve evidence of what was happening.

At Auschwitz-Birkenau, Jewish prisoners secretly photographed the process of mass murder in August 1944, risking their lives to create a record of the atrocities taking place inside the camp.

Faye Schulman used photography to document the Holocaust from within. A Jewish photographer from Lenin, Poland, Schulman was spared during the August 1942 massacre of Jews in her community because of her photography skills. The Germans forced her to develop photographs documenting the massacre, including the murder of members of her own family.

She survived the Holocaust and immigrated to Canada in 1948, eventually making her home in Toronto. Her photographs remain an extraordinary record of persecution, resistance and survival.

This World Photography Day, we remember those who risked everything to document the truth, and made sure there was evidence.

08/18/2026

The Museum rotates the artifacts in our galleries to provide visitors with new experiences, share diverse stories, and help protect precious objects for future generations.

Holocaust-era artifacts are often fragile and require careful conservation. Rotating artifacts helps protect them from factors such as light and environmental conditions, while also giving visitors the opportunity to encounter new objects, stories, and perspectives.

Nearly 30% of the artifacts coming into the galleries have never been displayed before, while 20% of previously displayed artifacts will return. Half of the artifacts in the exhibition will remain unchanged, ensuring that the stories visitors know and value continue to be told.

The Museum will be closed from August 17–27 for gallery maintenance. Visit us after August 30 to experience new objects and stories firsthand.

To plan your visit, please visit this link 🔗 https://torontoholocaustmuseum.org/plan-your-visit.

08/10/2026

In 1921, South African businessman and philanthropist Isaac Ochberg rescued approximately 200 Jewish children from Eastern Europe, bringing them to safety in South Africa.

Today, thousands of their descendants live around the world—including here in Canada.

This December, the South African Jewish Museum will open a new exhibition exploring this remarkable legacy. Through personal stories and family histories, the exhibition will honour an extraordinary act of rescue and the generations of lives it continues to shape.

If you or someone you know is a descendant of an Ochberg Orphan, the Museum would love to hear from you. By sharing your family's story, you can help preserve this remarkable legacy for future generations.

To learn more, please visit this link 🔗 https://www.sajewishmuseum.co.za/ochbergorphans.

08/09/2026

On August 9, 1944, the final liquidation of the Łódź Ghetto began, marking the end of the last operating ghetto in German-occupied Poland. By the end of the month, approximately 67,000 Jews had been deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.

This month, as our galleries rotate, a remarkable artifact will remain on view: Lilianne Friedman's engraved canteen charm, lovingly handcrafted by her father while their family was imprisoned in the Łódź Ghetto and hidden throughout their ordeal.

Some stories are too important to leave behind. Visit the Toronto Holocaust Museum to experience this extraordinary artifact and the powerful story of love, resilience, and survival that it carries.

Don't forget that your visit this summer is 30% off with the code SUMMER26. Plan your visit at this link 🔗 https://torontoholocaustmuseum.org/plan-your-visit

08/06/2026

📢 Please note: The Toronto Holocaust Museum will be temporarily closed from August 17–27 for scheduled gallery maintenance.

We look forward to welcoming you back when we reopen with regular hours on Sunday, August 30.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. As you plan your fall visit, you'll discover new stories, new artifacts, and new survivor testimony that continue to deepen our understanding of the Holocaust and its enduring relevance.

08/05/2026

What does love look like after unimaginable loss? Discover one remarkable answer at the Toronto Holocaust Museum.

On August 13, a selection of artifacts currently on display will be removed from our galleries as we prepare for our next artifact rotation. Among them is a deeply meaningful ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) that tells the story of Bess and Chaim Fishman, two Holocaust survivors who chose love, hope, and resilience in the aftermath of unimaginable loss.

Watch this special reel featuring Michelle Fishman, Director of Marketing and Communications at the Toronto Holocaust Museum, as she reflects on her grandparents’ journey from survival to rebuilding a life in Canada, and the lasting significance of their ketubah.

Don't miss your chance to experience this powerful postwar love story in person and take advantage of 30% off regular Museum admission with our summer promotion.

To plan your next Museum visit, please use this link 🔗 https://torontoholocaustmuseum.org/plan-your-visit

08/04/2026

This past Sunday, we remembered the hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti who were murdered during the Holocaust and honoured the survivors.

On August 2, we commemorated the liquidation of the so-called "Gypsy Family Camp" at Auschwitz-Birkenau, where more than 4,200 Roma and Sinti were murdered by the N***s in 1944. Between 250,000 and 500,000 Roma and Sinti are estimated to have been murdered during the Holocaust, while countless others endured persecution, forced sterilization, and inhumane medical experiments.

For centuries, Roma communities across Europe faced discrimination because of their ethnicity. Under N**i rule, this longstanding prejudice escalated into a systematic campaign of persecution and genocide.

As we reflect on Roma and Sinti Genocide Remembrance Day, we honour the victims, recognize the resilience of survivors and their descendants, and reaffirm our shared responsibility to remember this history and confront hatred, antisemitism, anti-Roma racism, and discrimination in all their forms.

07/30/2026

On today's International Day of Friendship, we remember the extraordinary bonds that helped people endure and the lasting importance of friendship before, during, and after the Holocaust.

Before the Holocaust, friendships were woven into the everyday lives of Jewish communities and countless others targeted by N**i persecution—through neighbourhoods, schools, and shared traditions. As persecution intensified and communities were torn apart, these bonds became a source of comfort, courage, and survival.

When families were separated and every day was marked by fear and uncertainty, friends became family. They shared what little they had, comforted one another, observed holidays together, and found strength in each other's presence. These relationships were acts of resilience. In choosing to care for one another, they refused to let hatred and cruelty strip away their humanity.

After the Holocaust, friendship remained a vital part of rebuilding lives and communities. Survivors leaned on one another to heal, preserve memories, and create new beginnings. Their stories remind us that friendship can provide hope, strength, and connection—even in the darkest of times.

07/28/2026

On display in our Liberation Gallery is Sydney Shoychet's original ticket to the appeal and final verdict in the trial of Adolf Eichmann, witnessed in Jerusalem on May 29, 1962.

A senior N**i official responsible for organizing the deportation of millions of Jews to ghettos and extermination camps, Eichmann was captured in 1960 after fleeing to Argentina following the Second World War. His trial became a landmark moment in Holocaust history. Through powerful survivor testimony, it brought the experiences of Holocaust victims to the forefront, transforming public understanding of the Holocaust and highlighting the pursuit of justice in its aftermath.

Pictured with the ticket is Sydney's wife, Helen Shoychet, who visited the Museum last week. We are grateful to the Shoychet family for generously loaning this artifact, which will remain on display after our summer artifact rotation.

Visit the Toronto Holocaust Museum to experience the stories behind the artifacts that bring history to life. Stay tuned on our socials over the next couple of weeks while we highlight a selection of artifacts that are staying, leaving, and coming to the Museum this summer!

Address

4588 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON
M2R3V2

Telephone

416-631-5689

Website

http://torontoholocaustmuseum.org/, http://torontoholocaustmuseum.org/

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