COHDS is partnering with the Montreal Holocaust Museum and the Cummings
Centre to present the following event, The Generations After: “Olga, Erika, and Me” Podcast at the Montreal Holocaust Museum on Tuesday, September 9, 7 pm.
The creator of the podcast, Ilanit-Michele, and her mother, Erika Eriksson, will be in attendance to discuss their experiences as second and third generation descendants of their mother and grandmother, Olga. Through the podcast, “Olga, Erika, and Me,” they retrace Olga’s steps based on her writings left to them describing her experience of being part of a loving Jewish family who was torn apart during the Shoah and her life afterwards when she tried to rebuild without them followed by displacement due to the Communist repression of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. Ilanit-Michele and her mother Erika discuss why this project is of importance:
Ilanit-Michele: “I think originally, I wanted to do it so that it wasn’t just for you and me. I felt that I had a responsibility to expose Grand-mamma’s story. And I think it’s important.”
Erika: “Holocaust survivor is speaking through you now.”
Ilanit-Michele: “Through her daughter and grand-daughter. And actually walking in her footsteps…” (“Olga, Erika, and Me” podcast, Part 3: Dominoes, 0:39:50.)
As Ilanit-Michel and Erika travel to Hungary, Poland, and Israel to better understand Olga’s experience and gather further oral testimony from family and people they meet, we not only better understand Olga through her words but through the eyes of her descendants. This event will allow us to hear directly from Ilanit-Michele and Erika and will be moderated by CBC Daybreak’s Sarah Dehaies.
REGISTRATION
Please note that all our events are free and open to all, but registration is mandatory. For any questions please contact cohds.chorn@concordia.ca
LOCATION
In-person at the Montreal Holocaust Museum, 5151 Chem. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3W 3E8
