Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Sephardi Voices are pleased to announce a new exhibition in Ottawa and the donation of the Victor and Edna Mashaal Canadian Collection.
The Victor and Edna Mashaal Canadian Collection was donated to LAC by Sephardi Voices, an international heritage organization. It is a series of nearly 100 interviews in English and French, portraits, documents, and photographs chronicling the life stories of the Canadian Sephardi-Mizrahi community. This online collection is available to the public on the Sephardi Voices website.
In addition, LAC is hosting the exhibition The Forgotten Exodus-A Canadian Refuge in Ottawa until the end of June 2022. It tells the story of the last generation of Sephardi-Mizrahi Jews born in North Africa, the Middle East and Iran before one million of them were displaced in the mid-20th century. The photographs were taken by Liam Sharp and the exhibition was curated by Dr. Henry Green, University of Miami Professor of Religious Studies, and David Langer, the Media Director for Sephardi Voices.
Exhibition: The Forgotten Exodus-A Canadian Refuge
When: June 3 to 30, 2022
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Lobby of Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON
A reservation is not required for viewing the exhibition
Current safety measures in place
The exhibition is composed of selected images from the Victor and Edna Mashaal Canadian Collection. Those unable to attend the exhibition in person can find these images and more on the Sephardi Voices website.
