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    Polish-Jewish roots turned life mission (Episode 45)

    By Malgorzata P. BonikowskaJuly 22, 2017Updated:June 24, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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    This story is featured in Episode 45

    Peter Jassem is a renowned Toronto-based architect, born in Poland. After coming to Canada, he got interested in geneaology and became involved in the Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada. This is how he discovered that his father was Jewish. This discovery changed his life.

    For over a decade Peter Jassem has been the chair of the Toronto chapter of the Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation of Canada, a dynamic organization educating the public on the Polish-Jewish relations – their past and present. He is also the director of the Canadian Committee for Support of POLIN Museum and a board member of the Jewish Records Indexing – Poland (online database of 5 million + Jewish records).

    In 2009 Peter Jassem received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (article in the Canadian Jewish News).

    The “And I Still See Their Faces” photo exhibit in downtown Toronto
    Peter Silverman, then mayor of Toronto David Miller and Peter Jassem

    The Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation of Canada was formed in 1988. The Foundation has chapters in Toronto and in Montréal.

    The objectives of the Foundation are to:
    • promote better understanding between Polish Christians and Polish Jews;
    • preserve the unique heritage of Polish Jewry;
    • encourage greater knowledge of the history and culture of Polish Jewry; and
    • foster research.

    The Foundation, a non-profit organization run by volunteers, presents programmes on Jewish life in Poland, Polish-Jewish relations, and the impact of Polish-Jewish thought and creativity. Programmes include lectures, films, publications, concerts, exhibitions, commemorative events and book launches.

    More about the PJHF

    English language media about the PJHF and related issues

    Polish language news about the PJHF and related issues

     

    Canada genealogy Peter Jassem Polish-Jewish Heritage Foundation Polish-Jewish relations
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