Only One Day Left To Get Your Press Pass: If Not Now, When?

Responsibility and Memory After the Holocaust OTTAWA- There is only one day left to get your press pass for the If Not Now, When? Responsibility and Memory After the Holocaust conference that will be taking place on April 24rd and 25th, 2013. The Zelikovtiz Centre for Jewish Studies is hosting the conference at Carleton University. The conference is the first public conference since Canada took on chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) this year. It will bring together parliamentarians, academics, community leaders and more. The Max and Tessie Zelikovitz Centre at Carleton University is Canada's "capital" research institute for Jewish Studies. With access to Ottawa at its front steps, the Centre connects with Parliamentarians, public servants, diplomats, NGOs, international organizations and the national media, as well as other academics and the broader community, on the basis of the innovative and cutting-edge research conducted by more than two dozen Zelikovitz researchers. Featured speakers at the conference include: The Honourable Jason Kenney, The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Dr. Andrew Bennett, Dr. Mario Silva, Dr. Irving Abella and various others. MP Cotler will be giving the keynote address in a session titled The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights: Universal Lessons For Our Time For a complete look at the conferences schedule visit: http://www6.carleton.ca/memory/agenda/. Please note that the lunch with Minister Jason Kenney is sold out. To sign up for a press pass please visit: http://www6.carleton.ca/memory/media-page/. Press are welcome to contact Ilana Belfer, Press Manager, at any time throughout the 24rd or 25th for more information or to get an access pass to conference events. -30Contact: Dr. Deidre Butler

Conference Chair and Associate Professor, Religion - Jewish Studies Associate Director, Max and Tessie Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies Holocaustconference@carleton.ca 613-520-2600 ex. 8106 Ilana Belfer Conference Press Manager 613-983-2570
ilana_belfer@carleton.ca