SUSANNA Kokkonen, director of Christian Friends of Yad Vashem (CFYV), is in Canada for a speaking tour October 10 – 19, with stops in Vancouver and Victoria.

Yad Vashem is Israel’s 45-acre official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

The goal of CFYV is to promote Yad Vashem, and to bring the universal lessons of the Holocaust to the    Christian world.

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They are seeking to build bridges between Jews and Christians, teach the history of Christian anti-Semitism, and educate about the legacy of ‘the righteous among the nations’ (Gentiles who protected Jews during the Holocaust).

The visit is being hosted by International Christian Embassy Canada.

Info: www.icejcanada.org.       – JC

October 2010