AMBASSADORS OF CHANGE

Ambassadors of Change brings together high school students of varied faiths and backgrounds for a unique program that focuses on the lessons and relevance of the Holocaust.

Students have the rare opportunity to meet with Holocaust survivors and hear first-hand accounts of their experiences. The students participate in a guided discussion, discern the timely lesson of the Holocaust, and discuss ways they can promote tolerance and inclusion in their own communities. Ambassadors of Change forges the values of diversity, justice, and social inclusiveness in the next generation of Canadians.  

In past years, this program was held annually in Ottawa, prior to the National Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony; after participating in the Ambassadors of Change program, students had an opportunity to attend the National Ceremony. Approximately 200 students from various high schools in Ontario and Quebec participated each year.  

Beginning in 2023, a national iteration of the program has been run in nearly 30 classrooms across Canada in BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Canadian Educator Alumni from the Yad Vashem Seminar in Israel successfully ran simultaneous programs in their classrooms alongside Holocaust Survivors and, with the generosity of the Azrieli Foundation, distributed Holocaust survivor memoirs to each student participant.

We are thrilled to offer this program again to educator alumni in 2026, marking Yom Hashoah in April.

For more information, contact us at 416.785.1333 or email alana@yadvashem.ca