April 15 – Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp is Liberated

About this episode

This episode discusses the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and features an interview with Sabrina Moisan about the legacy of Holocaust survivors in Canada.

British and Canadian troops liberated prisoners at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on April 15, 1945. To learn more about the legacy of holocaust survivors in Canada we spoke with Sabrina Moisan of the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre.

People in this episode

Hosts: Marc Affeld, Joe Burima

Guest: Sabrina Moisan

Topics covered

• Bergen-Belsen
• Holocaust
• Canadian history
• war legacy
• survivors

Keywords

• Bergen-Belsen
• Holocaust survivors
• Canada
• liberation
• April 15

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre

Places: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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