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Terry Newman: Caving to anti-Zionists, Vanier College abruptly cancels Holocaust ceremony

The college appears to have been intimidated into calling off a commemoration for six-million murdered Jews it has held annually for 33 years

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Vanier College, in the Montreal borough of Saint Laurent, abruptly cancelled its Holocaust commemoration on Wednesday because it didn’t think it could keep guests and the college community safe.

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A statement released by the college says it is “currently reviewing the format of its annual Holocaust commemoration ceremony,” and that the “important event holds a significant place in our institutional history,” as it “brings together a number of external guests and dignitaries, students, staff and members of the general public.”

Just not this year. The hour-and-a-half-long event was scheduled to include speeches from Christian Wagner, consul general of Germany, Eliaz Luf, consul general of Israel, Eva Kuper, a Holocaust survivor, and two Vanier students. The agenda also included memorial prayers and a........

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