Montreal Holocaust Memorial Museum

Learn, feel, remember. Visitors at the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Museum are greeted with these three words written in large letters above the entrance to the permanent exhibit. And for Audrey Licop, the museum's events and communication coordinator, there could very well be a fourth: act. "This is what speaks to us. A desire to act. When you leave here, you want to do more than just cry," she says.

The museum's mission is to fight against all forms of racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination, recalling the events of the genocide of Jews during World War II.

Originally called the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, the museum was founded in 1972 by a group of Holocaust survivors who felt the need to come together to talk and to exchange experiences. In 2003, the museum opened its doors as it is today.