Peninah Zilberman
About Peninah Zilberman
Born in Israel to survivor parents, Sighet Maramures and Bucharest, Romania; Peninah served the Toronto Jewish Community for over 40 years, Jewish educator, Holocaust Museum Director, President Adath Israel Sisterhood. In 2014 Peninah initiated “70 th Anniversary Commemoration to the Sighet
Deportations” repeated 2015, 2017 and 2019 attracting over 1000 participants, internationally “Fundatia Tarbut Sighet- Cultura si Educatie Iudaica” (FTS) established in October 2014. FTS assisting All Generations in Genealogy research and organizing “Family Roots Journeys;” FTS provides Jewish cultural programs, Pre & Post Holocaust themes at high schools and Cultural Centers in Romania. FTS member of European Association for the Preservation of Jewish Culture and Heritage (AEPJ), Future for Religious Heritage Org. (FRH), Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) and A.M.I.R. The United Organization of Romanians in Israel.
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