Considered one of the most influential books of the last century, Man’s Search for Meaning has sold over 16 million copies and been translated into more than 50 languages. Based on Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's story of physical and spiritual survival during the Holocaust, this important work has helped generations of readers around the world cope with suffering.

Most recently, it has been translated to the Uyghur language following requests from Uyghur community leaders who found inspiration in Frankl’s words. For several years, Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim minorities in China have faced mass detention, forced labour, torture, and forced sterilization. In February 2021, the Canadian parliament passed a non-binding motion acknowledging these crimes as an act of genocide.

Join us on December 10 at 7 pm, Human Rights Day, for the book launch of the Uyghur language translation of Man’s Search for Meaning. Kayum Masimov, Project Manager of the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, who spearheaded this translation project, will be in conversation with Rabbi Lisa Grushcow, senior rabbi of Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom.

Tickets are are pay-what-you-can.

The event will take place at the Montreal Holocaust Museum - 5151 Ch. de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine.

This event is being organized in partnership with Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, and Festival littéraire international Metropolis bleu de Montréal.