Robert Krell, C.M.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Physician, international educator and advocate for Holocaust survivors, Robert Krell has made groundbreaking contributions to the memorialization of the Holocaust by recording survivor testimonies. Former director of child psychiatry at the University of British Columbia hospital, he has written extensively on understanding the psychology of survivors of massive trauma. Founder of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, he helped establish Holocaust and genocide education programs to combat racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism, and to advocate for social justice and human rights. A quiet philanthropist, he supports numerous charities and scholarships.