Diogene and Ariel Ifergan
This January, Quebec Jewish Congress (QJC) organized a successful Quebec-wide tour of Identity Card written and performed by former Rwandan child soldier Diogène Ntarindwa in cooperation with la Fondation SurVie-Barakabaho, the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, Trent University, Université de Laval, and the Human Promise. Performances were staged at St. Paul’s University, CEGEP de l’Outaouais, and Laval University (Saint Foy).
“The Jewish community is all too familiar with the difficult journey that survivors face, and the importance of telling the story,” noted QJC Board Member Ariel Ifergan. “Not only does the story need to be told, it needs to be heard by all of us, so that we can all move forward, learn from the past, and proclaim, never again.”
Performing a dozen different roles, Ntarindwa takes his audience on a journey from tragedy and pain to comedy and laughter. His work as an artist-activist addresses the role of memory in identity formation and notions of reconciliation through personal stories.
QJC has worked with various organizations within the local Rwandan community to raise awareness on the Rwandan genocide.
