Mark Berlin
Mark Berlin is an accomplished international human rights lawyer and a professor of practice at McGill University. He has served as a trustee for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights since 2018, but recently resigned over concerns regarding an exhibit about the Palestinian Nakba, citing its lack of historical context and potential to exacerbate antisemitism. Berlin, who has a pro-Palestinian stance, previously worked as a senior adviser on the Middle East to former Canadian attorney-general Irwin Cotler and has significant experience in international legal programs.
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Mark Berlin is the museum’s only Jewish trustee who resigned last week, stating he was not given a chance to view the exhibit in advance.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights made ‘error’ in Nakba exhibit presentation, minister says
Canada· 2026-06-30
Mark Berlin, a trustee on the museum’s board, resigned in protest this past Monday.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights curator defends Nakba exhibit ahead of openingCanada· 2026-06-27
Mark Berlin resigned his position making similar complaints that the show was one-sided.
Philanthropist behind Canadian Museum for Human Rights raises concerns about Nakba exhibitCanada· 2026-06-24
Mark Berlin, a trustee at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, submitted his resignation over a coming exhibit about the late 1940s displacement of Palestinians.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights trustee resigns, cites ‘one-sided’ Palestinian exhibitCanada· 2026-06-22
