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A Berlin street during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
– Carl and Liselott Diem Archive

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The League of German Girls engaged in synchronized athletics, circa 1933-45. – Carl and Liselott Diem Archive


2009 - June 2010

SUNDAY OPENINGS | 1 pm - 4 pm
with Docent led tours @ 2 pm
February 14 & 21 & March 14, 2010

Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre


More than just games: canada & the 1936 olympics

In 1936, Nazi Germany camouflaged its racism and militarism while hosting the Winter and Summer Olympics. MORE THAN JUST GAMES offers insights into the Nazis' antisemitic and exclusionary policies, Canada's participation in the Games, its response to the international boycott debate and the experiences of individual athletes.


Framing Bodies:
Sport & Spectacle in Nazi Germany

A complementary exhibit, FRAMING BODIES: Sport and Spectacle in Nazi Germany explores the relationship between athletics, politics and visual culture during the 1936 Games.


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2009 Lehrer Student
Writing Contest Winner

Lindsey Kendrick-Koch
Collingwood School
West Vancouver, BC

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2009 Kron Award Recipient
Derek Smith & Jason Hudson
Mount Boucherie Secondary
Kelowna, BC


LEHRER Student Writing Contest

Every May, at the UBC High School Symposium, the VHEC awards a prize of $300 for the best essay by a BC secondary student on a selected topic.

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Kron Sigal Award for Excellence in
Holocaust Education

The Meyer & Gita Kron & Ruth Kron Sigal Award is presented annually to an elementary or secondary teacher in any discipline who has demonstrated a commitment to teaching students about the Holocaust and its important lessons for humankind. An award of $500 will be presented at the 35th Annual High School Symposium on the Holocaust at UBC in May 2010.

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