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50 - 950 West 41st Ave,
Vancouver BC, V5Z 2N7 Canada

P: 604.264.0499
F: 604.264.0497
E: info@vhec.org


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current exhibit

JANUSZ KORCZAK
AND THE CHILDREN OF THE WARSAW GHETTO


December 15, 2011 - April 12, 2012
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre



Janusz Korczak was one of the world’s first advocates of children’s rights. On August 6, 1942 he became a heroic figure. On that day, this famous and beloved doctor, writer and educator was forced by the Nazis to gather together the two hundred orphans under his care in the Warsaw ghetto and report for deportation. Refusing all offers for his own rescue, he led the children with quiet dignity to the tram that would take them to their deportation to Treblinka, an extermination camp where they were murdered. Janusz Korczak & The Children of the Warsaw Ghetto examines the life of Janusz Korczak, the experiences and tragic fate of the children in the Warsaw ghetto and looks at how the violation of children’s rights during the Holocaust is reflected in the global fight for children’s rights in the world today.


 

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Avoda Institute, Ltd.
All rights reserved.
Photographs by Sophie Giraud


School program

Pigeon Film Workshop &
Holocaust Survivor Speaker

December 5, 2011 – May 31, 2012

Set in Remies, France in 1941 and based on a true story, Pigeon focuses on a Jewish man's daring flight from the Nazi-occupied area to the "free zone" in the south. The workshop gives students the opportunity to discuss the concepts of victims, perpetrators, bystanders and rescuers during the Holocaust, as well as moral responsibility and decision-making.

The program also features a presentation by a Holocaust survivor speaker. This is a unique experience for students to hear first-hand about the life of a Holocaust survivor.
Recommended for grades 6-12.

Information & Bookings

 


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English & Italian with English subtitles


Documentary Film
Directed by Flaminia Lubin


international holocaust remembrance day

50 italians
The 50 men who saved 50,000 Jewish Lives

Monday, January 30, 2012 | 7 pm
Norman Rothstein Theatre


In the darkest and most tragic moment of the twentieth century, when men were methodically working to destroy humanity, and it seemed impossible to resist the Nazi death machine, 50 high-ranking Italian diplomats and generals saved almost 50,000 Jewish lives, helping them to escape persecution, deportation and death.


Free admission | Reservations recommended
Contact the Istituto Italiano di Cultura:

Email: iicvancouver@esteri.it or
Phone: 604.688.0809 ext. 21



Reception to Follow at the VHEC


Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Annette & Norman Rothstein Theatre and Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Vancouver Under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy

 
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