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OPENING PROGRAM
7 PM | Monday, June 11, 2012
Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, JCC
Tickets: $18
VHEC Members: $15
Through artefacts and eyewitness testimony, this exhibit explores a little-known chapter of Canadian history: the story of some 2,300 mostly Jewish refugees interned as “enemy aliens" in Canada during the Second World War. The internees’ journey – from fascist Europe to refuge in England, imprisonment by Britain and Canada and eventual release – is a bittersweet tale of survival during the Holocaust.
The material collected from former internees, their families and archival sources offers insight into the context and experiences of internment.
The exhibit will be on view through June 2013.
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Frieda Miller (left),
Executive Director, VHEC
with Nina Krieger (right),
current Education Director
and Curator and new
Executive Director as of August 1, 2012
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VANCOUVER, BC – Frieda Miller, who has been with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre since its founding in 1994, is retiring after six years as Executive Director. The Centre’s exhibits and education programs, which reach more than 15,000 students each year, place it among the most respected Holocaust centres in North America.
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The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) is seeking a
part-time designer with an ideal start date of June 18, 2012.
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The Research & Program Assistant will assist staff with the exhibit installation and help research and develop materials for school and public programs.
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The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre is seeking a full-time Education Director to develop an educational vision for the Centre and to be responsible for all aspects of the Centre’s educational mandate.
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Photographs by Sophie Giraud
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Until 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.
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Dr. Robert Krell, Founding
President of the VHEC
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Dr. Robert Krell, Founding President of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, delivered the keynote address at the United Nations' commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, 2012.
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