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Vancouver BC, V5Z 2N7 Canada

P: 604.264.0499
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discovery kits
 
  For information or to book a Discovery Kit, please contact 604.264.0499 or info@vhec.org.  
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Outside the Attic Walls

Outside the Attic Walls complements the study of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and features artefacts such as: a Jewish star sewn onto a coat, a child's toy, identity cards, ration coupons and photographs belonging to child survivors of the Holocaust who, like Anne Frank, were hidden in the Netherlands. Recommended for Grade 5 and above.

Sponsored by the Vancouver Foundation.

 
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Journey to Canada:
The War Orphans Project 1947 - 1949

Journey to Canada explores the aftermath of war, the arrival of Holocaust orphans in Canada and Canada's multicultural immigration history. The kit makes use of primary artefacts such as: letters, diaries, newspaper articles, photographs, identification cards and government documents. The seven modules can be set up as stations and used for individual or group work. Recommended for Grade 7 and above.

Sponsored by BC Heritage Trust, Xerox Canada & Pacific Bindery Services Ltd.

 
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holocaust War Orphans: a scrapbook set

This Scrapbook Set presents the individual experiences of 15 child survivors, who came to Canada as orphans of the Holocaust. Personal letters, diaries, steamship tickets, identity cards, family photographs and official documents tell of these young people's early years, survival, loss and new lives in Canada. The set can be used independently or as a companion to the Journey to Canada kit. Recommended for Grade 7 and above.

Sponsored by BC Heritage Trust.