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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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Courtesy the Oberlander Family
Photographs by Jessica Bushey


"Enemy Aliens": The Internment of Jewish Refugees in Canada,1940-1943

October 2012 - June 2013

The interactive "Enemy Aliens" school program promotes engagement with the topic of Canada's wartime internment of Jewish refugees and the rich primary source material featured in the exhibit. Recommended for grades 6 – 12.

  • Classes visiting the VHEC will receive a set of Holocaust survivor memoirs courtesy of the Azrieli Foundation.

Download the Teacher's Guide


Program details:

School visits consist of an interactive docent-led tour and a workshop or Survivor Outreach Speaker presentation. Sessions run between 90-120 minutes, with start times of 9:30 or 10:00 am in the morning, and 1:00 pm in the afternoon. Alternate times available upon request.

  • The VHEC can accommodate two classes (approximately 60 students) at the same time.
  • Cost: $100/class of 30 students. Three days cancellation notice is required, or the full fee may be charged.
  • Due to the high volume of requests for tours, we recommend that you book at least two weeks in advance.


Booking request:

Please complete and submit the following tour request form and clearly indicate your preference for a workshop or a Survivor Outreach Speaker presentation.

A VHEC staff member will contact you to confirm your booking.

Alternately, please call 604.264.0499 or email info@vhec.org for information on booking a tour.

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In addition to using the pre-visit preparatory materials highlighted above, will you have the opportunity to do additional teaching about the Holocaust with this group (course work, books, films, etc)? Please detail.
Please indicate your preference for a workshop or a Survivor Outreach Speaker presentation.

 


 

50 - 950 West 41st Ave, Vancouver BC, V5Z 2N7 Canada
Phone: 604.264.0499 | Fax: 604.264.0497 | Email: info@vhec.org