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VHEC and Community Erect Monument to Honor Rudolf Vrba’s Courage and Legacy

Rudolf Vrba’s courage is now memorialized in Vancouver, where VHEC, in partnership with the Schara Tzedeck Cemetery Board and a committee of volunteers, unveiled a monument to commemorate his escape from Auschwitz and the lives he helped save.

VHEC Launches New Digital Exhibition: Fragments in Focus: A History of the Holocaust

With support from Digital Museums Canada, VHEC’s new online exhibition, Fragments In Focus makes Holocaust history accessible to educators, students and the public worldwide.

Announcing the 2025 Kron Sigal Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education

Chantel Parsons of Mark R. Isfeld Secondary in Comox, B.C. recognized for leadership in Holocaust education.
 

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