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Upcoming Events

Film Screening: Son of a Seeker

Tuesday, January 20, 5-9 PM
Join us for a film screening at Hillel House at the University of British Columbia.
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IHRD Commemoration at Vancouver City Hall

Tuesday, January 20, 9:30-10 AM
Join us for a meaningful International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration at Vancouver City Hall.
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Story of a Holocaust Survivor: Malka Pischanitskaya

Thursday, January 22, 6 PM
Join us for an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at Hillel UBC for a special discussion with Holocaust survivor Malka Pischanitskaya.
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Richmond IHRD Commemoration at Bayit Synagogue

Tuesday, January 27, 7 PM
Join us for a meaningful International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration at the Bayit Synagogue in Richmond, featuring a keynote address by Holocaust survivor Mariette Doduck.
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Film Screening: Liliana

Monday, February 2, 6 PM
Join us for a film screening at the Rothstein Theatre, Jewish Community Centre.
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L’dor vador: Holocaust Survivors and Generations After Descendants Program

Monday, March 9, 7 PM
Descendants of Holocaust survivors are invited to an evening hearing reflections from local Holocaust survivors from within the community.
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From Collection to Catalogue: How VHEC Digitizes Its Artefacts

Learn how the VHEC digitizes artefacts with care and precision, preserving history for everyone to explore.
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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.
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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.
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Fragments in Focus: A History of the Holocaust

New Digital Exhibition Available Now

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READ BC WRITING ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST AND ITS CONTINUED RELEVANCE

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and teachers annually in programs that
advance learning about the Holocaust
and its relevance for today.

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DISCOVER THE VHEC’S EXTENSIVE LIBRARY, MUSEUM, ARCHIVES & TESTIMONY HOLDINGS

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Professional Development

Preventing, Recognizing and Responding to Antisemitism Workshop (Vancouver)

Monday, February 2, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
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Teaching the Holocaust: New Resources and Strategies for the Updated BC Curriculum

Maple Ridge, January 27 West Vancouver, Jan. 30 Smithers, February 6 Langley, Feb. 9 Victoria, Feb. 13 Kelowna, Feb. 13 Mission, Feb. 13 Burnaby, Feb. 27 Coquitlam, Feb. 27 Nanaimo, April 27 Surrey, May 1
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