Last week the VHEC and CIJA hosted a book event featuring Mark Sy, author of The Manila Poker Club. It was a powerful reminder that history is not only something we uncover; it is something that informs our present and binds us together.
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The VHEC is presenting a new series of programs that explore the powerful connections between football, Holocaust history and the ongoing pursuit of inclusion.
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We’re excited to announce a new series of tribute cards featuring artworks by two survivor artists from our community: Sidi Schaffer & the late Peter Voormeij z’l.
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Fragments in Focus: A History of the Holocaust (Fragments), is a bilingual online exhibition and teaching resource. Designed for students in Grades 6-12, the website combines 160 curated primary sources with historical text, integrated learning activities, and structured teacher support. The diverse range of primary sources that populate the site-artefacts, photographs, letters, documents and survivor testimonies – focus a deeply human sense on the history of the Holocaust and help students engage directly with the past.
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When Communities Come Together, History Comes Alive
Last week the VHEC and CIJA hosted a book event featuring Mark Sy, author of The Manila Poker Club. It was a powerful reminder that history is not only something we uncover; it is something that informs our present and binds us together.
More Than a Game: Exploring Football, History and the Holocaust
The VHEC is presenting a new series of programs that explore the powerful connections between football, Holocaust history and the ongoing pursuit of inclusion.
New Tribute Cards from Survivor Artists in our Community
We’re excited to announce a new series of tribute cards featuring artworks by two survivor artists from our community: Sidi Schaffer & the late Peter Voormeij z’l.
Fragments in Focus: A History of the Holocaust
Fragments in Focus: A History of the Holocaust (Fragments), is a bilingual online exhibition and teaching resource. Designed for students in Grades 6-12, the website combines 160 curated primary sources with historical text, integrated learning activities, and structured teacher support. The diverse range of primary sources that populate the site-artefacts, photographs, letters, documents and survivor testimonies – focus a deeply human sense on the history of the Holocaust and help students engage directly with the past.
View the Online Exhibit.