On April 26, 1987, a dedicated group of Holocaust survivors, their families and supporters unveiled a monument to remember the Holocaust as well as those members of their families who had perished.
https://www.vhec.org/wp-content/uploads/People.jpeg480640Sarah Grochowskihttps://www.vhec.org/wp-content/uploads/vancouver-holocaust-education-centre.svgSarah Grochowski2023-03-25 15:33:532025-03-25 17:06:48The Story of BC’s Holocaust Memorial
This child’s shoe, recovered from the Kanada barracks at Auschwitz-Birkenau, has been used by the VHEC in several past exhibitions to represent the loss of life and experience of children during the Holocaust. The shoe is a favourite of docents and visitors alike. In 2017, we noticed that bits of leather were flaking off the […]
Post contributed by VHEC Program Coordinator Pascale Higham-Leisen. On the evening of February 13, 2023, Holocaust survivor and acclaimed author Lillian Boraks-Nemetz shared her experience of surviving the Holocaust with members of the Ben Gurion Society at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. The Ben Gurion Society is the Jewish Federation’s national leadership and donor recognition […]
Post written by Chase Nelson, Collections Assistant. Chase is a recent graduate of the UBC iSchool. What does it mean to be an activist? Is an activist someone who takes to the streets, linking arms with allies to collectively call for what is right? Do they ingrain themselves within a community in order to understand […]
https://www.vhec.org/wp-content/uploads/image.png406538VHEChttps://www.vhec.org/wp-content/uploads/vancouver-holocaust-education-centre.svgVHEC2023-02-28 10:26:252023-02-28 14:45:13Vigour in the archives: Honouring International Women’s Day at the VHEC
The Story of BC’s Holocaust Memorial
On April 26, 1987, a dedicated group of Holocaust survivors, their families and supporters unveiled a monument to remember the Holocaust as well as those members of their families who had perished.
Conserving a beloved artefact
This child’s shoe, recovered from the Kanada barracks at Auschwitz-Birkenau, has been used by the VHEC in several past exhibitions to represent the loss of life and experience of children during the Holocaust. The shoe is a favourite of docents and visitors alike. In 2017, we noticed that bits of leather were flaking off the […]
Becoming the Enlightened Witness
Post contributed by VHEC Program Coordinator Pascale Higham-Leisen. On the evening of February 13, 2023, Holocaust survivor and acclaimed author Lillian Boraks-Nemetz shared her experience of surviving the Holocaust with members of the Ben Gurion Society at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre. The Ben Gurion Society is the Jewish Federation’s national leadership and donor recognition […]
Vigour in the archives: Honouring International Women’s Day at the VHEC
Post written by Chase Nelson, Collections Assistant. Chase is a recent graduate of the UBC iSchool. What does it mean to be an activist? Is an activist someone who takes to the streets, linking arms with allies to collectively call for what is right? Do they ingrain themselves within a community in order to understand […]