47th Annual Symposium on the Holocaust

  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025
  • Annette and Norman Rothstein Theatre

    Jewish Community Centre
    950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver

Schools may choose from one of two sessions: 

Morning session, 9:30–11:30 am. 

Afternoon session, 12:30–2:30 pm.  

The symposium program is suitable for students in grades 10 to 12. It will include presentations from historian Dr. Kirstin Semmens (associate professor of history at the University of Victoria), Lise Kirchner (director of education, VHEC) and a panel of Holocaust survivors. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A to give students an opportunity to engage directly with the speakers. 

Please complete the registration form below, indicating your preference for the morning or afternoon session. The deadline for registration is February 28, 2025.  

The cost for the program is $150 per class. If this fee poses a barrier to any school, subsidies are available upon request. Contact the VHEC at 604-264-0499 or info@vhec.org to complete payment and secure registration.  

Both our morning and afternoon sessions are fully booked. To join the waitlist, please fill out your information below, and we will notify you if a spot becomes available.

If you have any questions, please contact abbyherlin@vhec.org. 

Registration Request Form (Waitlist)

    Please select your preferred session. We will do our best to accommodate your choice, but please note that sessions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. If your chosen session is full, you will be placed in the remaining available session.

    I wish to participate with the following class:
    Grade 12Grade 11Grade 10

    Total number of students:

    Please invoice my school when registration is confirmed

    I would like to apply for a subsidy

    Comments (optional)

    The VHEC is grateful to the following for their support of symposia programming:
    Diamond Foundation, Summit Ice, Michael & Rita Levy,* Lohn Foundation, David & Danya Fugman, Don Rosenbloom, the Vaisler family,** the Azrieli Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver and the Province of BC and by the following VHEC endowment funds: Joseph and Mary Bulles Legacy, Sid and Sylvia Eibschutz, Lilli and Izak Folk Memorial, Edwina and Paul Heller Holocaust Education, Leo Krell Memorial Book, Lovi Memorial, Goldie and Avrum Miller Memorial, Meyer and Gita Kron, Ruth Kron Sigal for Excellence in Holocaust Education and the Lehrer and Sophie Waldman endowment funds.

    * In honour of Robert Krell’s Order of Canada

    ** In honour of Syd & Sari Vaisler and Naomi & Mac Adler