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Yom HaShoah Commemoration 2026

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 7 PM
The VHEC, in partnership with the JCC and Temple Sholom, presents a Yom HaShoah commemoration featuring Holocaust survivor speaker Malka Pischanitskaya and descendant speaker Inna Turner.
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Recipes of Resistance: The Ravensbrück Recipe Book Webinar

Tuesday, April 14, 7 PM
Join us for an online Yom HaShoah webinar exploring the remarkable story of Rebecca Teitelbaum and the secret recipe book she compiled while imprisoned at Ravensbrück concentration camp.
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Latest News

Honouring Survivors, Advancing Holocaust Education: Reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Hannah Marazzi joined Holocaust survivors and city leaders at Vancouver city hall for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as the VHEC brings survivor stories to students through Fragments in Focus.
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Advancing Holocaust Education in BC: Professional Development with VHEC’s Education Team

The VHEC is offering free professional development for educators across BC using its new Holocaust teaching resource.
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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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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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As Western Canada’s leader in Holocaust
education, we engage some 25,000 students
and teachers annually in programs that
advance learning about the Holocaust
and its relevance for today.

Be part of our growing community
of people standing up against
antisemitism, racism and injustice.

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

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Professional Development

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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