Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia
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Address6184 Ash StreetVancouver, British Columbia V5Z 3G9 Canada Website |
General ContactMarcy BabinsAdministration 604-257-5199 |
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This program provides students an overview of Jewish customs, history, and concepts. The multi-sensory program emphasizes Jewish arts and culture, incorporating music, folk dance, Yiddish and Hebrew vocabulary. Students will have an opportunity to view the Jewish Museum & Archives' Educational Torah and explore ritual objects. A seasonal/holiday food option is also available at an additional cost of $2 per student. *Educators from the JMABC are available to present this program in-classroom.
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Discover the fascinating tales of life in the heart of the early Jewish community in Vancouver. In the 1880s and 1890s, the town of Granville quickly became the city of Vancouver following the arrival of the transcontinental railway. Jews participated in the city’s economic growth, political incorporation and cultural development. Jewish businesses opened in Gastown and a wave of Eastern European immigration from the 1890s to the 1920s made Strathcona the new centre of British Columbia’s Jewish population. In Strathcona, the Eastern European Jewish immigrants shared the Yiddish language, a religion, and concerns common to new immigrants in a foreign land. They soon established a synagogue, a mikvah (ritual bath), and cheder (Hebrew school) to meet their religious needs. A tour guide from the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC will provide insight into the landmarks, architecture, events and evolution of Gastown and Strathcona districts, while sharing anecdotes of Jewish daily life in the area. The tour lasts 90 minutes and is approximately 2 kilometers in distance.
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Based on the book "None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948", written by Canadian historians Irving Abella and Harold Troper. According to official statistics, only 5,000 Jewish refugees entered Canada between 1933-1948, the lowest record of any Western country. This program explores the Canadian Immigration Policies enacted during WWII and the initiatives undertaken by Jewish communities across Canada to sponsor immigrants and holocaust refugees. *Available as an in-classroom program. Students explore biographies, letters from the war, artifact props and short documentary films including "The Voyage of the St. Louis."
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The first Jewish immigrants came to British Columbia in search of new opportunities and religious freedom. Many people worked as skilled tradesmen, loggers, merchants, grocers, homesteaders, and gold miners. Using storytelling, artifact reproductions and letters, students explore what life was like as a Jewish immigrant in early BC history. *Available as an in-classroom program.
