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If We Had Followed the Rules, I Wouldn’t Be Here
Hillel House - Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life 6145 Student Union Boulevard, VancouverIntergenerational Trauma: The Everlasting Impact of the Holocaust
Hillel House - Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life 6145 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver- No events scheduled for January 27, 2023.
- No events scheduled for January 28, 2023.
- No events scheduled for January 29, 2023.
Week of Events
Cinema Thinks the World: The Goddess (1934)
Cinema Thinks the World: The Goddess (1934)
A free screening of The Goddess (1934), followed by a discussion by Professor Christopher Rea.
If We Had Followed the Rules, I Wouldn’t Be Here
If We Had Followed the Rules, I Wouldn’t Be Here
Join Hillel BC for a discussion of But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust with author-survivor David Schaffer, artist Miriam Libicki, and project co-director Andrea Webb (UBC Education), moderated by Richard Menkis (UBC History) and followed by a reception co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel and UBC Public Humanities Hub. Location: […]
Dear Future Me…
Dear Future Me…
On January 24th from 5:30-6:30pm we will be hosting a motivational speaker, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson, and writing letters to our future selves for the school term! Location details to be confirmed.
Intergenerational Trauma: The Everlasting Impact of the Holocaust
Intergenerational Trauma: The Everlasting Impact of the Holocaust
Marsha Lederman is a columnist with The Globe and Mail, based in Vancouver. An award-winning journalist, she was previously The Globe’s Western Arts Correspondent. Prior to joining The Globe, she worked for CBC Radio, mostly in Toronto. Her memoir Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed was published in May and was an instant […]
It Starts With Us: Contextualizing and Educating about the Holocaust
It Starts With Us: Contextualizing and Educating about the Holocaust
In commemoration of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join us on Wednesday, January 25th 2023 from 12:00 to 1:30 PM PST for “It Starts With Us: Contextualizing and Educating about the Holocaust“. This event will feature introductory remarks by Executive Director of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC), Nina Krieger, a historical overview by historian and Professor Chris […]
Lighten Our Darkness: Light, Space and Mosaics
Lighten Our Darkness: Light, Space and Mosaics
In the series Ways of Seeing Byzantine Art and Material Culture Liz James, History of Art, University of Sussex Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Thursday, January 26, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow This talk looks at Byzantine wall mosaics in their physical settings. The focus is on the ways in which mosaics […]