VHEC School Program & Resources

EXHIBIT & SCHOOL PROGRAM

EXHIBIT EXTENDED TO: DECEMBER 18, 2015

VANCOUVER HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CENTRE
50 - 950 WEST 41ST AVENUE, VANCOUVER

Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, the Nazis imposed a ghetto in the city of Lodz, which they renamed Litzmannstadt. From 1940 to 1944, more than 180,000 Jews and 5,000 Roma and Sinti lived in the cramped quarters, with many working in factories that supported the war effort.

A handful of Jewish photographers, commissioned by the local Jewish Council, took pictures of life inside the ghetto. While instructed to document the productivity of the war industry for the Nazis, the photographers — at great personal risk — also captured intimate moments of family, childhood and community. 12,000 such images survived.

The 75-minute school program, recommended for grades six to twelve, draws on this rich photographic collection to promote critical thinking around three themes: resistance to dehumanization; the unique experiences of children in the Lodz Ghetto; and the complex role of Jewish leadership under Nazi occupation.

FOR SCHOOL BOOKINGS: WWW.VHEC.ORG OR CALL (604) 264.0499

AN EXHIBITION OF THE TOPOGRAPHY OF TERROR FOUNDATION, BERLIN WWW.TOPOGRAPHIE.DE

SUPPORTED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN VANCOUVER

SURVIVOR OUTREACH SPEAKERS

Holocaust Survivor Outreach Speakers share their memories of the Holocaust, including experiences of discrimination, segregation, loss, and immigration to Canada, with thousands of students annually.
Survivors address students in schools across Metro Vancouver, as part of educational programs including symposia on the Holocaust, and virtually over Skype. A small numbers of speakers are available to address groups in French.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK AN OUTREACH SPEAKER, VISIT:
WWW.VHEC.ORG OR CALL (604) 264.0499

CLASSROOM DISCOVERY KITS

OUTSIDE THE ATTIC WALLS
Outside the Attic Walls complements the study of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. The kit features reproductions of artefacts including a Jewish star, a child’s toy, identity cards, ration coupons and photographs belonging to child survivors of the Holocaust who, like Anne Frank, were hidden in The Netherlands.
Recommended for Grade 5 and up.

Sponsored by the Vancouver Foundation.

Hear VHEC Outreach Speaker Dr. Robert Krell speak about rescue in The Netherlands: UNR Exhibit Honors Holocaust Heroes: Hear From Rescuers, Survivors

WWW.KUNR.ORG

JOURNEY TO CANADA: THE WAR ORPHANS PROJECT,
1947 – 1949
Journey to Canada explores the aftermath of war, the arrival of Holocaust orphans in Canada, and Canada’s multicultural immigration history. The kit makes use of primary sources and artefacts including letters, diaries, newspaper articles, photographs, identification cards and government documents.
Recommended for Grade 7 and up.

Sponsored by BC Heritage Trust, Xerox Canada,
and Pacific Bindery Services Ltd.

Discovery kits are available free of charge for a two-week loan period.
Each kit is accompanied by companion teaching materials.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DISCOVERY KITS, CLASSROOM BOOK SETS,
AND TEACHING RESOURCES, VISIT:
WWW.VHEC.ORG OR CALL (604) 264.0499