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Sunday, October 21, 2018 Alex Buckman is a child survivor, VHEC Outreach Speaker and artefact donor. Alex will speak about his artefacts that are currently on display in the In Focus exhibition. This includes a docent-led tour.
Sunday, November 18, 2018 Lillian Boraks-Nemetz is an award-winning author, child survivor and VHEC Outreach Speaker. Lillian will discuss her most recent book Mouth of truth: Buried Secrets. This includes a docent-led tour.
Sunday, December 9, 2018 Amalia Boe-Fishman is a child survivor and VHEC Outreach Speaker. Amalia will talk about her loaned artefacts that are currently on display in the In Focus exhibition. This includes a docent-led tour.
Sunday, January 27, 2019 Richard Lowy is a member of the Second Generation. Richard shares the story of his father Leo Lowy (z”l), Holocaust survivor of Dr. Mengele’s experiments.
Richard’s talk is followed by a screening of the film Leo’s Journey, a 60-minute documentary chronicling the firsthand story of Nazi Doctor Josef Mengele and his “medical experiments” on Jewish twins in Auschwitz during World War ll. Leo Lowy’s heart-wrenching journey is interwoven with historical footage and interviews. A docent-led tour is included.
Come and hear from candidates running for the Federal Election as they discuss the topics that matter to you.
A festival of Jewish thinking, culture and the arts, bringing people of all backgrounds together to experience the rich diversity of Jewish heritage and contemporary thinking. Learn more at Limmud Vancouver.
The Schedule for the events: https://limmudvan20.sched.com/
Erev Limmud – Saturday evening Havdallah, four sessions to choose from, shmooze and nosh.
Sunday – full day of Jewish learning. Kosher lunch – dairy or pareve. Note that there is no advance registration for individual sessions. First come, first seated.
Current ticket pricing applies until January 1, 2020. After that, general admission price rises to $65.00.
Limmud strives to be affordable to all community members. Tickets by donation enable pay-what-you-can pricing.
The actual cost of Limmud is $100 per person. We rely on the generosity of community members to make our dynamic, interactive, world-class day of learning affordable.
Tax receipts are available to donors, along with gratitude.
West End Seniors Network: Seniors Mental Wellness Forum
Tuesday June 29, 2021
6:00-7:30 PM
Register in advance for this free event by calling:
WESN: 604-669-5051 or
Spencer: 604-660-7307
Register online at spencerchandraherbert.ca
