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Please note, due to COVID-19, events listed on our Events Calendar may have been temporarily suspended. Please contact the hosting organizations to check their status.

 

Event viewing instructions:

1.  You will see the events of the whole month, in small segments, in the colour of the organization, with the title of the event and the time,
2.  Put your cursor on the event and you will see a small pop-up box with the name of the event, the time and price,
3.  Now left double-click on the event itself: a full -page window will open, with all the information about the event. This window has a white background and black distinctive easy- to- see writing.
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JSA Spring Forum | An Immigrant Family’s Influence: How My Parents, Uncle, and I Made Memorable Cultural Contributions 4:00 pm
JSA Spring Forum | An Immigrant Family’s Influence: How My Parents, Uncle, and I Made Memorable Cultural Contributions
May 26 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
JSA Spring Forum | An Immigrant Family's Influence: How My Parents, Uncle, and I Made Memorable Cultural Contributions @ Peretz Centre
JSA is delighted to present our annual Spring Forum: An Immigrant Family’s Influence: How My Parents, Uncle, and I Made Influential Cultural Contributions with Ben Shneiderman. Sunday, May 26th at 4:00 p.m. At Peretz Centre – 6184 Ash Street, Vancouver Cost: $5.00  |  Refreshments Included  Free Underground Parking Register Now: CLICK HERE Join Ben Shneiderman as he explores the influential lives of his[...]
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Jewish Seniors Alliance AGM Annual General Meeting
Oct 11 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Come Join us for a fun filled musical evening honouring special volunteers:

For only $36, enjoy a delicious dinner and super entertainment featuring Jazz Singer Jill Samycia. 

Registration 5:00 PM;  AGM 5:15 PM;  Dinner 6:00 PM.  To reserve call 604-732-1555 or email:  office@jsalliance.org   

Vegetarian option available. Free Parking on P1 or P2. 

 

 

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FALL SYMPOSIUM: AGING ACROSS CULTURES
Oct 28 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

The topic of Aging will be discussed and illustrated by members of various ethnic groups. What are the similarities, and what are the differences?

 

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JSA Empowerment #3: Exploring Volunteerism Among Jewish Seniors
Mar 5 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Renewing and Reinventing Ourselves:

For our third Empowerment Series, Eirreann O’Dea will share recent findings from  her Masters thesis in Gerontolology at SFU, titled: “An exploration of pathways, motivations, and experiences of older Jewish volunteers in Vancouver,” and the implications of this research.  Cosponsored by the Weinberg Residence. 

Free – RSVP by February 28th. 

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Historic Walking Tour: Mountain View Cemetery
Mar 17 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Discover the rich history of Vancouver’s early Jewish community by exploring the neighbourhood this community once called home. Meet the men and women who made a new home here, starting businesses and laying the foundations of a tight-knit community.  

Join one of our expert guides for a tour of the Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery. The recently restored Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery is the final resting place of over 450 members of our community, including many early pioneers.  Sunday March 31, Sunday, June 16. Meet at 11 am at Jewish cemetery Gates, 37th & Fraser Street. $15 per person. Advanced registration required. 

Join  us for an informative and highly entertaining walk through the early history of our  community.

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Contact us to reserve your spot:  info@jewishmuseum.ca 

http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/program/strathcona-gastown  

 

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Historic Walking Tour: Mountain View Cemetery
Mar 31 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Discover the rich history of Vancouver’s early Jewish community by exploring the neighbourhood this community once called home. Meet the men and women who made a new home here, starting businesses and laying the foundations of a tight-knit community.  

Join one of our expert guides for a tour of the Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery. The recently restored Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery is the final resting place of over 450 members of our community, including many early pioneers.  Sunday March 31, Sunday, June 16. Meet at 11 am at Jewish cemetery Gates, 37th & Fraser Street. $15 per person. Advanced registration required. 

Join  us for an informative and highly entertaining walk through the early history of our  community.

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Contact us to reserve your spot:  info@jewishmuseum.ca 

http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/program/strathcona-gastown  

 

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JSA Empowerment #4 Writing Our Own Stories
May 15 @ 11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Renewing and Reinventing Ourselves: Writing Our Own Stories

Lunch at 11.45 am; Program at 12:45 pm. 

Irene Dodek, one of two charter members of the Jewish museum and Archives of B.C., will offer her insights into how to interview persons of interest for the Jewish Archives. Irene is a graduate of UBC in anthropology and museum studies. She has interviewed several hundred people in  the Vancouver community. Irene was also an interviewer for the Steven Spielberg Shoah Foundation project. 

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JSA SPRING FORUM: Masks, Revelation and Selfhood
May 26 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Since August 2018, Louis Brier residents have explored themes of personhood and creative expression, crafting stunning masks, creative narratives, and original dances with Expressive Arts Therapist Call Power, and choreographer Lee Kwidzinski. Join us as we explore the project and view the documentary by filmmaker Jay Fox. 

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Historic Walking Tour: Mountain View Cemetery
Jun 16 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Discover the rich history of Vancouver’s early Jewish community by exploring the neighbourhood this community once called home. Meet the men and women who made a new home here, starting businesses and laying the foundations of a tight-knit community.  

Join one of our expert guides for a tour of the Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery. The recently restored Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery is the final resting place of over 450 members of our community, including many early pioneers.  Sunday March 31, Sunday, June 16. Meet at 11 am at Jewish cemetery Gates, 37th & Fraser Street. $15 per person. Advanced registration required. 

Join  us for an informative and highly entertaining walk through the early history of our  community.

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Contact us to reserve your spot:  info@jewishmuseum.ca 

http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/program/strathcona-gastown  

 

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#5 Empowerment Series: Duelling Pianists
Jun 24 @ 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Renewing and reinventing Ourselves

Lunch: 12:00 pm. Program: 1:00

One piano, two pianists! Join us for an amazing musical performance featuring Lester Soo and Marilyn Glazer. Both accomplished musicians and piano instructors, Marilyn and Lester have enjoyed ‘making music’ together for many years as well as a close friendship. 

Reserve in advance for a delicious lunch. 

RSVP by June 19th – Lunch is Optional 

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NEW Historic Walking Tour: JEWISH STRATHCONA
Sep 8 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

 Starting Times on each day: 10 am

Join  us for an informative and highly entertaining walk through the early history of our  community.

Contact us to reserve your spot:  info@jewishmuseum.ca 

http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/program/strathcona-gastown