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In Focus: The Holocaust Through the VHEC Collection

When:
October 21, 2018 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
2018-10-21T13:30:00-07:00
2018-10-21T16:00:00-07:00
Where:
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (JCC)
950 W 41st Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7
Canada
Cost:
By Donation, free for VHEC members

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.