Address: #50-950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 2N7
Canada
Phone: 604-264-0499
Fax: 604-264-0497
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Website: https://www.vhec.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theVHEC/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/theVHEC
Director/Person-in-Charge: Nina Krieger, Executive Director
Principal Staff Members:
Lise Kirchner, Director of Education
Caitlin Donaldson, Associate Director of Collections & Exhibitions
Chase Nelson, Archivist
Jill Pineau, Librarian
Hannah Marazzi, Director of Communications and Special Projects
Abby Wener Herlin, Associate Director of Programs
Talia Mastai, Associate Managing Director
Ellie Lawson, Education Coordinator
Year Established: 1983 (Education Centre opened in 1994)
Staff: Salaried - 5; Volunteer - 75
Type of Organization or Mission: Through education and remembrance, the VHEC engages students, educators and the broader public in British Columbia and beyond with the history of the Holocaust — the Shoah — and its ongoing relevance. The Centre stewards Western Canada’s largest collection of Holocaust-related artefacts, Holocaust testimonies and archival documents. It also holds a comprehensive library of books, films, educational resources, as well as rare books and special collections
Services: Thematic and online Exhibitions; Holocaust survivor speakers; Collections – including audio-visual testimony, library and archives; Educational programs and workshops; Curriculum development; Teachers’ conferences and resources; District high school symposia; Docent led tours; Publishing; Survivors’ services; Survivor, child survivor and second-generation groups; Community-wide commemorative events.
Publications: Newsletter Zachor, Teachers’ guides; Audio-visual testimonies; Monographs and memoirs
