Frances Barrett: Managing Director. P: 204.477.7460 Stan Carbone: Director of Programs & Exhibits. P: 204.477.7467 Ava Block-Super: Archivist. P: 204.477.7461 Carla Divinsky, Holocaust Education Coordinator. P: 204.477.7458 Office Hours: Mo-Th 9-5. Fr 9-3.
Here is What's Happening at the JHCWC
Jewish Heritage Centre Annual General Meeting
Fetured Talk: Why the Canadian Museum of Human Rights Needs a Holocaust Gallery
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Asper Campus
The AGM will review the past year of activities of the JHCWC. In addition, Dr. Catherine Chatterley (University of Manitoba) will present the brief that she submitted to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights on January 26, 2010 on behalf of the Holocaust Education Centre.
If you haven't yet done so, please sign the petition below.
"Organized Racism and anti-Semitism in Winnipeg: A History"
Lecture by Prof. Helmut - Harry Loewen
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus
This lecture is being done in conjunction with the B'nai Brith. The speaker is from the Department of Sociology, University of Winnipeg.
Book launch: "Voices of Winnipeg Holocaust Survivors"
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus
The Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre of the JHCWC along with the Jewish Federation of Winipeg is launching a new book documenting the experiences of over 70 local survivors and their families during the Shoah. Eli Herscovich will be premiering an original composition in honour of the survivors. A reception will follow and the book will be available for purchase that evening for $36 including GST. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go towards Holocaust education and the digitization of survivor audio and video testimony. More info is available on the FFFHEC page.
The Iranian Threat: Myths and Realities
Sol and Florence Kanee 5th Annual Distinguished Lecture
Monday, April 26, 2010 8:00 pm
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, 561 Wellington Crescent
Ambassador Dore Gold, Ph.D.
• President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs • Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations 1997-1999
• Foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu
• Diplomatic envoy to Egypt, Jordan, the Persian Gulf states and the Palestinian Authority
• Ph.D in International Relations and Middle East Studies, Columbia University
Petition in favour of a permanent Holocaust gallery at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Within the context of the 20th century, the Holocaust is unfortunately the ultimate prototype for the study of human rights violations. As the defining event that prompted the birth of the modern human rights movement, it stands out among the horrors that humankind has inflicted upon itself by virtue of the systematic nature employed by the Nazis and their collaborators to eradicate the Jewish people - from political oppression, judicial and economic discrimination to the use of scientific, racial, and cultural theories and arguments which required the mobilization of every institution of Nazi Germany’s political and civil society. The inclusion of a gallery specific to the Holocaust will in no way detract from the histories of other human rights violations; we believe that the opposite is in fact true – that learning about the Holocaust will allow one to acquire greater insight into other human rights violations.
We the undersigned firmly believe that there should be a permanent Holocaust gallery in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
So far 4264 have been submitted. Please help. Add your name. Thank you.
9th Annual Holocaust Symposium
Thursday May 13, 2010
University of Winnipeg, Duckworth Centre
The Symposium is to educate students on the events of the Holocaust, on anti-racism and
ultimately, to identify what society has learned from the Holocaust. This our keynote speaker is Mr. David Shentow, who in 1943, was transferred, along with a group of two thousand
prisoners from Auschwitz Concentration Camp to the remains of what had been
the Warsaw Ghetto. More info is available on the FFFHEC pageThe Jewish People of Manitoba
Now on Display - Asper Campus
This is the exhibit currently on display in the newly re-opened Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada. View the exhibits anytime during Asper Campus hours.
Jewish Cemetery Photography Project
Winter 2008/09
We have completed digitally photographing all the Jewish cemetery stones in Manitoba. This will update the 15,000 headstone photographs that we took and catalogued 10 years ago. We hope to make the photos available for purchase on this website once they have all been organized and indexed.
Coming of Age - A History of the Jewish People of Manitoba
Author: Allan Levine
Publisher: Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
Released: May 14, 2009
The JHC is pleased to have worked with noted author Allan Levine on a book chronicling the history of the Jewish people of Manitoba. This is now THE definitive book defining our local heritage.
Creating a Culture, Forging an Identity
The Jewish People of Manitoba
Now on Display - Asper Campus
This is the exhibit currently on display in the newly re-opened Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada. View the exhibits anytime during Asper Campus hours.
Jewish Cemetery Photography Project
Winter 2008/09
We have completed digitally photographing all the Jewish cemetery stones in Manitoba. This will update the 15,000 headstone photographs that we took and catalogued 10 years ago. We hope to make the photos available for purchase on this website once they have all been organized and indexed.
Expanding Our Archives
This is an ever-ongoing activity of the JHC, but is once again being actively acted on by our Archives and Acquisitions Committee. The JHC will preserve your family's collections and artifacts as they pertain to the Jewish history of Western Canada. Monty Hall recently pledged his collection to us. Preserve your history with us.
Our Digitization Project
Plans are underway to digitize all our material and make it available from our website.
The Garment Industry in Manitoba
A major exhibit, curated by Stan Carbone.
To be on display at a downtown Winnipeg location during the spring of 2010.
If you would like more information about any of our programs or projects, please .
Preserving the Past. A Gift to the Future
Entertainment Books
Entertainment books are available at the JHCWC office. Cost $32.00 per book. Our society gets a percentage of all proceeds. Entertainment books are
also available via the Internet. You may order an Entertainment Book via: http://www.entertainment.com and enter our
number 91872. We will get credit for any books ordered. The book will be mailed to you.
Tribute Cards
Remember the Jewish Heritage Centre the next time you want to send out a commemorative card for a special occasion or in memory of a family member
or acquaintance. Call: (204) 477-7460
DVD of: Mr Justice Samuel Freedman Exhibit and Opening
This DVD is available for $25 from the JHC Office.
Jewish Radicalism in Winnipeg 1905-1960
Following up on our very successful Radicalism Conference, we have produced a book of papers
from the Conference. This first-of-its-kind documentation of local Manitoba Jewish Radicalism is part of the JHC's Jewish Life and Times series. See our Radicalism Conference page for more details and the complete Table of Contents.
Price: $15 JHC members, $20 non-members.
The JHC Activity Book 2003
This combined archival document / day-timer / prize journal was a project to both fundraise, and to make interesting and useful heritage materials
available to the general public. It contains snapshots documenting Jewish Education in Winnipeg and is still available for $15 or a donation of your choice. Want to know more about it?
Our Musical Heritage Project Book
"100 Years of Jewish Musicians and Music in Winnipeg" is still available from the , as well as synagogue gift shops in Winnipeg, the Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre and McNally Robinson's Grant Park Location. Available online for $19.95 plus shipping from McNally Robinson.
Join Us!
Paid membership is the lifeblood of our organization. It shows that you are committed in helping to preserve, promote and present the tangible and
visible records of our Jewish heritage. Your membership support strengthens our position in applying for grants from funding agencies and in raising additional funds in the
community. Please join us!
Without our history, we have no future.
Together, we can ensure our heritage is preserved -
the greatest gift we can give to future generations.
