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BBYO Vancouver thrives

photo - Levi Moskovitz has been elected to the BBYO International executive board

Levi Moskovitz has been elected to the BBYO International executive board. (photo by Jason Dixson Photography) Vancouver teens joined thousands of peers, educators, business leaders and philanthropists from around the world at BBYO’s International Convention (IC) 2025 in Denver, Colo.,…

Spread of extremism

photo - Terry Glavin, right, in conversation with Rabbi Dan Moskovitz Jan. 30, traces the evolution of anti-Israel extremism in Canada

Terry Glavin, right, in conversation with Rabbi Dan Moskovitz Jan. 30, traces the evolution of anti-Israel extremism in Canada. (photo by Pat Johnson) At times, the world seems to be going off the rails, with Canadian activists overtly cheering on…

The Holocaust in Hungary

photo - Dr. Peter Suedfeld speaks at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration at the Bayit

Dr. Peter Suedfeld speaks at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration at the Bayit. (photo by Pat Johnson) As a child in Budapest, Dr. Peter Suedfeld’s family spoke Hungarian in the home and considered themselves Hungarians first and Jews second. …

Healing trauma possible

photo - Claire Sicherman read from her book Imprint, about intergenerational trauma, at UBC Hillel on Jan. 21

Claire Sicherman read from her book Imprint, about intergenerational trauma, at UBC Hillel on Jan. 21. (photo by Pat Johnson) Understanding of intergenerational trauma has expanded in recent decades. Two granddaughters of Holocaust survivors discussed the larger phenomenon and their personal…

Enduring horrors together

photo - On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Richard Lowy shared his father Leo’s story at Congregation Schara Tzedeck

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Richard Lowy shared his father Leo’s story at Congregation Schara Tzedeck. (photo © Silvester Law) On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Richard Lowy stood in the spot where his late father, Leopold Lowy, davened and kibitzed…

New podcast launched

image - Hidden Holocaust Papers logo

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) and the Walrus Lab launched The Hidden Holocaust Papers: Survival. Exile. Return.  The six-part documentary podcast, hosted by best-selling Canadian author Timothy Taylor, offers a personal exploration…

JQT-JFS partnership thrives

photo - JQT Vancouver’s table at the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association’s Grief, Bereavement and Mental Health Summit 2024, which took place Nov. 20-22

JQT Vancouver’s table at the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association’s Grief, Bereavement and Mental Health Summit 2024, which took place Nov. 20-22. (photo from JQT) In 2024, JQT Vancouver, a queer and trans nonprofit, and Jewish Family Services Vancouver teamed…

Growing a garden together

photo - Volunteers, seniors and youth dedicate their time each week to tending, planting and harvesting at the Vancouver Jewish Community Garden

Volunteers, seniors and youth dedicate their time each week to tending, planting and harvesting at the Vancouver Jewish Community Garden. (photo courtesy VJCG) The Vancouver Jewish Community Garden (VJCG), which opened in May 2023, began as a dream – a…

Community a work highlight

photo - Marcie Flom leaves the Jewish Community Foundation after 21 years, to pursue the next chapter of her professional life

Marcie Flom leaves the Jewish Community Foundation after 21 years, to pursue the next chapter of her professional life. (photo from Jewish Federation) “I just want to say that I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to serve this…

“We will dance again”

photo - Rabbi Susan Tendler at Beth Tikvah’s aron hakodesh, where two Torahs feature covers memorializing heroes lost in the latest war

Rabbi Susan Tendler at Beth Tikvah’s aron hakodesh, where two Torahs feature covers memorializing heroes lost in the latest war. (photo by Pat Johnson) On Simchat Torah, Jews worldwide celebrate the completion of the annual Torah reading and the beginning…