[BCMA] Launch of Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre Online Collections Catalogue

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May 29, 2018 — VANCOUVER, B.C.

The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new online collections website available at collections.vhec.org.

The VHEC 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. The VHEC acquires, preserves and makes available these items as documentary evidence of the Holocaust and its effect on individuals, families and society.

Documentation is vital for combatting Holocaust denial and will play an increasingly prominent role in the future of Holocaust education. Accordingly, the VHEC Collections offers numerous online resources for researchers and educators including finding aids, research guides, pedagogical materials and digital primary sources.

The VHEC is continually adding records and digitized items to the catalogue.

About the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre:
The VHEC was founded in 1983 by survivors of the Holocaust who wanted to leave a legacy to the citizens of British Columbia in the form of an anti-racism education centre. Their goal was realized in 1994 in the form of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) devoted to Holocaust based anti-racism education.

The Centre promotes human rights, social justice and genocide awareness through education and remembrance of the Holocaust. An internationally recognized teaching museum and the leading provider of Holocaust education in British Columbia, the VHEC reaches more than 25,000 students and teachers annually. The VHEC presents numerous public cultural and commemorative events and publishes a newsletter, Zachor. More information is available at vhec.org.

For additional information about the VHEC Collections, please contact:
Caitlin Donaldson, Registrar | collections at vhec.org | 604.264.0499 ext. 309
Shannon LaBelle, Librarian | library at vhec.org |604.264.0499 ext. 306
Shyla Seller, Archivist | shylaseller at vhec.org | 604.264.0499 ext. 310

Caitlin Donaldson | Registrar
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
50 – 950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V5Z 2N7
t. 604.264.0499 | www.vhec.org<http://www.vhec.org>
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