With cheesecake in one hand and Iranian tea in the other, my co-worker April and I felt extremely welcome as we sat with Golriz Boroomand and her mother Haideh on Monday afternoon. “What brought your family to Vancouver?” I asked. This question sparked what turned out to be hours of shared stories on their history, … Keep Reading
Feeding Community begins with a simple question: how does food serve to strengthen identity? A simple temporary exhibit couldn’t do justice to such a rich and deliciously complex topic, and so, the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC (JMABC) will delve into this topic through a range of media over the course of the next two … Keep Reading
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Join us May 19th for the launch of our next online exhibit, A Transcontinental Love. Morris Soskin met Rose Hyams while visiting Montreal for a Zionist convention in 1921. Before he left for his return to Vancouver, the two were engaged. As they counted down the days and hours to their wedding six months later, … Keep Reading
Join the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC as we celebrate the launch of the latest issue of our annual journal, The Scribe.
I am currently working on a project to digitize items from the Seidelman Family Fonds and to assist with the creation of an online exhibit showcasing these items. This fonds set is focused on the family of the current president of the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia, Perry Seidelman. So far, I have been … Keep Reading