The rodeos of the BC interior in the late-1970s were populated with people full of life and mischief. Photographer Ronnie Tessler captured these events and the communities surrounding them in a series of stunning photographs. Forty years later, filmmaker Sarah Genge revisited this collection, inviting responses from rodeo riders, community members, curators, and Tessler herself. … Keep Reading
Local entrepreneur Max Dodek has created a series of greeting cards celebrating the beautiful synagogue historic B’nei Yehuda in Strathcona. Built in 1911 and expanded in 1921, this synagogue was the early home of Schara Tzedek Congregation. To learn the full history of this building, join us on one of our Strathcona walking tours. Max … Keep Reading
This is the final post in a three-part series distilling key themes from the JMABC’s Southern African Diaspora Oral History Collection. Here we hear about the often fraught decision to leave South Africa. Choosing to leave your home country, where you have family and roots, is never an easy decision; the process itself can be … Keep Reading
This is the second post in a three-part series exploring some of the common themes raised in the interviews of the JMABC’s Southern African Diaspora Oral History Collection. Read the first post here. Merle Linde spoke to the JMABC about the realities faced by ‘black’ and ‘coloured’ people employed by homes in South Africa’s cities, … Keep Reading
Within the Jewish community in British Columbia, there is a large contingent of folks who have immigrated from South Africa and the surrounding countries, a unique community whose experiences the JMABC has had the opportunity to document through oral history interviews. These interviews cover both their experiences in BC and those during their time prior … Keep Reading
The Board and staff of the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC were very pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, Executive Director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia as our keynote speaker following the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the JMABC on November 18, 2020. This lecture … Keep Reading