Historical Walking Tours
The JMABC offers a variety of guided BC Jewish heritage tours in the Vancouver area, and partners with Amber Woods for walking tours in Victoria. Tours are in urban areas, and difficulty levels vary from easy to moderate, with most locations being accessible for those with mobility challenges. In some cases, self-guided tours may be available.
Jewish Strathcona Tour
Discover the rich history of Vancouver’s early Jewish community by exploring the neighbourhood that they once called home. Meet the men and women who settled here, started businesses, and laid the foundations of a tight-knit community.
Limited spaces available, advanced registration required.
2026 Dates: June 7, June 21, July 5, July 19, August 9, August 23
$30 per person.
Tour runs approximately 1.5 hours, rain or shine.
The Strathcona tour begins and ends at the NE corner of Jackson Avenue and Keefer Street.
Private tours are available upon request.
Mountain View Cemetery Tour
The recently restored Jewish section of Mountain View Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 450 members of our community, including many early pioneers. Join one of our expert guides on a walk through these significant and peaceful grounds.
Limited spaces available for guided tours, advanced registration required.
$30 per person.
Tour runs approximately 1.5 hours, rain or shine.
This tour starts at 10:30 am and begins outside the iron gates to the Jewish section of the cemetery, near the NW corner of Fraser Street and 37th Avenue.
2026 dates: July 12, August 9
Self-guided tours may be available.
Private tours are available upon request.
Archives Tour
Uncover the treasures of our heritage at the BC Jewish Community Archives. Home to a vast collection of records, photos, and oral histories, this facility offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Archivist Alysa Routtenberg highlights some of the stories that have helped to shape our community.
Archive Tours are by appointment only. Please contact our Archives department for details.
Jewish Victoria Tour
Walk in the footsteps of the trailblazing Jewish pioneers and early Jewish merchants who were so instrumental in shaping the history of Victoria. Led by Amber Woods, this fascinating tour winds through Old Town and includes several notable Jewish landmarks.
Limited spaces available, advanced registration required.
$30 per person.
Tour runs approximately 1.5 hours, rain or shine.
Tours begin at 10:30 am, outside of Congregation Emanu-El 1461 Blanshard Street (corner of Blanshard and Pandora), and conclude at Government and Yates Street.
2026 dates: July 12, August 2, August 30
Private tours may be available upon request.
Victoria Jewish Cemetery Tour
The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria is the oldest non-Indigenous cemetery in continuous use in British Columbia. It contains the stories of the Island’s Jewish community, as well as the larger social history of Victoria. Led by Amber Woods, this tour will introduce you to some of the colourful characters, historical figures, and unique quirks found within its gates.
Limited spaces available, advanced registration required.
$30 per person.
Tour runs approximately 1.5 hours, rain or shine.
Tours begin outside the gates of the cemetery at 2570 Cedar Hill Road.
2026 dates: July 19, August 16
Private tours may be available upon request.
