Jewish Men of 1942 and 1943
Monday June 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre
Emcee: Jack London. For those of you who lived throught he 1940's, 50's and 60's, this program is for you. The video and discussion will take you back to what life was like growing up in Winnipeg during those decades. Admission $10. Reception to follow.
9th Annual Holocaust Symposium
Thursday May 13, 2010
University of Winnipeg, Duckworth Centre
The Symposium was to educate students on the events of the Holocaust, on anti-racism and
ultimately, to identify what society has learned from the Holocaust. This year, our keynote speaker was Mr. David Shentow, who in 1943, was transferred, along with a group of two thousand
prisoners from Auschwitz Concentration Camp to the remains of what had been
the Warsaw Ghetto. More info is available on the FFFHEC page
The Iranian Threat: Myths and Realities
Sol and Florence Kanee 5th Annual Distinguished Lecture
Monday, April 26, 2010 8:00 pm
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue, 561 Wellington Crescent
Ambassador Dore Gold, Ph.D.
President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Israels ambassador to the United Nations 1997-1999
Foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu
Diplomatic envoy to Egypt, Jordan, the Persian Gulf states and the Palestinian Authority
Ph.D in International Relations and Middle East Studies, Columbia University
Book launch: "Voices of Winnipeg Holocaust Survivors"
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus
The Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre of the JHCWC along with the Jewish Federation of Winipeg launched a new book documenting the experiences of over 70 local survivors and their families during the Shoah. Eli Herscovich will premiered an original composition in honour of the survivors. A reception will followed and the book was available for purchase that evening for $36 including GST. All proceeds from the sale of the book go towards Holocaust education and the digitization of survivor audio and video testimony. More info is available on the FFFHEC page.
"Organized Racism and anti-Semitism in Winnipeg: A History"
Lecture by Prof. Helmut - Harry Loewen
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus
This lecture was being done in conjunction with the B'nai Brith. The speaker is from the Department of Sociology, University of Winnipeg.
Jewish Heritage Centre Annual General Meeting
Fetured Talk: Why the Canadian Museum of Human Rights Needs a Holocaust Gallery
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Asper Campus
The AGM reviewed the past year of activities of the JHCWC. In addition, Dr. Catherine Chatterley (University of Manitoba) presented the brief that she submitted to the Canadian Museum of Human Rights on January 26, 2010 on behalf of the Holocaust Education Centre.
"Things Your Mother Never Told You"
"A look at Manitoba's Jewish Burials"
Lecture by Lynn Roseman
Monday, February 8, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
Adult Lounge, Asper Campus
Lynn is the coordinator of the Jewish Heritage Centre Cemetery Project.
Applications for
The 2010 Switzer-Cooperstock Lecture Prize
in Western Canadian Jewish History
Were accepted until December 15, 2009.
The JHC invited applications for the 2010 Switzer-Cooperstock Prize. This will be awarded for a publishable essay on the subjects: (1) Secular Jewish schools in Western Canada, (2) Jewish settlers and traders in rural areas of Western Canada, (3) The immigration experience of Jews to Western Canada. The winner will be announced at the end of January, will receive $5,500, will present his/her findings at a public lecture, and the lecture will be published. For more info, contact .
Double Book Launch:
Jewish Life and Times, vol. 9, and
The Lipton Jewish Farm Colony, 1901-1951
Monday October 26, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Florence Kanee Foyer, Asper Campus Jewish Life and Times, vol. 9
edited by Annalee Greenberg and Daniel Stone.
A collection of essays of Jews in Manitoba and Europe
ranging from the 18th century fur trade to the Argentinean
immigration of the 1990s.
and
The Lipton Farm Colony, 1901 1950
by Theodore Friedgut, Professor Emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Presented in September 2008 as the inaugural lecture in the Switzer Cooperstock endowed series on Western Canadian Jewish history.
Re-Dedication
The Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre
Sunday, August 30, 2009, 11 a.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus
This was a rededication of our Holocaust Education Centre. The Rabbi Weizman Holocaust Museum Showcase
was unveiled, and we honoured the Holocaust Education Centre pioneers.
Coming of Age - A History of the Jewish People of Manitoba
Author: Allan Levine
Publisher: Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada
Official Launch: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Asper Jewish Community Campus
The JHC is pleased to have worked with noted author Allan Levine on a book chronicling the history of the Jewish people of Manitoba. This is now THE definitive book defining our local heritage.
The 8th Annual Holocaust Symposium
The Duckworth Centre, University of Winnipeg
Thursday, May 7, 2009, all day.
Our annual symposium is for grade 9-12 students.
We were honoured to have Mr. Leon Leyson, the youngest surviror of the Schindler's list, as our keynote speaker.
Sol & Florence Kanee 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture
Rabbi Dr. Chaim Z. Rozwaski
Sunday April 26, 2009, 8 p.m.
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
A Holocaust survivor, scholar, professor, author and the Rabbi of Berlin, Rozwaski is considered an outstanding educator on topics of Jewish life and thought. His topic is: Winnipeg to Berlin and Back: The Odyssey of a 20th Century Jew.
Grand Reopening
The Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Come see our newly designed hallway displays that everyone can see at all hours while the Asper Campus is open. These displays will be updated regularly to show off pieces of the JHC's immense Artifact and Archival collection of the Western Jewish History.
The opening was preceeded by our Annual General Meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room.
Musical Ghosts: Manitoba's Jazz and Dance Bands 1914-1966
Owen Clark Collection - The Contributions of Jewish Musicians
Thursday, November 27, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Kanee Foyer, Asper Campus
For 15 years, Winnipeg jazz musician Owen Clark has researched Manitoba's musicians, singers, nightclubs, thetres, and music stores from the early to mid-twentieth centruy. The result: His comprehensive book, Musical Ghosts - Manitoba's Jazz and Dance Bands 1914-1966. Join Mr. Clark on a retrospective tour of this important musical legacy.
Jewish Cemetery Photography Project
Winter 2008/09
We have completed digitally photographing all the Jewish cemetery stones in Manitoba. This will update the 15,000 headstone photographs that we took and catalogued 10 years ago. We hope to make the photos available for purchase on this website once they have all been organized and indexed.
Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program 2009
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Multi Purpose Room, Asper Campus
This was the information session for students and parents for this year's program.
Kristallnacht
Dr. Anna Shternshis: "Dark Family Secrets in the Land of Eternal Happiness: On how Soviet Jews did not Forget the Holocaust"
Sunday, November 9, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Multi Purpose Room, Asper Campus
Presented in conjunction with the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg and the Jewish Studies Research Circle.
The History of Jewish Farm Settlements in Western Canada
by Prof. Theodore Friedgut of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Monday, September 8, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Kanee Foyer, Asper Campus.
This was the first in the Switzer-Cooperstock lecture series. This prize was established by the Switzer family in honour of their parents and grandparents, Rose (Cooperstock) and Louis Switzer. Prfessor Friedgut is a distinguished professor of Russian and Slavic studies. The subject of his award-winning research was "The Lipton Jewish Agricultural Colony, 1901 - 1951".
Panel Presentation: Argentine Jews in Winnipeg
Evelyn Hecht, Iael Besendorf, Dr. Jorge Nallim, Hernan Popper
Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Temple Shalom, 1077 Grant.
Evelyn Hecht focused on the role of the Jewish Federation in the recruitment of Argentinean Jews. Iael Besendorf addressed issues pertaining to adaptation and integration, Hernan Popper, who immigrated to Winnipeg in 2003 offered a first person account of the transition from Argentina to Winnipeg, while Dr. Jorge Nallim provided an overview of the history of Jews in Argentina and factors contributing to their emigration.
Holocaust Symposium 2008
May 6, 2008
University of Winnipeg
Eleven hundred high-school students from 22 schools attended the seventh annual Holocaust Symposium of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada. The keynote speaker was Dr. Peter Gary, a Holocaust survivor.
Gray Academy Roots Project
JHC Helps Students Discover their Roots
Spring, 2008
The Gray Academy grade 7 students annually do a roots project and come to the JHC archives to research the background of their family names. This year the students were able to search our database with their parents. Some families found interesting connections with relatives they did not even know existed. Thank you to Rochelle Gamliel for allowing the JHCWC to be part of this project.
Professor Shlomo Avineri
Our 2008 Kanee Distiguished Lecturer
"Contemporary Currents in Israeli Society: Continuity and Change"
April 15, 2008, 8:00 p.m., Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
Shlomo Avineri, world renowned scholar and orator, delivered the third annual Sol and Florence Kanee Distinguished Lecture. He is a Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1996, Mr. Avineri was awarded the Israel Prize, the country's highest civilian decoration, and in 2006 he received the Israel Political Science Association Award for his contribution to the discipline in Israel and abroad.
(Also see our pdf brochure)
The Manitoba Historical Society's Annual Multicultural Dinner
was co-sponsored this year by the Jewish Heritage Centre
With Guest Speaker Allan Levine on the History of the Jews in Manitoba
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 starting at 4:45 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Room, Asper Campus. Cost Per Person $23.00 Doors opened at 4:45 p.m. with walking tours of the Campus, Jewish Heritage Centre and Archives departing at 5:15 sharp from the
Multi-Purpose Room. Dinner started at 6:00 p.m. Meal was kosher non-meat Jewish dishes including matzo ball soup, cheese kugel, potato latkes, Israeli salad, cheesecake and chocolate commish. After dinner there was klezmer music performed by Ariel Posen and David Landreth.
A Glowing Dream: A Memoir
Roland Penner, reading from his book
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Kanee Foyer, Asper Campus. Admission $5.00
Filled with fascinating personal anecdotes and peopled with colourful characters from Winnipeg's past, Roland Penner's A Glowing Dream: A Memoir takes the reader on a historic, and often tumultuous journey.
Jews in Postwar Germany, 1945-1949
A lecture by Professor Atina Grossmann
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
Kanee Foyer, Asper Campus. Admission $5.00
"A presentation of Jews, Germans, and Allies. Close Encounters in Occupied Germany." Professor Grossmann is professor of history at Cooper Union (New York). She has authored or coauthered several books about 20th century Germany. This lecture is being done in collaboration with the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, and the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg.
Introduction to Jewish Genealogy
Sunday 10:00 am - 12:00 noon, Nov 18 - Dec 9, 2007 (4 weeks)
This course offered a combination of lectures and hands-on advice and in-class assistance to
participants who are encouraged to work on their family histories. Topics included an overview of family interviewing, Jewish Heritage Centre library resources as well as internet resources such as Jewishgen, genealogy software, and the process of documentation and standards of accuracy. Co-presented by the Jewish Heritage Centre's Genealogy Institute.
General Information Session, Monday November 12, 2007, 7:00 p.m.,
on the Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program 2008
Multi Purpose Room, Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Doncaster Street
All grade 9 Jewish students not enrolled in the Gray Academy of Jewish Education were invited with
their parents to attend this General Information Session.
Panel Discussion - Thursday, November 8, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Community Kristallnacht Commemoration: After the Holocaust
Berney Theatre - Asper Jewish Community Campus
The first Holocaust orphans arrived in Winnipeg in 1947, sixty years ago, and were soon followed by other survivors. A panel discussion by survivor-immigrants and their hosts examined what life was like in Winnipeg for them in the wake of the Holocaust. Jointly organized by the Jewish Heritage Centre and the Holocaust Awareness Committee of the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg.
Presentation - Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Growing Up In Poland - by Dr. Stefan Carter
Herzlia - Adas Yeshurun Synagogue (620 Brock St.)
Presentation of Dr. Carter's research on his family of professionals, artists, and business people in pre-war Warsaw. Dr. Carter lived in Warsaw and, during World War II, stayed in
the Ghetto until he was smuggled out to live "on the Aryan side". Dr. Carter is a retired physician and the author of Mozart: a Meditation on his Life and Mysterious
Death.
Bus Tour - Sunday, September 30, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Recreating the North End
Make the vitality and diversity of Winnipeg's North End come alive
again with a guided bus tour by Professor Len Kaminski, past-president
and program director of the Seven Oaks Historical Society. The included both Jewish and non-Jewish sites of the 1920s and 1930s
covering some of the religious, labour, and communal institutions that
defined North End life.
Video and Personal Stories
Our Klezmer Heritage Cruise in the Ukraine
Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus
Experience the tour a group of 170 people took on a cruise through
the Ukraine in April and May 2007 in what was called the Klezmer
Heritage Tour. See a one-hour professionally produced video, and hear
from the 18 Winnipeggers who were on the trip.
The Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada (1997 to 2007)
Our Permanent Exhibit was "Diversity
and Vitality: The Jewish Experience in Western Canada". It opened in
May 1998. It was an awe-inspiring history of the Jewish struggle and
achievements that have taken place here in Western Canada.
An Historical Overview of the Life and Contributions of Rabbi Israel Kahanovitch, Chief Rabbi of Western Canada (1907 - 1945)
By Jodi Giesbrecht
AND
Nineteenth Century Cemeteries in Winnipeg and Transcona: Their Significance as Heritage Sites
By Scott de Groot
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue The Jewish Heritage Centre is working with Parks Canada toward the
designation of Rabbi Kahanovitch and the Shaarey Zedek Cemetery as an
individual and site of historical significance. University of Winnipeg
history students Jodi Giesbrecht and Scott de Groot were contracted to
conduct the research, with Jodi focusing on Rabbi Kahanovitch and Scott
on the Shaarey Zedek cemetery.
Our 6th Annual
Holocaust Symposium
Thursday, May 10, 2007
University of Winnipeg The Topic this year was: "The Holocaust, Lessons
Learned".
2007 Sol & Florence Kanee Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Dr. Deborah Lipstadt
Monday, April 30, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
Dr. Lipstadt's book HISTORY ON TRIAL: MY DAY IN COURT WITH
DAVID IRVING
[Ecco/HarperCollins, 2005] is the story of her libel trial in London
against David Irving who sued her for calling him a Holocaust denier and right
wing extremist. She will present her story of the trial.
Tickets: Adults $36, Seniors and Students $18.
Donations of $125 get a tax receipt plus 2 tickets. $500 includes 6 tickets.
Carol Matas launches new novel "The Whirlwind"
Wednesday, April 18, 2007, 10:30 a.m.
Asper Jewish Community Campus See this Review. Presented by Jewish Heritage Centre/Holocaust Education Centre as part of the
Jewish Federation of Winnipeg's Holocaust Awareness Week 2007. More information is about Carol is available on her web site: http://www.carolmatas.com
Booklet: Sir. Martin Gilbert The text from Sir. Martin Gilbert's Kanee distinguished lecture from April
30, 2006 was printed and distributed to all members along with the January 2007
Newsletter.
Presentation by Russ Gourluck
"A Road to Opportunity for Winnipeg Jewish Families"
Thursday, February 1, 2007, Temple Shalom (1077 Grant Avenue)
Mr Gourluck is former teacher and principal. His books include
"Going Downtown: A History of Winnipeg's Portage Avenue" and "A
Store Like No Other: Eaton's of Winnipeg". His talk was about the new
Canadians from Eastern Europe that arrived in Winnipeg in the early 1900's.
Exhibit - Samuel Freedman - Man of Law
Nov 7, 2006 through Jan 7, 2007
Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada.
A rich multi-media exhibit you shouldn't have missed! It comprised of material
that Brownie Freedman (Sam's widow) collected for almost 70 years.
Book Launch and Lecture - Prof. Benjamin M. Baader
Thursday, November 23, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Adult Lounge, Asper Jewish Community Campus
The Rady Jewish Community Centre and the JHC, as part of the Jewish Book Fair,
hosted Prof. Baader's launch of his book: "Gender, Judaism, and
Bourgeois Culture in Germany". Prof. Baader is a History Professor from
the University of Manitoba.
The Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program
Information Session on the 2007 trip
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
Multi Purpose Room, Asper Jewish Community Campus
All grade 9 Jewish students not enrolled in the Gray Academy of
Jewish Education were invited with their parents to attend this general
information session about the program. Programming commences February 2007.
Kristallnacht
Community-Wide Program
Thursday, November 9, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus
This was an illustrated talk by Shelley Faintuch on "Broken Glass:
Modern Antisemitism Comes Full Circle." This was presented by the
Jewish Federation of Winnipeg with the cooperation of the Holocaust Education
Centre of the JHCWC and March of the Living.
Exhibit - Mr. Justice Samuel Freedman
Opening Tuesday, November 7, 2006
For the opening, there was a Panel Discussion program, chaired by Jack
London on Aspects of the Life of Samuel Freedman.
Lecture: "More Than Just Business" by Prof. Hans Werner
An Historical Overview of the Jewish-Mennonite Relations in Winkler
Tuesday, October 10, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus
Prof. Werner's lecture explored how Jewish merchants played a role in
mediating the market for Mennonites in Winkler. It was followed by a
discussion: "The Jews and Mennonites of Winkler", led by Harold
Buchwald.
Lecture: Professor Serena Keshavjee
Modernism and Manitoba Architecture 1945-1975
Monday, September 18, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Adult Lounge, Asper Campus
Dr. Keshavjee is an Assistant Professor of Art History and Coordinator of
the Art History Programme at the University of Winnipeg. Her lecture was
followed by a Panel Discussion: The Contributions of Jewish Architects,
with the panel made up of Terry Cristall (Number Ten Architecture Group), Alex
Katz (Stechesen Katz Architects) and Professor Oliver Botar (School of Art,
University of Manitoba).
Bus and Walking Tour
of the 1919 General Strike and the Jewish North End
Sunday, September 17, 2006, Departure at 1:00 p.m.
Departure from Congregation Etz Chayim, 123 Matheson Ave East
Guides were Professor Nolan Reilly (Department of History, University of
Winnipeg) and Roz Usiskin (local historian).
Our 5th Annual Holocaust Symposium
"Righteous Among the Nations, Courage To Care, Courage To Act"
700 students from Winnipeg and rural Manitoba were in attendance.
- 9:00 a.m. Official welcome
- 9:15 a.m. Candle lighting ceremony by students of the Asper Foundation Human
RIghts and Holocaust Studies Program.
- 9:25 a.m. Opening remarks by Morris Henoch, Symposium chair.
- 9:30 a.m. Recognition of Holocaust Survivors in our Community: Dr. Stephan
Carter, Albert Gazan, Barbara Goszer, Joe Riesen(bach), Walter Salzberg.
- 10:00 a.m. Keynote speaker: Berendina R.H. (Diet) Eman - 11:15 a.m Closing Remarks by Dr. Byron Sheldrik, University of Winnipeg.
- 12:45 - 2:30 p.m.: Break-out Sessions
Inaugural
Guest Lecturer
Sir Martin Gilbert
Topic: The Jews of Arab Lands
Sunday April 30, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
We were pleased to announce that the Annual Sol and Florence Kanee
Distinguished Lecture Series was established to honour the Kanees, and
to help sustain the JHC. Sol Kanee is the longtime former Honourary President of
the Jewish Historical Society and laterally the Jewish Heritage Centre, and is a
national and international Jewish leader. With his beloved Florence z'l, Sol
Kanee has been a dedicated supporter of our organization.
This
inaugural lecture took take place Sunday evening, April 30th, at the Shaarey
Zedek Synagogue. Our distinguished guest lecturer was the internationally
renowned historian, Sir Martin Gilbert of London, England. Sir Martin is
Winston Churchill's official biographer and a leading historian of the modern
world. The author of seventy-five books, he is an Honorary Fellow of Merton
College, Oxford, his alma mater, and a Distinguished Fellow of Hillsdale
College, Michigan.
The
topic of his Kanee Distinguished Lecture was The Jews of Arab Lands,
the fascinating history of the course of the Jewish communities in Arab
countries from Biblical times to the present, and the dynamic roles they played
in the development of those societies until expelled. It was a gripping story of
the sordidly familiar pattern of Jewish dispersion: of flourishing and creative
Jewish communities greatly contributing to the development of their countries
yet faced with the continual threat of persecution, discrimination and violence.
Lecture: Holocaust Memoir Digest, Studying the Holocaust
Through the Words of Survivors
by Esther Goldberg (wife of Sir Martin Gilbert)
Sunday, April 30, 2006, a.m.
Herzlia Synagogue Lecture: Winnipeg Jews and the 1918 Influenza Epidemic
Professor Esyllt Jones (of the University of Winnipeg)
Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Holocaust Education Centre
Special Tour of: Salvador Dali - Aliyah Suite
With: Helen Delacretaz, Curator of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Tuesday, March 7, 2006, 2:00 p.m.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard
The JHC was honored to have Helen Delacretaz, Curator,
Decorative and Fine Arts of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, give us a special tour of
the Salvador Dali exhibit. The exhibit was a set of prints, commissioned in
1966, to commemorate the independence of the state of Israel in 1948.
Lecture: To Whom Did They Belong? (The Vatican and Child Survivors of the
Holocaust), given by Professor Michael R. Marrus
Monday, December 12, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus, 123 Doncaster Street
Michael Marrus, Professor of Holocaust Studies from the University of
Toronto, a renowned author on children survivors’ life after the
Holocaust, spoke during the Jewish Book Fair. The Holocaust
Eduction Centre of the JHC co-sponsored this program with the Rady
Centre.
The Transfer Agreement
Lecture by Harold Buchwald CM QC LLD
Monday, November 14, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus
The compelling story of a little known transaction between
the Jews of Palestine and the Third Reich in 1933. This was a little known pact
to halt the economic boycott of Nazi Germany by Zionist Organizations that
threatened to topple Hitler's government, then only in its first year of power.
Thunder Bay Nostalgia with Paul Shaffer Monday September 26, 2005, 8:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre, Asper Campus This event, co-hosted by the Jewish Heritage
Centre of Western Canada and the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba featured Paul
Shaffer as Guest of Honour. Deputy Mayor Mike Pagtakhan brought greetings from
the City of Winnipeg. Entertainment was by Finjan (Shayla Fink, Kinzey Posen,
Myron Schultz). Several hundred were in attendance. Thanks go to the Jews of
Thunder Bay Planning Committee for their work to plan the evening.
Mazel Tov! A Chasene! The Jewish Wedding
Jewish Wedding Exhibit
July 27 through November 27, 2005
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum
A Jewish marriage is seen as an encounter between a
man and a woman that is enshrined in holiness and initiated by a sacred
ceremony. The wedding intertwines laws, liturgies, and customs that
have developed over several millennia, and simultaneously honours and
confronts an ancient heritage in a fruitfully open-ended conversation.
The wedding incorporates beliefs and traditions that reflect the
diversity of Jewish identities throughout history that continues to the
present day.
The exhibition uses texts and photographs to explain the rituals of the
ceremony, the celebrations and plans associated with the wedding, and
contemporary issues that couple face. Among the artifacts to be seen
are bridal gowns and clothing from as early as the end of the 19th
century; telegrams, invitations, dinner menus, and newspaper items from
the early Israelite Press; wedding contracts (ketubot); and a wedding
diary from a 1970s bride.
Marsha Usiskin, Michael Usiskin, Roseline Wolodarsky Usiskin
and Larry Usiskin, Esther Usiskin, David Usiskin. 24 December 1949
Panel Discussion: Aspects of Contemporary Jewish Marriage
Sunday September 25, 2005, 2:00 p.m.
Adult Lounge, Asper Campus
Panelists: Dr Mark Etkin, Dr. John Hofley, Rabbi Dr. Neal Rose, Judy
Plotkin.
Roz Usiskin moderator. The panelists explored a wide range of topics including
intercultural marriages, same-sex relations, Jewish marriages and living
arrangements in the context of broader social trends, and religious definitions
of marriages (Liberal, Orthodox, Conservative, etc.)
The Wedding Garden Party
Wednesday August 24, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Jewish Foundation Garden, Asper Campus Entertainment with Eli Herscovitch and friends. A
demonstration of traditional folk dance. Door prizes and silent auction. Come
attired in a wedding-related costume. Hors d'oeuvres
and desserts.
Volunteer Reception
Tuesday June 21, 2005, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Garden, Asper Campus This event honoured our volunteers. Entertainment
included live music and
refreshments.
Museums: Guardians of Canada's Ethnic Diversity
A Panel Discussion
Sunday June 5, 2005, 2:00 p.m.
Berney Theatre This was a panel of representatives: Stan
Carbone from the Jewish Heritage Centre, Dr. Roland Sawatzsky from the
Mennonite Heritage Village Museum, Dr. Phillipe Mailhot from the Musee de
St. Boniface, Ken Romaniuk from the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and
Educational Centre and Tammy Axelsson from the New Iceland Heritage Museum
discuss the challenges Museums are facing. Jimm Simon, President of the
Association of Manitoba Museums moderated.
Gray Academy Roots Project
May 4 to end of May 2005.
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum Family history projects from Grade 7 students were on display. This
amazing research and artistry by the students was not to be missed!
Holocaust Symposium
Thursday May 12, 2005, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Duckworth Auditorium, University of Winnipeg
This year's theme was: "The Holocaust - Horrors of the Camps". This one-day symposium for Manitoba high school students
featured Leon Bass,
an American liberator of concentration camps. Mr. Bass will spoke in the
morning. In the afternoon there were breakout sessions.
Walking On - Remembering Mauthausen
Photo Exhibit by Cathrine Stukhard
Tuesday January 18 to Friday April 15, 2005
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum
This exhibit consisting of about 40 photographs of the Austrian
concentration camp began with an official opening ceremony on January 17th
with
guest dignitaries, including His Excellency Otto Ditz, Austrian Ambassador to
Canada. This exhibit was graciously provided by the Austrian Embassy and the
Austrian Ministry of the Interior with the support of the Jewish Federation of
Winnipeg/CJA. See
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba John Harvard's Remarks
Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies program
Winter and Spring, 2005
Asper Jewish Community Campus
About 100 Jewish and non-Jewish students enrolled
in grade 9 in Winnipeg outside of the Jewish school system learned about
Human Rights issues and the Holocaust. Students also performed community
service. The program culminated with a trip to Washington in April 2005.
Treasures To Share
Exhibition opened Sunday Sept 12, 2004 to the end of December 2004
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum This was an in-house curated exhibit featuring archival material that is part
of JHC's archive and artifact collection that has been accumulated over the past
36 years. Most of this material has never been displayed before. See
our brochure about the display (.doc file 2.3 MB).
JHC Annual General Meeting
Wednesday December 15, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Asper Jewish Community Campus
Followed at 8:00 p.m by:
Biographical Overview of Miriam Waddington Immediately following the business portion of the AGM, Abe Arnold, Prof.
Neil Besner, Mildred Gutkin and Irma Penn described the life and poetry of
the late Miriam Waddington.
A History of the Montefiore Club
A Lecture by Saul Henteleff
Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.
Holocaust Education Centre, Asper Jewish Community Campus The lecture was followed by a viewing of Mr. Henteleff's documentary
video on
the Montefiore Club of Winnipeg. This program was part of the series of
initiative celebrating the Double Chai anniversary of the Jewish Historical
Society of Western Canada.
Stephen Lewis Guest Speaker
at Banquet Honouring Founders of the
Jewish Historical Society
36th Anniversary Special Event 2004
Sunday October 31, 2004
Etz Chayim Synagogue, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Stephen Lewis spoke on the topic:
"Canada's Role in Addressing Human Rights Violations on the Global
Stage".
This banquet honored founders and builders of the
Jewish Historical Society, including Past Presidents, original members of the
Archives Committee and staff members.
The banquet also was the culmination of a campaign
dedicated to the goal of Members, Memoirs and Mezumen. We were seeking to
enroll new Members in the Heritage Centre, gather new Memoirs, documents, photos
and memorabilia, and raise Mezumen - funds - to ensure the future of the Jewish
Heritage Centre which now incorporates, the Jewish Historical Society and
Archives, the Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum , the Freeman Family Foundation
Holocaust Education Centre and the Genealogical Institute.
The
Art and Soul of Peace Through Humour
Sunday May 30, 2004 to Monday August 23, 2004
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum
This exhibit consisted of some 40 paintings that deal with the prospect of
peace in the Middle East. They are painted by Jewish, Arab, Bedouin and Druze
children living in Israel. This exhibit has travelled throughout Israel, the
United States and Canada. It was previously displayed at the Koffler Centre for
the Arts in Toronto. This exhibit was co-sponsored by the Mennonite Heritage
Museum of Winnipeg.
Annual
Kavod Evening: Shem Tov Awards
Wednesday June 2, 2004, 7:30 p.m
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue The Jewish Heritage Centre was pleased to present its Shem Tov award this
year to Marshall Wilder.
Association of Canadian Jewish Studies Conference
Sunday May 30 to Monday May 31, 2004
Asper Jewish Community Campus and University of Manitoba The Annual Conference of the ACJS was in Winnipeg this year. The
Jewish Heritage Centre sponsored the Sunday sessions at the Asper Campus.
Sunday May 30, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Adult Lounge:
We honoured Abe Arnold on his appointment to the Order of Canada.
Jewish Heritage Centre's 3rd Annual Holocaust Symposium
University of Winnipeg, Duckworth Centre
Wednesday May 12, 2004 The theme this year was "Women of Resistance". There were
over 750 grade 9 to 12 students attending this all-day program. See our page about
the Symposium.
The Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program
January to May 2004
Holocaust Trip to Washington For the 5th year, the Jewish Heritage Centre administered this
program. Grade 9 students learned about the Holocaust, did community service, and
finished with a trip to the Washington Holocaust Memorial Museum. The
trip to Washington, D.C. took place this year from Sunday May 2 to Wednesday
May 5. See our
page about the program.
Dr.
Sun Yat-sen’s Bodyguard: Morris “Two – Gun” Cohen
By Ruth Wright Millar,
Journalist and History sleuth from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Wednesday, April 28, 7:30pm
Holocaust Education Centre
This was a reading and a presentation of a video on: Morris “Two – Gun
Cohen” (1887 – 1970) was one of the most flamboyant characters to emerge
from the Canadian West. His was truly the life of an adventurer and soldier of
fortune. He was to become an active figure in Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Chinese
nationalist movement, the Guomindang.
The Reconstruction of the Jewish Past Through Yiddish Sources
A Lecture by Victoria Khiterer, PhD.
Thursday March 11, 2004 at 7:30 p.m.
Holocaust Education Centre. Professor Khiterer's primary interest is the History of Jews in Eastern
Europe, the Russian Empire and the countries of the former Soviet Union. Among
her publications is a study on the documents of Jewish History in Kyiv's
archives. She has also lectured at Harvard, Princeton and other Universities.
The Jewish Diaspora in China - A Lecture
by Xu Xin
Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus
Thursday, January 8th, 2004
Xu Xin is professor of History of Jewish Culture and Director of the Centre for
Jewish Studies at Nanjing University, People's Republic of China.
Professor Xin also spoke on the following topics:
Relations between China and Israel since 1949 and Chinese Policies towards
Judaism.
This lecture was cosponsored with the Jewish Heritage
Centre by The Yunnan Project Hope of Canada, Inc. See
the Jewish Post and News review of this event.
Mame-Loshn: Yiddish in Winnipeg Exhibit
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum
August 3 to December 15, 2003 This exhibit Yiddish was our major in-house exhibit of the year. It
opening to coincide with the Peretz School Reunion that took place from August
1st to 4th. It offered a fascinating overview of the history of the
Yiddish language and culture, as well as its role in Winnipeg.
Yiddish Exhibit Programs: We had several very exciting programs
throughout the Fall months expanding on the role of Yiddish in Winnipeg's Jewish
past. They were:
Lecture/Symposium: "Yiddish Profile of a People"
Thursday Sept 11, 2003 7:30 p.m. in the Berney Theatre
Lecturer was Mildred Gutkin. This was immediately followed by a
Symposium on Yiddish in Winnipeg. Symposium panelists were Oscar Antel,
Rabbi Peretz Weizman and Esther Leven.
Film - "Almonds and Raisins: the History of Yiddish Cinema"
Thursday Sept 18, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. in the Holocaust Education Centre
Moderator: Rabbi Neal Rose.
Film - "Tevye Now and Then: the Americanization of Tevye"
Sunday Sept 21, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in the Berney Theatre
Moderator: Rabbi Neal Rose.
Film - "Translated and Improved Upon: Yiddish King Lear"
Sunday Sept 21, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. in the Holocaust Education Centre
Moderator: Rabbi Neal Rose.
Panel Presentation: "The Future of Yiddish"
Thursday Oct 16, 2003 7:30 p.m. in the Holocaust Education Centre
The moderator was Edith Kimelman. The panelists were Chana Thau,
Martin Green,
Archie Kraut and Rachela Secter.
Concert: "Remembering Our Noah (Noah Witman)"
Sunday Nov 23, 2003 2:00 p.m. in the Etz Chayim Synagogue
This was a program of tapes, videos, and music from the life of Noah
Witman.
Concert: "Sounds of Yiddish"
Sunday Dec 7, 2003 2:00 p.m. in the Etz Chayim Synagogue
This was an amazing program of music, readings, and Yiddish humour.
Thunder Bay: Dedication of Addition to Permanent Gallery
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum
Fall 2003 Materials and artifacts have been collected documenting the Jewish History
of Thunder Bay, Ontario. These were be put together as a new entry made up of
two display cases in our Permanent Gallery.
Radicalism Book Launch
Sunday, June 15, 2003, 2 p.m. Following up on our very successful Radicalism
Conference in Sept 2001, we have produced a book of papers from the
Conference. This first-of-its-kind documentation of local Manitoba Jewish
Radicalism will be part of the JHC's Jewish Life and Times series.
Young at Art Display
Until early July 2003
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada We were proud to display this local collection of creative writing,
photography, art (painting, sculpture, sketching), crafts (needlework, woodwork,
knitting) and other handy work from our more senior citizens of our community.
Sponsored by the Coalition for Older Adults.
Annual Kaved Evening
Wednesday, May 28, 2003, evening
Etz Chayim Synagogue The local community awards were handed out. This year, the Jewish
Heritage Centre's recipient of the Shem Tov award was Gerry Posner, President of
the JHC during 2001 and 2002.
The Hersch Zentner Holocaust Symposium: May 1, 2003
University of Winnipeg Well-known speakers highlighted a full day with 1000 students. The
theme of this year's symposium was: "Children of Holocaust, Children
of War Today".
Lecture: Wilderness Gentry - Jewish Fur Traders in the Eighteenth Century
Holocaust Education Centre
Tuesday Apr 1, 2003. Scott Stephen, a Ph.D. student at the University of Manitoba was the
speaker.
Art Exhibit
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum
Jan 2003 to Mar 28, 2003. This was a joint venture with JSA/Hillel to celebrate the artwork of
Winnipeg's university students. An amazing display of unique
and original material.
Exhibit: If only I could change the past
to January 2003
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum, 123 Doncaster Street The students of Holy Cross School
under the guidance of their teacher Gerry Bohemier examine the horrors of the
Holocaust through their amazing projects. A must see! Also see
the Holy Cross School website
for more info on the students' work.
Max Freed: Profile of a Jewish Entrepreneur
Thursday, November 21, 2002. 7:30 p.m.
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum, 123 Doncaster Street A lecture by Dr. Isadore Wolch
Lecture: "Land settlement policies and ethnic groups in Western
Canada 1870-1914"
Tuesday, October 22, 2002. 7:00 p.m.
Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum Lecture by Professor John Lehr,
Geography Department, University of Winnipeg and with the theme: A Jewish
Farmer just cannot be.
Lecture: "Mike Usiskin: Profile of a Jewish Pioneer Farmer"
Thursday, October 8, 2002. 7:30 p.m.
Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum This was a joint lecture by Marcia and Roz Usiskin, about the story of the
life of an Edenbridge farmer
Lecture and Panel: Saskatchewan Farm Colonies
Thursday, September 26, 2002. 7:30 p.m.
Adult Lounge, Asper Jewish Community Campus The Myth of Jewish Farmers as
Failures: Jewish Homesteaders on Saskatchewan Township 2-15-W2, a lecture by
historian Anna Feldman. This was followed by a panel of speakers (Freeda Baron,
Yude Henteleff, Joe Elfenbaum and Israel Zalik) who offered recollections and
reflections of life on a farm settlement. Norman Vickar hosted the proceedings.
Lecture: History and Politics of early Jewish Farm Settlements on the
Prairies
Abe Arnold
Wednesday, June 5, 2002. 7:30 p.m. Lecture covered the period from
1882 to 1901.
Major Exhibition: Unturned Earth - The Jewish Farm Communities in Western
Canada
Thursday May 23, 2002 to October 24, 2002 Our major in-house Museum Exhibit
for the year, at the Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum. There were also related
programs and events. (See above)
Annual Kavod Evening
Thursday, May 30, 2002
Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
The Shem Tov award from the Jewish
Heritage Centre for 2001/02 was awarded to Roz Silver.
Winkler Plaque Dedication Ceremony
Sunday, May 26, 2002
Heritage Park, Winkler, Manitoba
A ceremony and celebration was
held with the dedication of a plaque to commemorate and memorialize the pioneer
Jewish settlers of Winkler, Manitoba who arrived from eastern Europe to that
community between the 1890's and the beginning of the First World War, 1914.
Choices: How Can I Make a Difference?
Wednesday May 1, 2002
The University of Winnipeg.
This one-day event was a Holocaust
Anti-Racism Education Symposium. We involved 1000 students from across Manitoba.
Key speakers included Ken McVey
and Dr.
Leon Bass.
Asper Holocaust Studies Program
Spring 2002.
Washington Trip may be the end of April 2002
The Jewish Heritage Centre
administered the student Education and Washington trip for the 3rd year. For
more information, our Holocaust Studies Program page
describes last year's program.
Teaching the Holocaust - A Guide to Inspiring Students
Thursday April 11, 2002
Berney Theatre / Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum This was the JHC program for the
Holocaust Education Week. Educators Panel: Cara Zurzolo,
Renee Kaplan, Gina Chodirker, Gerry Bohemier. There was a special
Holocaust exhibit prepared by Holy Cross school students who discussed their
project in the Holocaust Education Centre on April 11.
Some of the dozens of displays about the Holocaust prepared by the Holy Cross students.
Footsteps mark a boxcar floor. The Holy Cross students' tapestry is at the back.
The Holocaust Educators Panel
Children of the Holocaust
March/April 2002
Marion & Ed Vickar Jewish Museum This was one exhibit you shouldn't
have missed. (See above)
Pioneer Jewish Settlers of Winkler, Manitoba
Thursday February 19, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
Florence Kanee Foyer, Asper Campus A lecture by Mr. Harold Buchwald.
A snapshot of early Jewish immigration from the Shtetl to an emerging Manitoba
settlement. Adjustment, adaptation, and achievement.
Before, During, and After Durban
Wednesday February 6, 2002, 7:30 p.m.
Florence Kanee Foyer, Asper Campus A lecture by Mr. Yude Henteleff.
The world is the same. Near silence in the face of vicious anti-semitism.
The Wiseman Doll Collection
Nov 2001 through January 2002
Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum Titled "Old Woman at Play", this exhibition of Clara Wiseman's
uniquely imaginative artwork was put on display in the Museum. This exhibit
explored innocence, loss, love, and the creative spirit.
Fall 2000 We created out own unique exhibit highlighting a century of Jewish
Musicians and Music in Winnipeg. Known as "Our Musical Heritage", the
Exhibition was supplemented by four very well attended Concerts and the
publication of the definitive book by Sharon Chisvin titled: "Our
Musical Heritage". We have some more details about the events surrounding this project.
August 2000 For Folklorama Shalom Square week, we featured "Holidays at Home":
Seven dinner tables set up to present traditional holiday setting, as
well as "Horizons - Israel at 50 - Aerial Photography": A set of 34
fantastic and unique photos of Israel each an awesome 30 by 36 inches
in size.
Spring 2000
We exhibited: Joseph Bau - A Schindler Jew and His Art.
This exhibit provided an overview of the work of Israeli artist and
Schindler List survivor, Joseph Bau. Over 40 of his works were on
display. We have additional information about Joseph Bau. The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies has put up a very descriptive web page of Mr. Bau and it displays many of his works.
Summer and Fall of 1999 We exhibited our first major in-house curated project:
The Players - Our Community's Contribution to Sport. This exhibition coincided with the 1999 Pan-Am Games that were held in Winnipeg.
April 1999 Students built and exhibited a complete Red River Settlement from
the early 1800’s under the direction of Winnipeg artist Riva
Stone.
October 1998 We exhibited Remembering Luboml: Images of a Jewish Community – a project initiated in 1994 by Aaron
Ziegelman, a Libivner who emigrated to the U.S. in 1938.
June 1998 Jewish Roots was on display from the Simkin Middle School’s genealogical research projects.
May and June 1998 We featuring the poetry of Rafi Aaron against the backdrop of
collected photographs as a celebration of Israel’s 50th. The poet
read his work as A Seed in the Pocket of Their Blood opened and again on the occasion of the Canadian Jewish Congress Plenary.
January 1998 We displayed an exhibition of the work of Moise Sadoun, a
photographer from France living temporarily in our Community of
Winnipeg who brought us Orthodox Images, a fascinating interplay of Orthodox Jews and modern settings.
December 1997 The Museum gallery had featured chanukiot.
September 1997 The Marion and Ed Vickar Jewish Museum of Western Canada opened our
doors to the public, with a preview of our permanent collection,
followed immediately by a major international exhibition - Anne Frank in the World.
The Portnoy Gallery, our main exhibition space at the Museum, proudly
thereafter hosted the National Council of Jewish Women’s
Centennial Exhibit.
The 8th Annual Holocaust Symposium
Sol & Florence Kanee 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture
Musical Ghosts: Manitoba's Jazz and Dance Bands 1914-1966
Professor Shlomo Avineri
(Also see our pdf brochure)
Carol Matas launches new novel "The Whirlwind"
Dr.
Sun Yat-sen’s Bodyguard: Morris “Two – Gun” Cohen
