Survivor Outreach Program

Records in this sub-sub-series are created and kept by members of the Outreach Committee and by staff of the VHEC and pertain to educational outreach programming on the subject of the Holocaust in BC. At the time of the opening of the VHEC, the Outreach Committee’s mandate was to provide knowledge of the events of the Holocaust to BC students, educators and special interest groups through eyewitness testimony. Committee members trained and scheduled docents and speakers to share their memories of the Holocaust, including experiences of discrimination, segregation, separation from and loss of family, as well as life in hiding, the ghettos, concentration camps, liberation and immigration to Canada. Survivor outreach speakers visit schools and other locations to tell their personal stories, promote anti-racism and challenge youth to become committed and responsible global citizens, alert to bullying, discrimination, racism and genocide.Sub-sub-series consists of textual records and photographs generated as a result of survivor outreach programming by the members of the Outreach Committee and by staff of the VHEC. Records in sub-series include minutes, notes, reports, letters from students and program lists. Records documenting district symposia are included in sub-sub-series.