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April 8, 2013   l   28 Nisan, 5773



TONIGHT: YOM HA'SHOAH COMMEMORATIVE EVENING

Please join our community tonight to commemorate Yom HaShoah.

The commemoration features a Holocaust survivor speaker and a musical program. In a moving candle lighting ceremony, local Holocaust survivors will honour the memory of those who perished.

Yom HaShoah is the day on which Jewish communities world-wide mark and remember the Holocaust and the loss of the six million Jews who were murdered, and the millions of other victims including Roma and Sinti, homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the mentally and physically disabled and political dissidents.

The program ends as it does every year with the musical performers joined by the audience in a powerful and evocative rendition of the Partisan song, Zog Nit Keynmol, a symbol of resistance against Nazi Germany's persecution of the Jews during the Holocaust.

Yom HaShoah Commemorative Evening:

Tonight, Monday, April 8, 2013 | 7:00 p.m.

Jewish Community Centre |
950 West 41st Avenue

Supported by the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver and with financial assistance from the Province of British Columbia.
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YOM HA'ATZMAUT TO FEATURE TOP NOTCH MUSICIANS

You’re in for a real treat at this year’s Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration because the calibre of musicians set to perform is stellar. For many years, Israeli members of our community have requested that the Yom Ha’atzmaut organizing committee bring in their favourite singer, Nurit Galron, to perform. MORE

 

10 REASONS TO MARK MAY 5TH ON YOUR CALENDAR

Jewish Federation is pleased to support the first ever Western Regional Policy Conference, organized by our advocacy partner, The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. MORE

 

GLOBAL WALK FOR ISRAEL, COMMUNITY FAIR AND FESTIVAL HA'RIKUD:
SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH

On Sunday, April 28th, Lag Ba’omer, our community will continue its celebrations of Israel and Israel’s culture with these three exciting events. MORE

 

CLOTHING DRIVE FOR INTERNATIONAL JEWISH YOUTH SERVICE DAY

For the first time, the Jewish community of Vancouver will participate in its own J-Serve project - a clothing drive to benefit the women of the Downtown Eastside. MORE

 

HELP SAVE JAYDEN - STEM CELL DONOR DRIVE

Jayden, the four-year-old daughter of a Jewish couple in Montreal was recently diagnosed with MDS, a rare form of AML Leukemia. In order to survive, Jayden needs to find a stem cell donor in the coming weeks. MORE
 
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Yom HaShoah Commemoration April 08 | 7:00 p.m. | For more information info@vhec.org
JFSA Major Donors Innovators Pre-event reception April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | For more information amoss@jfsa.ca
JFSA Innovators Lunch April 10 | 11:30 a.m. | For more informationamoss@jfsa.ca
Got Teens: Part 2 April 10 | 6:30 p.m. | For more information
VTT Campus Campaign meeting April 11 | 6:30 p.m. |For more information tabraham@talmudtorah.com
Heart of the Matter April 11| 7:00 p.m. | For more information esther@weizmann.ca
Women's Learning Series April 11 | 7:30 p.m.
For more information jan@weizmann.ca
Nuture Your Soul April 12 | 11:00 a.m. | For more information
office@jsalliance.org
Shabbat Dinner at UBC April 12 | 7:30 p.m. | For more information
rabbi@chabadubc.com
Shabbat Dinner April 12 | 7:30 p.m. | For more information
rabbi@thekollel.com
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony April 14 | 7:30 p.m. | For more information call 604.257.5100
Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration April 15 | 7:30 p.m. | For more information call 604.257.5100
Philosophers' Cafe April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | For more information education_coordinator@jewishmuseum.ca
Annual General Meeting April 18 | 6:00 p.m. | For more information maggie@vancouverhillel.ca
Above are selected items from the Community Calendar.
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Do you know someone in need of financial help? The Hebrew Free Loan Association offers interest free loans up to to a maximum of $7,000 for personal loans, $10,000 for education and special purpose loans, and up to $750 for emergency loans to members of the Jewish community to help deal with family emergencies, start a new career, pursue education, settle new immigrants, deal with business failure, or generally make ends meet. Apply for yourself or tell someone you know. Please contact us 604.639.1400 or online.

The L’Chaim Adult Day Centre has space available for the beloved fragile older adult in your life.
L’Chaim provides a warm, supportive and stimulating day program and respite for caregivers. For more information, please call Annica Carlsson at 604.257.5111, local 400 or email.

The JCCGV's Bagel Club runs a weekly community kitchen program open to all adults with special needs, Mondays from 5-7:00 p.m. in the program kitchen at the JCCGV. For more information please contact Anat Toledano at 604.257.5111 ext.710 or email.

Do you have a room to rent or a secondary suite available?
Jewish Family Service Agency has regular requests from clients for both short and long-term housing in the community. If you have a home to share or suite available, please call our housing coordinator at 604.257.5151.
   
 
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