Fonds RA037 - Holocaust-era serials collection

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Holocaust-era serials collection

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  • Textual record

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Fonds

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CA VHEC RA037

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  • 1919–1983, predominant 1933–1944 (Creation)
    Creator
    Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

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Physical description

195 items

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(1994–)

Administrative history

The Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) was opened in 1994 by the Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society (VHCS). The VHEC is devoted to Holocaust-based anti-racism education and commemoration. Its staff produce thematic exhibits, school programs and commemorative events, publish a newsletter entitled Zachor and administrate the Wosk Publishing Program. The VHEC holds Western Canada’s largest collection of Holocaust-related artefacts, Holocaust testimonies and archival records and manages a comprehensive library of books, films, educational resources, as well as rare books and special collections.

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Scope and content

Collection is comprised of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals published in Western Europe and the United States in the period leading up to and during the Second World War. Publications are relevant to Holocaust studies and education in that they demonstrate widespread antisemitism, Nazi propaganda, international responses and military and resistance activities. Serials in collection are both originals and reprints printed after the original publication.

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Immediate source of acquisition

Collection is aggregated from multiple donations to the VHEC from multiple donors in the following accessions:
2018.016 Moogk
2018.013 Krieger
2017.002 Krieger
2017.058 Krell
2015.001 Krell
2008.007 Tan
2007.001 Krieger
1994.024 Winrob
1993.027 Kleermaker
1993.004 Naimark
1993.061 VHCS

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Collection is arranged into series alphabetically by publication title.

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  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian

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