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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Keeping the Faith: Judaica From the Aron Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Aron Museum is a museum of Jewish ceremonial objects. The collection is on display here along with descriptions of Jewish holidays and traditions and how the objects are used.
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Jewish Public Library Archives

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Based in Montreal, a city with a rich Canadian-Jewish history, the Jewish Public Library Archives holds material related to Jewish Canadian texts, photographs, posters, rare books and ephemera, and microfilmed Jewish newspapers. The...
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The Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing insight to current issues in the Jewish-Canadian community, this resource provides selections of relevant news articles relating to Jewish issues in Canada. There are also a large collection of web links relating to...
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Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on current issues of Jewish-Canadians in British Columbia is presented on this website. Links to community events and Israeli-related news are offered here.
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A Web of Understanding: Jews

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of a 2001 display on prejudice created by the museum. Here you can read original documents that highlight the anti-Semitism faced by Jewish people in British Columbia in the Victorian era.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: Something From Nothing: The Schumiatcher Saga

For Students 9th - 10th
The Shumiatcher family, Russian Jews who emigrated to Canada in the early 1900's, grew to become successful business owners and professionals. This site outlines their history and details the making of a television documentary.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Changing Role of Jewish Women in Saint John

For Students 9th - 10th
This site illustrates the impact and role that Jewish women played within the Saint John, New Brunswick area.