City in Colour

City in Colour - PosterThursday, May 9, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at GVPL — Join author May Q. Wong as she shares stories from “City in Colour” on May 9, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm in the GVPL Committee Room, 735 Broughton Street, Victoria. Please pre-register online at GVPL.ca/event. Information:  250-940-4875 extension 381.  This event is in celebration of Asian Heritage Month.

Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Event

Rabbi Louis SutkerSunday, May 5, 2019 11 am – noon, at the Victoria Jewish Cemetery — On behalf of the Victoria Shoah Project, we invite you to the annual remembrance of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). This year’s commemoration will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2019 11 am – noon, at the Victoria Jewish Cemetery on Cedar Hill Road (south from Hillside Ave.). Those who perished in the Holocaust will be remembered as real individuals, not mere statistics or collectively characterized as victims, as we also honour the strength and resilience of survivors.

At this year’s commemoration “From Generation to Generation” we will hear the moving and unique story of one family and that will remind us of so many other families. There will be music and songs of pre-war Europe to move us and also to remember the flourishing cultures in so many of the locations tragically upended by the Shoah. Representatives of Victoria’s Jewish youth community will add their voices to the remembrance and honouring and there will be a memorial prayer for those who perished.

For the safety of all people the lessons of the Shoah and events leading up to this tragedy cannot be forgotten. This past year’s killings at the Pittsburgh synagogue, the Christchurch mosque and the many other hate attacks reinforce this message. In today’s world we must not only remember the tragic events of the Shoah but must commit to never remain silent in the face of injustice or an attack targeting any person or group for their beliefs, religion, race, sexual orientation or disabilities. In this way we truly honour the memory of those who perished in the Shoah.

We invite you to share in this event with us. We welcome your presence and support as we gather to remember the past and look towards a future of peace and unity.

Sincerely yours on behalf of the Victoria Shoah Project,
Peter Nadler
E-mail: victoriashoahproject@gmail.com

Two is greater than One

Tal Talk PNWednesday, May 1, 2019, 7 pm, Congregation Emanuel, 1461 Blanshard Street, Victoria — Invited by Rabbi Harry, Tal Svoray, Professor, Ben-Gurion University, Department of Geography and Environmental Development currently in Victoria on Sabbatical will speak to us about current affairs in Israel on May 1, 2019 7 pm at the synagogue. Tal will speak to us, not as a “professor” but as a native of Israel, a member of the Six Day War baby boom, someone who is contemplating the fate of Israel over the next 100 years rather than just a few years or months, as one who considers the big clock ticking over Israel’s head is the “Palestinian question” and as one who believes in a two state solution.

 

Voices in Motion Spring Concerts

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April 28 & May 2 — Voices in Motion is an intergenerational Choir composed of persons with memory loss, their caregivers and high school students.  Choice of two concerts to attend:
April 28, 2:30–4 pm
Students from St. Andrew’s High School
St. Aidan’s United Church,
3703 St Aidans St., Victoria, BC

May 2 | 4:30–6 pm
Students from Pacific Christian School
Victoria Christian Reformed Church,
661 Agnes St., Victoria, BC

Attention parents: Kafe & Kibitz

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Sunday, April 28, 10:15 am to noon, 710 Pandora Avenue lobby — Come hang out with other parents in a warm & welcoming environment; feel free to bring along any young children currently in tow. We look forward to engaging conversation, laughter, reflection, support, and, of course, caffeine. Everyone is welcome, including non-members. NEW LOCATION: We’ll be meeting in the lobby of 710 Pandora Avenue (the new building at Pandora & Douglas) beside Sherwood Cafe.