ABOUT HAEA
With the Holocaust becoming mandatory learning in B.C., there is a greater need for strong tools and training so that teachers can successfully bring it to students. HAEA is collecting and sharing appropriate lesson plans, resources, and supports for educators, and is working on developing its own materials. As well, we will bring together teachers for professional development opportunities.
THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION IS A PROUD PARTICIPANT & EXHIBITOR
BCSSTA Pro D Conference October,24 2025
Canadian Affairs: Now for Something Completely Different
Simon Fraser University
Keynote Speaker Andrew Coyne
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HAEA spoke with teachers at the 12th Biennial Shafron Teachers’ Conference at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.
We asked these teachers why it is important to teach the Holocaust, and how they approach the subject.
We are sharing their insights and ideas to help teachers bring lessons about the Holocaust to their classrooms.
NEW LESSON PLAN RESOURCES
HAEA has just launched its first two sets of educational materials. These made-in-B.C. resources each contain a slideshow presentation and a companion study unit. Units on The Holocaust and The History of Antisemitism have been added to our curriculum resource pages. A third unit, The Jewish People, will be added very soon
These extensive educational resources will ensure educators can effectively teach these complex, multi-faced topics individually or as a series.
Even 80 years after the Holocaust there are new stories to be told about the impacts of the Shoah and their aftermaths.
HAEA along with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs presented the story of Akira Kitade from Japan, and his efforts to trace the stories of seven Sugihara survivors and how they were able to leave Europe for new lives.
Akira Kitade, author of Emerging Heroes: WWII Era Diplomats, Jewish Refugees and Escape to Japan, spoke at a March 26 event at the Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver. Mr. Kitade tells his story of the discovery of the story of the seven survivors discovered from their photos in a scrapbook.
Both the video here, and the complete session video, can be used in your classroom to show the human impacts of the Holocaust and a small glimpse of what was saved by rescuing individuals.
Event details and full event video are here.
The story of Emerging Heroes can also be at Academic Studies Press.
VHEC offers Pro-D Sessions
Our friends at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre are offering Pro-D sessions across B.C. based on their new online teaching resource Fragments in Focus: The History of the Holocaust. You can attend half-day or full-day sessions. The full-day session includes an exhibition tour and a new interactive workshop on the influence of propaganda during the Holocaust.
Lunch is provided for both half-day and full-day participants.
Dates and available registration details are:
Vancouver – September 19
Richmond – September 22
Kelowna – October 24
Online – October 24
Prince George – November 10
Vancouver – November 21
Nanaimo – December 5
Victoria – February 13
If you can’t make these dates, you can also arrange for a Pro-D session in your school or district through VHEC at education@vhec.org.
HAEA’S INAUGURAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
THANK YOU TO THOSE ATTENDED THE VANCOUVER AND RICHMOND SESSIONS! THE SPEAKERS WERE IMPACTFUL & EDUCATIONAL AND THE PRESENTATIONS BY MARIE DODUCK WERE ESPECIALLY MOVING AND POWERFUL.
“It was really awesome, and I came away feeling a renewed, deeper understanding and sense of urgency to disrupt the antisemitism I am seeing in my community.”
“Marie Doduck has left a profound impression on my heart and I felt honoured in hearing her experience”
ANTISEMITISM RESOURCES
These resources explore the history of the Jewish people, antisemitism from ancient times, and the modern manifestations of antisemitism.
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