Join Vancouver Heritage Foundation and the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre to celebrate and commemorate Heritage Week with the inspiring story of Rebecca Teitelbaum and the book of recipes she compiled while imprisoned at Ravensbrück concentration camp. Through historical context, family photographs, archival records and survivor testimony, you will learn about the persecution of Belgian Jews, […]
From bakeries and butchers to ice cream and importers such as Tosi, Bosa and Benny’s, Strathcona’s legacy food stores endures. Celebrate Heritage Week by participating in a walking tour with John Atkin as he explores the legacies of the food producers and suppliers that were once found in Strathcona neighbourhood. Please note: John Atkin will […]
Discover the legacy of chicken joints and cafes, the women who ran them, and how they contributed to Vancouver’s larger community and heritage in this Heritage Week walking tour from Prior to Powell Street with John Atkin. These restaurants were largely owned and operated by Black women and were an important part of the local […]