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Around Town: The Chosen, Jesus Christ Superstar, Courage Now, Out of Thin Air

by Flyn Ritchie • November 16, 2022 • 0 Comments

Two movies and two plays are coming to Vancouver this week – two famous shows about Jesus, one about a Japanese Christian hero during World War Two and one about a dramatic ride through the Himalayas aimed at supporting poor…

Honouring a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Jewish lives

by Glen Sunshine • April 16, 2015 • 4 Comments

A new exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum highlights the heroic efforts of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara to save the lives of Jewish refugees during the Second World War. Invisible Threads: Life Saving Sugihara Visas and the Journey to Vancouver…