Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir 32nd Annual Spring Concert: The Family Naiman
Sun, Jun 04
|Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
In an expanded concert, Victor Neuman tells the full story of his family's remarkable journey to survival during the dark years of World War II.


Time & Location
Jun 04, 2017, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
Event Description
Annual Spring Concert 2017
Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 2 to 3:15pm
Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
6184 Ash Street, Vancouver
Members of Victor Neuman’s family were in Warsaw when it was bombed by the Luftwaffe, in the Polish cavalry when Poland fought the invading German army, in Paris during the roundup of Jews for deportation, in the Warsaw Ghetto just before the uprising, in the Ukraine when Panzers crossed the Russian frontier, in the Ural mountains when the German army surrendered at Stalingrad and even in Auschwitz at the time of its liberation.
Based on taped interviews with family members, Neuman incorporates songs, narrations and photographs to tell the sometimes humourous, often poignant true story of his family’s journey to survival in Israel and Canada during the darkest days of World War II.
An abridged version was performed, and widely praised, in 2013. This time, the choir and guest narrators will be performing the complete version, with additional narrations and songs.
Conductor: David Millard
Narrators: Chloe Derkson, Julia Jachimowicz, Ryan Keogh, David Skulski
Accompanist: Elliott Dainow
Admission:Â $20 per person
RSVP appreciated: 604-325-1812
Special thanks to the Kirman Memorial Foundation for Yiddish Culture for their financial support.
