The Nemetz Jewish Community Archives’, formally the Jewish Historical Society Archives’ mandate is to identify, acquire, preserve and make available private and public records pertaining to Jewish communities, religion, culture and traditions as practiced in British Columbia, including how Jews in BC have been affected by or reacted to Jewish issues beyond the provincial boundary.
The Archives acquires the records, oral histories and photographs of individuals, organizations and businesses in the community, as well as provides records management services to various community agencies for their long-term preservation.
Archival Holdings
View an overview of the Nemetz Jewish Community Archives’ holdings.
The Nemetz Jewish Community Archives Reference Room (NJCA)
The NJCA Reference Room in the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia provides a quiet atmosphere for researchers. The Reference Room contains a small but definitive resource library and is equipped with an oral history listening area and access to the Jewish Historical Society’s Oral History Collection. Visitors can also access the Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia’s reference library and the genealogical databases ancestry.com, findmypast.com, and footnote.com.
Hours of Operation
The Archivist is available Monday to Thursday, 10:00 am-5 pm by appointment only, and on Sunday from 1:00-5:00 pm.
Representatives from the Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia are available to assist with genealogical queries on Sundays between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm by appointment only.
*For appointments and information, please contact the archivist at:
| E-mail: | archives@jewishmuseum.ca |
| Phone: | 604.638.7286 |
The Archives charges a fee for research services and reproductions of its material in order to recover costs and maintain services.
Photographic Prints
• User Agreement form must be completed and approved before an order will be processed
• Prepayment of fees is required
• Reproduction of a print or negative can take up to 2 weeks for processing
• Custom orders (including cropping) may cost extra
• 5 × 7 $15
• 8 × 10 $20
• 11 × 14 $25
• 16 × 20 $40
Scanning
• Scan photograph and email to researcher $20
• Scan photograph and save to CD for researcher $23
Oral History
• Oral history interview on CD $25 per interview
Research Services
• Complex research over 30 minutes by Archivist $25 per hour
Photocopies
• Photocopies for Archival reference requests $0.25 per page
Rush Charges
• Subject to availability
Publications and Commercial Use Fees
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE FEES ARE IN ADDITION TO PRINT COSTS
• Publications $20 per image
(magazine, newsletter, report, book, CD-Rom, website)
• Commercial use $20 per image
(brochures, calendars, documentary films or display)
• Non-profit no charge
Mail Orders
• Postage and handling for Lower Mainland/BC $3
• Postage and handling for Canada/USA $5
• Postage and handling for Overseas $10
JHSBC members receive 10% off all photograph and oral history reproduction orders.
To download a .pdf of Research and Reproduction Rates, click here.