Burnaby, located in the lower mainland of British Columbia, holds a large proportion of the 20,000 Jews living in the region. The history of Jews living in Burnaby dates back to at least 1936.
Simon Fraser University’s main campus, located in Burnaby, hosts many Jewish academics every year, and boasts a sizeable Jewish student body, serviced by the SFU Jewish Students Union. Beth Israel Cemetery, one of B.C.’s largest and oldest Jewish cemeteries, is in north Burnaby.
Since October 2018, Mike Hurley has served as mayor of the community of Burnaby. He previously served as a firefighter in the Burnaby Fire Department and as Vice President of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
B’nai Brith gratefully acknowledges Mayor Hurley and the City of Burnaby for supporting May 2023 as Jewish Heritage Month.
Burnaby, situé dans le bas-fond de la Colombie-Britannique, abrite une grande partie des 20 000 Juifs qui vivent dans la région. L’histoire des Juifs vivant à Burnaby remonte au moins à 1936.
Le campus principal de l’université Simon Fraser, situé à Burnaby, accueille chaque année de nombreux universitaires juifs et s’enorgueillit d’une importante population étudiante juive, desservie par l’Union des étudiants juifs de l’université Simon Fraser. Le cimetière Beth Israel, l’un des plus grands et des plus anciens cimetières juifs de Colombie-Britannique, se trouve dans le nord de Burnaby.
Depuis octobre 2018, Mike Hurley est maire de la communauté de Burnaby. Auparavant, il a été pompier au sein du service d’incendie de Burnaby et vice-président de l’Association internationale des pompiers.
B’nai Brith remercie le maire Hurley et la ville de Burnaby d’avoir soutenu mai 2023 comme Mois du patrimoine juif.
2023 JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH PARTNERS
2023 COMMANDITAIRES DU MOIS DU PATRIMOINE JUIF
2022 JEWISH HERITAGE MONTH PARTNERS
2022 COMMANDITAIRES DU MOIS DU PATRIMOINE JUIF
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