We are a non-profit society registered in Alberta, Canada.
Mission Statement
To restore and
interpret a 1916 historic prairie synagogue building at Calgary’s Heritage
Park Historical Village for the education and enjoyment of the park’s
visitors, in order to build bridges of understanding among people of all
cultures and religions.
Goals
- To encourage and support the building and
appropriate furnishing of a restored prairie synagogue at Calgary’s
Heritage Park Historical Village.
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To secure funding from various sources
including government, corporate, private, community and foundations to
build and support the operation, maintenance and interpretation of the
prairie synagogue.
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To develop educational programs to
interpret the synagogue, its history and context.
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To assist with the training and education
of Heritage Park staff and volunteers who will work as interpreters in
the prairie synagogue.
- To produce educational materials,
brochures and/or other publications about Jewish life on the Canadian
prairies from the 1880s to the present time to put this building in the
context of that history.
- To build relationships and
goodwill between the Jewish community and Heritage Park’s board, staff,
volunteers and visitors through the mechanism of the prairie synagogue.
