The Jewish Festival of the Arts Society sponsors cultural programs. The Jewish Historical Society ensures that the community's history is not forgotten. Shalom Vancouver welcomes newcomers to what is now the fastest growing Jewish community in Canada. The Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society for Education and Remembrance maintains audio-visual archives of eyewitness testimonies and offers exhibits and outreach activities. The community actively participates with the many agencies that promote and support educational, medical, cultural, business and professional links with the State of Israel.
Seniors are a growing sector of the community.
The Louis Brier Home and Hospital in Vancouver, a Jewish seniors care facility, is the only one of its kind west of Winnipeg. The rapid growth of senior services and outreach programs provided by agencies and organizations in B. C.'s Lower Mainland is a reflection of the growing number of senior citizens in the region. Over the course of their history, the Jewish people have managed to preserve a strong cultural and religious identity. This sense of identity coincides with a fundamental philosophical commitment to the concept of community. Inspired by this philosophy, the Jewish community opens to all members of all communities those health and social service institutions which it founded.