Burquest Jewish Community Centre in Coquitlam is offering a pair of films presented by Howard Hoffer and Roz Davidson-Hoffer on Aug. 4 starting at 6 p.m.
Wooden Synagogues of Europe: Before the First World War, more than a thousand wooden synagogues dotted Eastern Europe, many standing for centuries. For decades, the world believed all these structures were lost but a team from Hebrew University discovered six in Lithuania and a film crew documented these remaining examples and discovered four more synagogues. This film tells the story of the synagogues, the life that surrounded them before the war and what happened to them in the last 60 years.
The Dead Sea Scrolls: From ancient text to modern science with carbon dating, DNA analysis, archaeology and forensics, a 35-minute film shows a piece of the past, taking viewers from Africa's East Rift Valley to the Shrine of the Book of Jerusalem. Viewers will learn how modern technology are unlocking the secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
To buy tickets ($10), call 604-552-7221. For more details, visit www.burquest.org.
