Africa

A letter stating "Greetings and every good wish to Dr. and Mrs. Snider G.E. Ferry Mayor"

CA JMABC A.1995.003-001-5-L.17902
Item
[1969]

Part of Dr. Irving and Phyliss Snider fonds

Crystal Color 35mm slide depicts a letter from the mayor of Cape Town, Gerald Ferry, stating "Greetings and every good wish to Dr. and Mrs. Snider, G.E. Ferry, Mayor, City Hall, Cape Town, 6th January 1969, Come again!"

John Gort

CA JMABC A.1971.001-20.00-37
Item
December 5, 2000

Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection

Oral history interview with John Gort who was born in Breslau, Germany. Escaped Gestapo while in school in Frankfurt in November 1939 due to local police. He went on to study in England but quit and than volunteered for the British Army. He worked in London, England; Northern Rhodesia and Vancouver in medical technician and psychiatric nursing. The interview also discusses John's study of German philosophers.

List of animals

CA JMABC A.1995.003-001-5-L.17877
Item
[1969]

Part of Dr. Irving and Phyliss Snider fonds

Crystal Color 35mm slide depicts a photograph of a list of animals that Dr. Irving and Phyliss Snider saw in the Keekorok Game Reserve in Maasi Mari, Kenya.

Lolita Aaron

CA JMABC A.1971.001-20.17-38
Item
September 27, 2017

Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection

Interview with Lolita Aaron. Interviewed by Irene Dodeck. Lolita talks about her family's history, her mother's involvement with Zionism, life under the Apartheid, and her career as an early childhood educator. She discusses her family's decision to immigrate to Vancouver, life in the city, and her volunteer work at the hospice.