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Bertha Krivel

Oral history interview with Bertha Krivel who was born in Montreal, 1891 though soon after moved to Hirsch colony. Bertha recounts her hardships and experiences as a elder daughter on a prairie farm.

Lily Brounstein

Oral history interview with Lily Brounstein who was born in St. Paul and whose mother and grandmother were midwifes. Lived in a Sod house in Hirsch colony.

John Reed

Oral history interview with John Reed who was born in Russia, 1889. He was a soldier in the Czar's Army, travelled to Montreal and onto Vancouver to meet his brother there.

Max Poplack

Oral history interview with Max Poplack who was born in Vilna, Russia in 1898. The family emigrated to the United States between 1909 to 1910, landing on the East Coast than moving further west and settling in Washington. Max speaks of his father's involvement in the meat industry in Russia and Washington and his own involvement as a butcher in Vancouver.

Alfred Evans on Harry Evans

Oral history interview with Alfred Evans on Harry Evans, the latter of which who was born in 1878. Harry is one the the founding members of the Schara Tzedeck Synagogue in Vancouver.

Robert Jacoby

Oral history interview with Robert Jacoby whose family emigrated from Germany to Washington in 1892. Robert's father worked as a jeweler and moved to Vancouver in 1905 to continue, bringing the entire family up in 1912. Robert worked in the jewelry trade as well, eventually going into business with a brother.

Jack Rose

Oral history interview with Jack Rose who was born in Vancouver in 1920, just one year after his parents had moved to the city. When the Second World War broke out Jack joined the Signal Corps in April 1940. Division was brought to Hong Kong in November and was captured by the Japanese and wasn't released until 1945.

Sam Lipson

Oral history interview with Sam Lipson who was born in Russia in 1913. Involved in the Association of Professional Engineers, the Jewish Community Centre, Parliamentary Union, Beth Israel Synagogue, Talmud Torah and the Canadian Jewish Congress - on the Jewish Committee, the Educational Committee and the Joint Community Relations Committee. Sam graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

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