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Banquet (Ford executives) [LFP index]

Photograph depicts a banquet for Ford executives.

Rows of men dressed in suits, being served by waiters in white suits; walls of banquet hall feature ornate carving and light fixtures; Union Jack and Canadian Red Ensign hanging from balcony railing in right of image; Stars and Stripes and Canadian Red Ensign hanging from balcony in left of image.

Barbara Halparin

Oral interview with Barbara Halparin. Interviewed by Catherine Bellamy for SLAIS Oral History class.
Mrs Halparin is a member of Temple Sholom and is very involved with their Hesed Community, and organisation that celebrates life cycle events, such as births, marriages, bar and bat mitzvahs, and deaths, as well as provides outreach services to those in need. She also volunteers her time with Chevrah Kadishah, a service that prepares bodies for burial in keeping with Jewish law or halacha. She was the first convert to Judaism to sit on the board of the women's Chevrah Kadishah in Vancouver. A large portion of the interview was set aside for discussing Jewish death and burial traditions and customs.

Ben Dayson and Esther Nemetz Wedding, at the first Jewish Community Centre

Photograph depicts Ben Dayson and Esther Nemetz Wedding, at the first Jewish Community Centre. From L-R Judith Victor, Ella Northy, Harry Nemetz, Ben Dayson, Esther Dayson, Rae Dolgoy, Esther Wosk, Phylis Nemetz, Ada Nemetz, Harold Nemetz, Rosalie Wosk. Other copies available; see PastPerfect for details.

Ben Wosk

Oral history interview with Ben Wosk who discusses his involvement with Schara Tzedeck; Max Grossman's fundraising contributions for Schara Tzedeck and the Jewish Community Centre - Chairman on both boards; Ben's involvement as chairman of Jewish Community Centre for eight years; and Mayor Campbell's visit to the Wosk family in Odessa.

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