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Bishop Demers to A. Hoffman acknowledging invitation to participate in the laying of the cornerstone of the Synagogue - May 30, 1863

2 handwritten pages of a letter addressed to A. Hoffman from Bishop Demers, acknowledging invitation to participate in the laying of the cornerstone of the Synagogue, dated May 30, 1863, and 1 typed paged describing the laying of the cornerstone.

Boris Chenkis

Oral history interview with Boris Chenkis in preparation for the 2015 Scribe on Jewish clothiers. Boris’ parents were born in Chernovke, Ukraine. Boris was born in Belarus in 1952. His family moved to Canada in 1959, when he was 7 years old. His Father was an x-ray technician and got a job in Nanaimo. His mother was a cook. They loved in Nanaimo until 1967 when they moved to Vancouver so his mother could open a clothing store. He talks about going to camp Miriam and Habonim. He went to Israel during his gap year on a Habonim program then went to UBC. In 1984, he opened After Five, a clothing store, with his wife. He talks about running the store and fashion.

[Boy on a bridge]

Photograph depicts an unidentified boy standing on a bridge in a photo studio, holding what appears to be the reigns of a sled.

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