- CA JMABC A.1971.001-20.15-20
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- August 24, 2015
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Oral history interview with Yoel Farzan; in preparation for the 2015 Scribe on Jewish clothiers.
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Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral history interview with Yoel Farzan; in preparation for the 2015 Scribe on Jewish clothiers.
Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral interview with Lois Gumprich. Interviewed by Robert Hamaker for SLAIS Oral History class.
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Oral Interview with Simon Kahlon. Interviewed by Alisa Lazear and April Thompson for Feeding Community podcast. The Kahlon family own Sabra's Kosher bakery and restaurant.
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Oral Interview with Susy Siegel. Interviewed by Alisa Lazear and April Thompson for Feeding Community podcast. Susy is the owner of Susy Siegel Catering Services.
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Oral Interview with Zohar Levin. Interviewed by April Thompson for Feeding Community podcast.
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Oral interview with Rotem Tal and Itamar Shani. Interviewed by April Thompson for the Feeding Community podcast. Having both immigrated from Israel, Rotem and Itamar together own Chickpea, a Mediterranean food truck and restaurant in Vancouver, BC.
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Oral interview with David Kaplan. Interviewed by Bill Gruenthal. David talks about his family's involvement with the steel industry and the Jewish Botanical Gardens. Eventually settling in Vancouver, David opened a very successful R&D tax consultation firm and later on became heavily involved with the Jewish Family Services Agency. He also discusses Jewish education in South Africa.
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Interview with Michael Braude. Interviewed by Sara Bernstein. Michael talks about his family's history and speaks fondly about his childhood in Cape Town, and in particular about his grandfather. Once he finished school, he wanted to leave South Africa because of the Apartheid. In the meantime he found a position in the jewelry trade, which he enjoyed, before going on to work for his fathers clothing business. He and his family lived in Israel for six years, but the climate didn't suit them and so they moved back to Cape Town where he had his career in clothing manufacturing. He also speaks about his wife, children, and grandchildren, as well as his interests such as music and archaeology. He has lived in Vancouver throughout the second half of his life.
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Follow-up interview with Sheila Romalis. Interviewed by Debby Freiman. Sheila talks about growing up in Vancouver during the Cold War, her education, and her involvement in the community. Her husband, Garson "Gary" Romalis, was a gynecologist who specialized in abortions. She talks about their shared beliefs on women's rights, and the attempts made on his life by by antiabortionists.
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Oral history interview with Irma Schneider, interviewed by Cindy Rozen. Irma speaks on her family’s history as well as her early life and adolescence in East London, South Africa. Irma also discusses her childhood education in a Catholic convent and her experience with camp and Habonim. When she was married, she lived in Cape Town, where her children were also born, and in 1980, she immigrated to Vancouver, Canada. She details her family’s and her own experience with immigrating to Canada and speaks about her marriage and her children’s families.