- CA JMABC A.1971.001-19.90-01
- Unidad documental simple
- February 14, 1990
Parte deJHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral history interview with Jack Farber who was born 1901 in Lithuania.
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Parte deJHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral history interview with Jack Farber who was born 1901 in Lithuania.
Parte deBernie Simpson fonds
Photograph depicts Bernie Simpson and two unidentified people in front of what appears to be the British Columbia Parliament Buildings.
Parte deJHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral History of Howard and Josephine Mallek. Howard grew up in Victoria. His parents owned a ladieswear shop and were a big part of the community. Howard and Josephine met during medical school at McGill. Josephine was the first Female staff doctor at St. Paul’s. Howard was the first Jewish department head at St. Paul’s. They both helped form the Jewish Medical Journal Club in Vancouver. Howard talks about his brother, Lawrence, a conductor, pianist, and organ player.
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Oral history interview with Cissie Brounstein.
Parte deJHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral history interview with Horace Raphael who was born in Vancouver, 1920. His grandfather was born in Germany, 1832, and his grandmother was born in Poland. While his mother was born in Winnipeg and his father was born in Poland but left for Vancouver between 1904-05.
Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts an unknown man who has two fish hanging from his fingers, one on each hand, and a sign in the background that reads: "Painter's Lodge, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada". The man's eyes are closed.
Certificate - October 18, 1973
Parte deSeidelman family fonds
A copy of the marriage licence of William Seidelman and Esther Pearlman. They were married on August 30, 1896 in Vancouver, B.C. This certified copy was issued on October 18, 1973.
Parte deJHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral history interview with Sam Barrett who was born in Winnipeg in 1897, fought during the First World War where he sustained a life-long eye injury.
Josephine Lancaster and Daisy Minchin
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Oral history interview with Josephine Lancaster and Daisy Minchin, cousins, both were born in Victoria, in 1893 and 1892 respectively. The cousins recall the communities reaction, demolishing a number of Jewish businesses, to the sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915; because Victoria's Jewish community consisted of mainly Germans and Englishmen, when they found out that Lieutenant James Dunsmuir, Jr., Robert Dunsmuir's son, has perished. Josephine is a member of the Victoria Chapter Hadassah while Daisy is associated with B'nai B'rith Auxiliary in San Francisco, in L.A. divisional president of Council of Jewish Women; Florence past president of B'nai B'rith.
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Oral history interview with Dr. Jacob Narod. He was born in Vilna and talks about the antisemitism there while growing up. At 22, he escaped and went to London. Then he went to New York, but he didn’t like it so he with to St. Louis, he worked in Scaffolding there. Next, he went to Portland and then up to Vancouver in 1910. He heard that Vancouver was a beautiful city. He talks about people (names and occupations) who moved to Vancouver during that time. He took a course in Chiropody and opened and office in 1929. The depression hit and he moved to Victoria in 1936. He talks in depth about the Victoria Community with a focus on the Synagogue during the war, entertaining the Jewish soldiers and helping refugees. He moved back to Vancouver in 1949. He was an active member of B’nai Brith.