Oral history interview with the Seidelman family who emigrated to Canada from Russia. Rachel Morris (nee Seidelman) and her brother Harry Seidelman describe being relatively isolated from the Jewish community as young people but they met more Jewish people in high school and became increasingly involved in community activities. Rachel's husband William Morris trained as doctor and had a private practice for a time. Rachel was involved with the Council of Jewish Women, served on the Vancouver Jewish Community Chest board. The CJW worked with the Red Cross during the Second World War.
Oral history interview with Lily Goldstein who was born in London, England. She worked in the fur industry and was a member of the Pioneer Women & B’nai B’rith and taught in religious schools.
Oral history interview with Estelle McClure, who was born in Canada in 1910. Her mother was born in Poland and her father was born in Romania in the 1870's. The family first moved to England and than later emigrated to Canada and than grew up in California.
Oral history interview with Adele Zucker who grew up in Colorado, worked for B’nai B’rith Women and the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an administrator and training officer for secretaries in California and than Washington.
Oral history interview with Flora Bluma Field. She was born in Los Angeles in 1924. She grew up Orthodox. Her father was a tailor and her mother worked with him in the tailor shop they owned. She studied music at UCLA. She moved to Vancouver in 1957 with her husband. They originally come to meet her father-in-law and fell in love with Vancouver. She got involved with the North Shore Jewish Community Association when she moved here. They celebrate holidays and had Bar Mitzvahs there. She has been volunteering with the Peretz Centre for years and been on the programming committee.
Photograph depicts (l-r) Ben Lerner, Michael Jacobson, and Cliff Murray with a totem pole figurine. Written on the verso: "July 1984 B. B. Convension. Palo Alto Calif. 70% P. 10. Left to right - Ben Lerner - P. P. Vanc lodge #668, Michael Jacobson - P. P. Maccabee Lodge, Cliff Murray - Pres. Elect Lions Gate."
An Interview with Edith (nee Lohn) Thompson who was born in British Columbia. She enlisted in the RCAF Women’s Division in 1942 in secretarial positions and postwar than worked for senior medical health officer. Her brother Earl served overseas in Italy throughout the war. Edith and her husband George moved to California in 1963 but moved back to Vancouver in 1983 following the death of their youngest son; safety and the lack of violence prompted move. Ran 'Vancouver Antique Centre' on Richard and Harris and was quite successful. Involved in Hadassah, the Vancouver Art Gallery and is a member of Richmond Country Club.
