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Booba Harowitz

Oral history interview with Booba Harowitz who was born in Odessa, Russia in 1917. Her family fled the Russian revolution to Canada in 1923. Talks about Haddassa meeting them when they arrived in Canada. Her father started as a peddler in Fraser Valley and Chilliwack area. She talks about her family’s relationship with the Judaism. Her daughter and two others were first in Vancouver to have Bat Mitzvah at Schara Tzedeck. Reflects on her memories of events in the early years of the Jewish community and people who were active and significant contributors to its development. Booba is a member of United Jewish Appeal.

Selina Robinson

Interview with Selina Robinson for On The Record: The BC Jewish Queer & Trans Oral History Project in collaboration with JQT Vancouver. Interviewed by Carmel Tanaka via remote Zoom video call. Selina (she/her) is a Jewish politician who is the mother of a gay son. She is an NDP representative and Member of Legislative Assembly of BC residing in Coquitlam. Selina talks about growing up Jewish in Montreal, and Richmond, BC where the Jewish community was much smaller. She talks about organizing community-led Jewish education in Burquest that focused on inclusion of all sects of Judaism during the ‘90s. Selina talks about working for Jewish Family Services, and their attempts to make safe spaces for gay Jewish kids and their parents. She talks about guidance from her son Aaron, who is similarly pursuing queer Jewish community initiatives. She also tells an anecdote about Aaron’s coming out and how his leaving for university worried her about his preparedness for the world at large. Selina talks about Aaron being openly Jewish growing up and creating positive spaces for him to share his Jewishness with non-Jewish peers, but the difficulties of not knowing the perfect way to parent a queer kid as a straight parent. She also talks about Aaron inviting her to Shabbat dinner with Pride Colours and how proud she was. Selina talks about how Jewish organizations can become more welcoming to queer Jews by including queer Jews in their leadership and becoming more self-reflective.

Sarah Solomon

Interview with Sarah Solomon on Jewish education in BC. Sarah talks about her experience as the daughter of an educator, her experience attending Talmud Torah and Richmond Jewish Day School (RJDS), and her experience being the parent of a child attending RJDS.

Tamar Lipton

Interview with Tamar Lipton on Jewish education in BC. Tamar attended Talmud Torah and King David High School, then Maimonides, in Vancouver. She also has experience with Richmond Jewish Day School as a parent.

Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd., New Plant, Lulu Island, B.C.

Photograph depicts the completed construction of the new plant of Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd. on Lulu Island.

Interior shot of print room; rows of machinery and reams of paper; suspended fluorescent lights and hood like ventilation apparatus attached to ceiling.

Title box in bottom right corner reads "SMITH LITHOGRAPH CO. LTD. NEW PLAN, LULU ISLAND, B.C.", "PHILLIPS, BARRATT & PARTNERS ENGINEERS", "SMITH BROS. & WILSON LIMITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No. 6 DATE JAN. 21, 1961 FACING N.W. FINAL"

Interior of warehouse, Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd., New Plant

Photograph depicts the completed construction of the new plant of Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd. on Lulu Island.

Interior shot of print room; large predominantly black printing apparatus in left of image; similar apparatus at rear of interior in background of image; suspended fluorescent lights and ventilation ducts hanging from ceiling; pallet stacked with printing trays in foreground.

Title box in bottom right corner reads "SMITH LITHOGRAPH CO. LTD. NEW PLAN, LULU ISLAND, B.C.", "PHILLIPS, BARRATT & PARTNERS ENGINEERS", "SMITH BROS. & WILSON LIMITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No. 5 DATE JAN. 21, 1961 FACING N.E. FINAL"

Work room, Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd.'s New Plant

Photograph depicts the completed construction of the new plant of Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd. on Lulu Island.

Interior shot of work room; rows of work tables with basin tops and flat tops; slotted shelves in rear of room; suspended ceiling with sprinkler system.

Title box in bottom right corner reads "SMITH LITHOGRAPH CO. LTD. NEW PLAN, LULU ISLAND, B.C.", "PHILLIPS, BARRATT & PARTNERS ENGINEERS", "SMITH BROS. & WILSON LIMITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No. 4 DATE JAN. 21, 1961 FACING N. FINAL"

Interior offices, Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd., New Plant

Photograph depicts the completed construction of the new plant of Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd. on Lulu Island.

Interior shot of office area with three large desks, one small desk, and cubicle area; separate offices in right of image; filing cabinets in background.

Title box in bottom right corner reads "SMITH LITHOGRAPH CO. LTD. NEW PLAN, LULU ISLAND, B.C.", "PHILLIPS, BARRATT & PARTNERS ENGINEERS", "SMITH BROS. & WILSON LIMITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No. 3 DATE JAN. 21, 1961 FACING W. FINAL"

Exterior of Smith Lithograph's New Plant

Photograph depicts the completed construction of the new plant of Smith Lithograph Co. Ltd. on Lulu Island.

Exterior shot of two story concrete building in industrial area; address sign to right of building reads "1250"; two cars parked in front of building; grass field in foreground.

Title box in bottom right corner reads "SMITH LITHOGRAPH CO. LTD. NEW PLAN, LULU ISLAND, B.C.", "PHILLIPS, BARRATT & PARTNERS ENGINEERS", "SMITH BROS. & WILSON LIMITED GENERAL CONTRACTORS", "No. 2 DATE JAN. 28, 1961 FACING S.E. FINAL"

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