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65 1/2 - 16 - Tyee by Lee Straight

Colour Anscochrome 35mm slide depicts Phyliss Snider standing next to a dead fish which is hanging upside down on a hook in front of an open door. There is a sign on the left side of the image, which is cut off, but says: "Elk Hotel", Official Weigh In Station, King Salmon Club".
Note: colour adjusted on jpg.

[Aunt Lou and Rachel with a group of people]

Photograph depicts a group of people standing beside a wooden pole. Back Row: woman second from the left is Aunt Lou (a daughter of Frank Sylvester), and second from the right is Rachel (also a daughter of Frank Sylvester).

Aunt Lou, Mother, Aunt Ray

Photograph depicts from L-R: Louise Sylvester, likely Ruby Sylvester, and Rachel Sylvester. They are standing in a yard in white dresses. Written on verso: "Surly oaf bothered by war news 1940".

Ben Dayson in lawn chair

Photograph depicts Ben Dayson sitting on a lounge chair in what appears to be a garden. There is Yiddish written on the reverse of the image. Within the sentence is the word "Victoria" written in English script. Other copies available; refer to PastPerfect for details.

Bernie Simpson MLA - Fraserview 1990 - 1995 - Activities Jewish Community [Group of people in front of what appears to be the British Columbia Parliament Buildings]

Photograph depicts Bernie Simpson and a group of unidentified people standing in front of what appears to be the British Columbia Parliament Buildings. Bernie Simpson is in the back row, and is peeking between the two women in the center of the image.

Bertha Baron

Oral history with Bertha Baron who arrived in Canada 1907 from Minsk, Russia; settled in Rumsey, Alberta. In this interview she discusses her involvement in the Victoria Jewish community and reflects on Zionism.

[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.

Brett Silberg

Oral interview with Brett Silberg. Interviewed by Debby Freiman. Brett talks about his family's history in South Africa, education, and the Apartheid. He arrived in Canada as a student before eventually immigrating and finding a renewed interest in Judaism.

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