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Norman & Bernice Brown

Oral history interview with Norman Brown who arrived in Vancouver in 1907 and Bernice immigrated to Vancouver after marrying Norman in San Fransico in 1930. Norman attended Talmud Torah school when he was a child. Both were involved in a variety of Jewish community organizations. Bernice was president of both Federated Jewish Women and National Council of Jewish Women. Norman was president of the Canadian Jewish Council. He discusses memories of early life in Strathcona and Mount Pleasant. Interview ends with a discussion of photographs.

Esther Brandt

Oral history interview with Esther Brandt who was born in 1932 in Belgium. She was highly involved in a number of Jewish organizations; Pioneer Women, a member of the Schara Tzedeck Board. She outlived her husband who had survived the Nazis concentration camps.

Barbara Weiser

Oral history interview with Barbara Weiser, born in 1946 in Quebec. She worked for Eaton's and a number of other companies as a Buyer, travelling across Canada. She is a prolific writer and researcher, having published 4 books / papers on the Jewish community with focuses on Synagogues and Holocaust memorials.

Stacey Lederman

Oral Interview with Stacey Lederman for the JMABC Artists Scribe. Interviewed by Perry Seidelman. Stacey talks briefly about her family history and growing up in Tsawwassen. Her post-secondary education led her to working in business and finance, but having children changed her career path after not working for more than a decade. Stacey discusses her introduction to recreational art classes in Vancouver and how attention from peers quickly saw her realize her talent, and also book her first art show. She describes her work as mixed-media, which includes using different mediums such as acrylics, ink, resin, and photography. Stacey talks about how she is drawn to edgy, colourful pieces including graffiti which can be seen in her own art pieces. Stacey talks about the artists who inspire her as the motivations behind her pieces. Stacey discusses the theme of hearts in her work, art crawls, and her favourite pieces of work. She speaks about how visiting Israel inspired her, and how things like real life, emotion and intuition informs her art practice.

Prima Ballerina Anna Pavlova on board 'Empress of Canada,' Vancouver, British Columbia

Photograph depicts Russian ballerina Mme. Anna Pavlova (12 February 1881 –23 January 1931) aboard the Empress of Canada. She is famous for being the first ballerina to travel around the world to perform ballet for people who had never been exposed to it.

Half body shot of woman wearing knit cap and striped blazer, hands in pockets; standing against white backdrop; black rail partially visible in left of image.

Totem Poles, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia

Photograph depicts five totem poles. Though totem poles are common to the Coastal First Nations of British Columbia, the three First Nations (Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh) who claim Stanley Park as their ancestral land were not represented in Stanley Park with this cultural art form until the summer of 2008.

Up until this time, totem poles produced by carvers of the Nuu-chah-nulth, from Vancouver Island's west coast, the Haida and Nisga'a of British Columbia's north coast, and most abundantly, the Kwakwaka'wakw of the north and northeaster coast of Vancouver Island were the only ones found in Stanley Park.

Five totem poles, two short, three tall, all topped with the Thunderbird; woman in light dress and dark cardigan standing in front of guard rail surrounding totem poles; forested area in background.

Laboratory, addition to St. Paul's Hospital upon completion, Vancouver, British Columbia

Photograph depicts the finished additions to St. Paul's Hospital by Smith Bros. and Wilson Ltd. - General Contractors.

Laboratory room with two visible work stations; various bottles and beakers located at each work station; one female lab technician seated at work station; second female lab technician standing at sink in middle right of image.

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