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Oral history interview with Anat Grebler - and her families' history - who was born in the U.S.S.R in 1945 to parents who were active in the Polish Underground during the Second World War. Her father was born in Stanislaw (now Ivano-Frankivsk), Poland and her mother was born in Gdansk, Poland. The family emigrated to Israel in 1957 to escape the Hungarian Revolution.

Oral interview with Anne Melul. Interviewed by Rebecca Lahr for SLAIS Oral History class.
Anne Melul has been active in the Vancouver Jewish community since her arrival in 1962, and has been shaped by formative experiences in studying abroad, teaching, traveling, motherhood, and 52 years of marriage to her husband Albert Melul, She has also been an active member of the National Council of Jewish Women and the Sephardic Orthodox congregation Beth Hamidrash.

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.

Oral history interview with Betty Nitkin, who was born in Montreal, 1941. He parents studied and met at the University of Lwow. Working in between Montreal and England during the 1960's but due to a combination of Montreal's winters and the political situation in Quebec convinced the family to move to Vancouver in 1968. Mrs. Nitkin was involved in the National Council of Jewish Woman for many years chairing the Committee for Soviet Jewry during the 1970's. Mrs. Nitkin volunteered the Vancouver Jewish Centre helping settle Bosnian refugee families during the 1990's.

Oral history interview with Chuck & Claire Waldman who were married in Trail, BC. The interview consists of their experience as Jews in remote BC.

Oral history interview with Cissie Eppel who was involved in the Pioneer Women, the National Council of Jewish Women, the Jewish Community Centre and is the founder of the Jewish Genealogical Society.

Oral history interview with Corinne Farber who was born 1937 in Nanaimo, BC.

Oral history interview with Dr. Hinda Avery who was born 1940 in Vancouver.

Oral history interview with Earl Lesk, who was born 1945 in New Westminster. He took Sciences, Microbiology and later teaching at the University of British Columbia Earl, becoming a High School biology teacher for the city of Coquitlam. Growing up in New Westminster Earl belonged Young Judea and went to Camp Hatikvah.