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Anat Grebler

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.

Tessler, Ronnie

Ben Grossman

Oral history interview with Ben Grossman who was born in 1885 in Russia. He emigrated to Winnipeg with his family, moving later to Victoria and finding working as a car salesman. He served in the British Army during the First World War, notably in Libya as a mechanic.

Bernard Victor

Oral interview with Bernard Victor who was born in Gomel, Russia in 1893 and came to Vancouver, on April 15, 1923, from Winnipeg. Bernard was involved with Talmud Torah, B'nai B'rith, and the Jewish Literary Club. He describes living through two pogroms in Russia. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces in Europe from 1916 until 1919. His father worked for the Russian Vital Statistics Department and noticed large numbers of Jews leaving, encouraged Bernard and Bernard's brother to leave.

Clipping 1

Chocolate box tag assumed to have come from one of Private Seidelman's letters from July 1917. This particular tag is for the Tobler chocolate company (later becoming known as the Toblerlone chocolate company).

Clipping 2

Chocolate box tag assumed to have come from one of Private Seidelman's letters from July 1917. This particular tag is for the Tobler chocolate company (later becoming known as the Toblerlone chocolate company).

Clipping 3

Chocolate box tag assumed to have come from one of Private Seidelman's letters from July 1917. This particular tag is for the Grison chocolate company.

C.O.T.C. Article

An article written by Edward Joseph Seidelman about UBC's Canadian Officers' Training Corps. Article is on page 59-60 of annual.

D Company

"D Company" feature includes a history of the company, a list of members, company notes, and photographs. Photograph of battalion may be similar to a photograph mentioned in August 1916 letter (File 2, item 4).

David Simons

Oral history interview with David Simons who was born in England in 1900 and whose parents had emigrated from Poland to England in 1895. David was able to get servicemen's passage to come to Canada, arranged through a Cdn. Soldier, and he came to Vancouver in 1921. He had a job waiting on Lulu Island helping to clear stumps. Talks about his first impressions of Vancouver and liking the night life. Talks about his years in the army. He met his wife in England and got mariied in 1924. He is a long standing member of Royal Canadian Legion.

Death Certificate

The official death certificate of Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, issued on August 12, 1919 by Militia Headquarters at the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Death certificate states that Private Seidelman was killed in action on October 26, 1917, as part of the 46th Battalion.

The death certificate would likely have been sent with the letter of August 14, 1919.

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