Oral history interview with Betty Averbach who was born in Romania in 1921. Her family moved to Canada when she was 3 years old, the Council of Jewish Women met them and helped them get settled. Talks about growing up in Vancouver and the Jewish community here. Her father was a junk peddler when they first arrived. Talks about raising her family in Vancouver and her family's active relationship with the Schara Tzedeck synagogue. Speaks of the importance of the Jewish Community Centre in the life of the community when she was young, the support and confidence it generated amongst Betty and her friends.
Interview with Bill Levine. Interviewed by Debby Freiman for The Scribe, 2018. Bill talks about his family's history, his childhood and education in Vancouver, and his career. He also talks about his late brother John Levine (d. April 17, 2012) who had owned and operated John's Pizzarama. Bill discusses his involvement in the community through organizations such as Jewish Committee Foundation and UBC Board of Governors among many others.
Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a billboard with an image of a high-rise that reads: "Americana of New York, The World's Tallest Most Luxurious Building, Opens Mid-1962". There are buildings in the background and another billboard with half of the letter "a" on the right of the image.
Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a blue flower overlaying buildings in the background and white chaise lounges at the bottom of the image. This image is likely a double exposure.
Photograph depicts (left to right) Alec Jackson and Nachum Glatzer at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Written on verso: B'nai B'rith Adult Jewish Education annual meeting.
Photograph attached to scrapbook. It depicts the winning team of the 1958 B'nai B'rith International softball championship. Team members include Alec Jackson (back, left) and Sam Gordon (back, second from right).
Photograph depicts Ethel Jackson (back, second from right), Mrs. Dave Jackson (back row, right), and Claire Buller (seated, third from left) and others at a B'nai B'rith convention in Portland in 1967.
