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Construction for Jewish National Fund
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts three bulldozers moving dirt next to a mountain.
Written on the verso: "'A' JNF 70%. Sept. 23/82. Sept 7/83. 77746."
Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral history interview with Dan Sonnenschein on his mother Bronia Sonnenschein, who was born in Vienna in 1915. Dan talks about his mother’s experience during the war. She was smuggled into Poland after the annexation but ended up living most of the war in the Lodz Ghetto before being sent to camps in 1944. After the war she moved to Prague, where she worked for the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. She got married in Prague and they moved first to Haifa Israel then Vancouver in 1950. Dan’s Father died in 1952. She got a job and raised her children as a single mother. After she retired, she volunteered with many organizations, including JCC and congress. She did a lot of work for holocaust education in BC by going on tours and giving talks to school groups and other organizations.
Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection
Oral interview with David Kaplan. Interviewed by Bill Gruenthal. David talks about his family's involvement with the steel industry and the Jewish Botanical Gardens. Eventually settling in Vancouver, David opened a very successful R&D tax consultation firm and later on became heavily involved with the Jewish Family Services Agency. He also discusses Jewish education in South Africa.
Dedication ceremony at Canada Park, Israel
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts a man behind a podium and five men sitting next to him at the dedication ceremony of the Canada Park.
Dedication of Hadassah Reading Room in School of Education at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts two men and two women standing in front of an unveiled Hadassah dedication. The dedication reads "Hadassah-WIZO Organization of Canada Reading Room".
Dedication of street naming for Henrietta Szold in Israel
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts Henrietta Szold unveiling the street sign named in her honour in Israel.
Dignitaries assembled at Jerusalem Theatre for official opening
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts a group of people seated on stage. A speaker is shown at the podium and the Canadian and Israeli flags are shown.
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts a man at a podium (possibly Dr. George Liban) speaking to a small group of people outside a building.
Dr. N. Chalem of the Hebrew University gives a lecture
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts Dr. N. Chalem giving an outdoor lecture.
Part of Jewish Western Bulletin fonds
Photograph depicts a drawing of a Community Centre, possibly for Migdal Haemek.
Written on the verso: "Page 11 - 3 cols. 'Canadian Pioneer Women's...' 100%. Reduce to 3 x 4 1/2. [Migdoe] Ha Emek Community Centre."