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Norman & Bernice Brown
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[1971] (Creation)
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3 audio cassettes: 155 minutes
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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.
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Interview has summary and is transcribed. Original audio cassettes; digital copy also available (digitized in 2008).
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Interviewer: Naomi Katz and Cyril Leonoff
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- Wars » World War II
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