Item 20.11-12 - Elizabeth Wolak

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Elizabeth Wolak

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CA JMABC A.1971.001-20.11-12

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  • June 29, 2011 (Creation)

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Born digital audio (1:00)

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Oral history interview with Elizabeth Wolak, interviewed by Jennifer Yuhasz. Elizabeth reflects on her childhood in Poland, while discussing her family’s history, including her experience living through WWII. She details her education both ordinary and musical, from which she graduated with honours and after which she was recommended to assist a conductor. Elizabeth started her own professional career conducting in 1952. When it was time for her and her mother to immigrate, they moved to Sydney, Australia, where they had some relatives. It was here that Elizabeth became truly interested in Jewish music. She and her husband, who she’d known in Poland, married in Australia before moving to Vancouver in 1963, where he had eventually settled after the war. Once in Vancouver, she ran a large choir with the Jewish Community Centre. She also speaks about her passion for music and how it has intertwined with her involvement in both Jewish and choral communities in Vancouver, since her immigration. Finally, she speaks about her family.

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Interview has a summary and is transcribed. (Transcribed by Thyrza Cohen)

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Interviewer: Jennifer Yuhasz

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Interview Place: Vancouver, British Columbia

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Birthplace: Krakow, Poland

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