Term browse - Ways of life - Jewish Museum and Archives of BC

600 block Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

CA JMABC A.1985.001-1-16-LF.00308
Item
February 28, 1953

Part of Leonard Frank Photos studio fonds

Photograph depicts the 600 block of Granville Street.

Angled shot of cars parked in front of storefronts on either side of street; shops include R.C. Purdy Chocolates, D'Allaird's, Charlton and Morgan, Tip Top Tailors, Dall's Irish Linens, the Colonial Theatre and Imperial Optical Company, among others.

Abraham Myer Freedman

CA JMABC A.1971.001-19.77-02
Item
May 19, 1977

Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection

Oral history interview with Abraham Myer Freedman who was born in Poland in 1910 and emigrated with his mother in 1914.

Ben Grossman

CA JMABC A.1971.001-19.72-04
Item
March 27, 1972

Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection

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.

Bertha Baron

CA JMABC A.1971.001-19.71-01
Item
May 4, 1971

Part of JHSBC Oral History Collection

Oral history with Bertha Baron who arrived in Canada 1907 from Minsk, Russia; settled in Rumsey, Alberta. In this interview she discusses her involvement in the Victoria Jewish community and reflects on Zionism.