Oral history tag
26 oral histories found
Listen to mother and daughter, Noonie and Janie Reisler, share their stories of work, community and family within Montreal’s garment industry. Spanning three generations, their...
Listen to Farla Cohen recount memories of her mother, an amateur actress, and her father, the owner of a garment factory located in the Vineberg...
Hart Fishman, Snowdon Deli owner, discusses the past, present and future of the deli, its food, and its importance for the community.
Listen to the fascinating story behind Irene's Salon, one of the leading millinery stores in Montreal from the 50s-80s. As narrated by Irene Regina Herskovits's...
Listen to Harry Oberman talk about his life growing up in the meat business in Montreal, with his father's family owning S. Oberman & Sons...
David Schwartzman recounts his fantastic childhood memories from his grandparents' farm near Joliette, Quebec, a popular summer getaway for Jewish Montrealers. Listen here for a...
Listen to Kay Wolofsky revisit memories about her father's dramatic experiences with the garment unionizing movement in the mid 1950s in Montreal. Kay's daughter Sandy...
Listen here to the comical vignettes from Stanley Labow's childhood – from the Jewish People's Schools to Camp Kvutza and neighbourhood lanes – as well...
Listen to Sandra Schlenger Segal retell her father's stories and memories of his father's early Montreal bakery, which the family claimed was the first Jewish...
Join Saul Friedman on a tour down memory lane, weaving between Clark Street, Saint Urbain, and Saint Laurent, and stopping for hilarious and heartwarming stories...