Miriam Isaacs: Revisiting Montreal
Listen to Miriam Isaacs reminisce about her childhood in Montreal while on a recent visit to the city. Discussing her family's immigration to Canada after...
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Communal
29 oral histories found
Leila Mustachi: Memories from the Keneder Adler
Listen to Leila Mustachi's fabulous memories and rarely-heard stories about the Keneder Adler ("Canadian Eagle") and the Wolofsky family. Leila Mustachi, daughter of Max and...
Vivianne Schinasi-Silver: 42 Keys to the Second Exodus
Listen to Vivianne M. Schinasi-Silver tell her immigration story and discuss the Sephardic women’s community in Montreal. Vivianne is a writer, teacher, feminist activist and...
Calvin Kalman: Ancestry and Family Memories
Listen to Calvin Kalman talk about his ancestors, the significant legacy they left behind in Montreal, and the personal memories he holds of his grandparents....
Carol Katz: Memories of the Mile End
Listen to Carol Katz recount her memories of growing up in the Mile End, with lively tales of food, family, and holidays, as well as...
Shirley Cohen and Abe Soroka: Memories of Lachine
Listen to cousins Shirley Cohen and Abe Soroka reminisce about their fond memories of growing up in Lachine, and learn more about Lachine's small Jewish...
The Legendary Boris Kaplan
A rare recording of Boris Kaplan, a Russian immigrant who arrived in Montreal in the early 1900s without a penny to his name and eventually...
Victor Goldbloom Recounts the Early Practice of Medicine in Jewish Montreal
Listen to pediatrician and politician Victor Goldbloom (1923-2016) discuss his early life, his memories of the founding of the Jewish General Hospital, and the development...
Herman Unger’s Social Life in Montreal
Herman describes where he lived around Montreal, and his passionate involvement with the 'Montreal Workmen Circle'.