Tag: Business

Noonie and Janie Reisler: Three Generations in Montreal’s Garment Industry

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...

Hart Fishman and the Snowdon Deli

Hart Fishman, Snowdon Deli owner, discusses the past, present and future of the deli, its food, and its importance for the community.

Farla Cohen: The Shatner Family’s Legacy

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...

Merle Kastner: S.L. Nathanson Liquor Store

Corner of Saint Laurent and Saint Cuthbert

Listen to Merle Kastner narrate the exciting history of her family's early 1900s liquor store, S.L. Nathanson Liquor Store, which first opened right at the...

Stotland Dress Inc.

4238 Boulevard Saint Laurent

Listen to sisters Marlene Stotland Cohen and Judy Kaback discuss their father's clothing factory, Stotland Dress Inc., and join them as they recall their wonderful...

Sandra Schlenger Segal: A Pioneer Montreal Jewish Bakery

1229 Rue Saint-Dominique

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...

Stanley Labow: Childhood Vignettes and Labow Pharmacy

4160 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

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...

Kay Wolofsky: Memories of Unionizing Discord

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...

David Schwartzman: Memories of the Family Farm

Joliette, Quebec

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...

Harry Oberman: Kosher Butchers and the Meat Business in Montreal

3811 St. Laurent Blvd and 7010 St. Dominique Street

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...