Tag: Communal

Miriam Isaacs: Revisiting Montreal

364 Gilford Street

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...

Rabbi Schachar Orenstein – Part 2 – The Future: Raising Our Children and Protecting the Environment

4894 av. St-Kevin, Montreal

Rabbi Orenstein speaks about his efforts for and adventures in repairing the environment, and his thoughts on links between Jews and First Nations peoples. He...

Judy Gordon: Four Hundred Brothers and Sisters

4650 Jeanne-Mance Street

Listen to Judy Gordon reminisce about her beloved husband Myer Gordon as she talks about his childhood at the Montefiore Hebrew Orphans’ Home, as well...

Sharon Gubbay Helfer: Oral History and Dialogue Work in Montreal and Beyond

Listen to Sharon Gubbay Helfer talk about her incredible career and life path, from her Masters in Comparative Education and PhD in Jewish Studies, to...

Herman Unger’s Social Life in Montreal

Herman describes where he lived around Montreal, and his passionate involvement with the 'Montreal Workmen Circle'.

Victor Goldbloom Recounts the Early Practice of Medicine in Jewish Montreal

Crescent Street and St. Catherine Street West

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...

The Legendary Boris Kaplan

Sherbrooke and Avenue Parc Lafontaine

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...

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...

Carol Katz: Memories of the Mile End

5681 Parc Ave.

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...