Harry Hurwitz: Wartime Memories from the Canadian Navy
Listen to 95-year-old Harry Hurwitz from Lachine recount his dramatic story of serving for the Canadian navy during WWII, where…
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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…
Zaki Ghavitian: From Tehran To Montreal
Listen to Zaki Ghavitian recount his memories of growing up in Iran, his move to Montreal without knowing a soul…
Saul Hayes: Reflections on his life as a public figure and as a father
Listen to Marilyn Hayes discuss the life of her prominent father, Saul Hayes, from both a public and a personal…
Part II: Ruth Levy and the Decarie Hotel
Listen to Josh Levy and his grandmother Ruth recount stories from their family’s hotel business during Expo 67.
Memories of the painter Norman Leibovitch
Listen to Charles Leibovitch discuss the life and work of his father, Norman Leibovitch (1913-2002). Norman Leibovitch was a Montreal-based…
Part I: Ruth Levy on Escaping the Nazis and Working in the Fur Business in Old Montreal
Listen to Joshua Levy and his grandmother Ruth Levy tell the story of Ruth’s last-minute escape from Nazi Germany and…
The Legendary Boris Kaplan
A rare recording of Boris Kaplan, a Russian immigrant who arrived in Montreal in the early 1900s without a penny…
Victor Goldbloom Remembers Life as a Jewish Student at McGill During the Second World War
Listen to pediatrician and politician Victor Goldbloom (1923-2016) as he reminisces about his time at McGill during the war, and…
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…