The Chronicle Volume 19, Issue 1 | January - April 2013

The Jewish Museum & Archives of BC, as governed by the Jewish Historical Society of BC, is BC’s preeminent and authoritative body for the collection and sharing of community memory of

Jewish life in British Columbia. We are proud to be our province’s ONLY Jewish community archives.

The Jewish Historical Society of BC is proud to be part of Congregation Emanu-El’s 150th anniversary celebration through dedication of our upcoming 2012 issue of The Scribe to Congregation Emanu-El (Victoria, BC).

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[Abraham Blackman and Morris Blackman letters], April 30, 1862-February 18, 1864, Victoria, BC; John Keenlyside’s Congregation Emanu-El collection; Jewish Museum & Archives of BC; A.2012.017.004.Letter 1_front.

Jewish Historical Society of BC

Council of Governors

Isabelle DiamondMarie DoduckMichael GellerBill Gruenthal

Richard HenriquezCyril LeonoffRisa Levine

Josephine Margolis Nadel Richard MenkisAnita ShafranRonnie Tessler

Yosef WoskMark Zlotnik

Board of Directors

Acting PresidentMichael Levy

Vice President

Lani Levine

TreasurerMark Zlotnik

Secretary

Chris Friedrichs

Immediate Past PresidentGary Averbach

Executive Members At Large

Perry Seidelman

Directors At LargeShirley BarnettShmuel CarmeliBill GruenthalBetty Nitkin

Ed FitchSharon Fitch

Historian Emeritus, Cyril Leonoff

SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 2, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE 1 President’s MessagePAGE 2 - 3 Our Community ArchivesPAGE 4 Programs: Philosophers’ CaféPAGE 5 Programs: Workshops & ToursPAGE 6-7 People & ProjectsPAGE 8 Sponsorship OpportunitiesPAGE 9 Tributes & Donations

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

A Message From Our President, Michael Levy

In the summer of 1988, in Victoria, I attended a work-shop at the Uni-versity called “The Book in the Mid-dle Ages”, hosted by the University’s Medieval Studies program. What a great day. I knew the organizer, so I floated the idea with him of a simi-lar event, but on a Jewish theme. He put me in touch

with another UVic professor, Lloyd Howard. Lloyd and I contacted the late Miriam Fisher, then president of Victoria’s JCC, and the three of us brainstormed over lunch at the University club.

In those days, there were precisely three signs of Jew-ish life in Victoria: Congregation Emanu-El, still in its pre-restoration stucco garb, the unassuming Jewish Community Centre building on Shelbourne Street and a street banner that was erected for a week or so in early November on Douglas Street commemorating Kristalnacht.

Lloyd, Miriam and I all felt strongly that there was a depth of Jewish history that far transcended much of the tragedy of Jewish life, and we decided that we wanted to organize an event that focused on a positive period in Jewish History. We chose medieval Spain, and came up with the title “Lost Worlds: The Golden Age of Jews in Medieval Spain”.

We approached the University of Victoria extension de-partment, and made them an offer they could not (and did not) refuse. If they would host and run the event, the JCC would underwrite it, meaning that the JCC would make good any financial losses incurred by the University.

Now the secret of success of these events is to gath-er intelligence on speakers before approaching them. Only speakers who were known for their ability to inter-est what we called “intelligent lay audiences” would be asked to participate in the program. And we succeeded brilliantly. The workshop was held on Sunday, November 22, 1998 at the University of Victoria. We followed the same format as the medieval studies workshop - that is, two speakers in the morning, and two in the afternoon, except that our event was held on a Sunday rather than a Saturday, for the obvious reason. The speakers were Professor Joan Ullman from the University of Washing-ton, Vivian Mann, then Curator of the Jewish Museum of New York, Professor Tracy Harris from Bradley Univer-sity in Peoria, Illinois and Professor Ray Scheindlin from the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York.

The event was attended by approximately one hundred and thirty people, most of them probably not Jewish. The day was a resounding success. Financially, the day ran at about a $2,000 loss, covered as promised by the JCC, but recouped by them from the fees charged for event lunch by the JCC deli.

The workshop was planned as a one-off event, but the pressure to host more “Lost Worlds” workshops was too great to resist. In all, there were five workshops. Betty and Irv Nitkin, regular visitors to Victoria, attend-ed the second workshop (in November 2000). Betty approached us and suggested that future events be co-hosted with Vancouver. Both “Lost Worlds: Yiddish Words and Music” and “Lost Worlds: Rome’s Enduring Community” were held in Victoria and repeated in Van-couver.

It has been seven years since the last “Lost Worlds” workshop, and we are seriously considering reviving the series, this time in Vancouver. In consultation with Chris Friedrichs, we have been thinking about Berlin in the years 1900-1930: definitely in the category of rich, fascinating and (possibly) a lost world. I would love to hear from you if you have any thoughts about this.Please contact our office at info@jewishmuseum.ca or 604-257-5199 to learn more!

Michael Levy

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OUR COMMUNITY ARCHIVES

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: YOU HELP US PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITY’S HISTORY!

Thank you to all of our donors for their continued support and interest in the Nemetz Jewish Community Archives, especially to our archives sponsors who make it possible to process collections and make them available for re-search and use (see page 8 for a list of the sponsored collections and sponsorship opportunities).

Please visit MemoryBC (http://memorybc.ca/jewish-museum-and-archives-of-british-columbia-nemetz-jewish-com-munity-archives;isdiah) to view recently sponsored collections’ online finding aids and visit the JMABC’s Online Photo Library Database (http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/archives) to view recently sponsored collections’ digitized

photographs.

NEW ARCHIVAL ACQUISITIONS

Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library - 5 audio records from Congregation Beth Israel recording the wedding of Samuel Berman and Sophie Pelman, June 13, 1943 (includes: the wedding ceremony and reception; songs sung by Cantor A. Deutsch; a conversation between the bride’s father, groom’s father and Rabbi at the wedding; conversation between the Rabbi, bride and groom; bride and groom’s speech; and 6 women (Vera Lipson, Pearl Hoffman, Sophie Rothstein, Anne Braverman, Rita ?, and ? Isman) singing a tribute at the wedding reception).

Hildy Barnett - documents (including Marjorie Groberman’s birth certificate and baby book) and 26 photographs from Marjorie Groberman.

Judy Kornfeld - Honour Roll of Contributors, United Jewish Appeal, BC, 1963.

Ariela Friedmann - 3 documents which grants permission for immigration to Israel from Romania for Ariela’s mother, Cornelia Nyra (nee Alterescu), and Cornelia’s mother and father Otilia and Jacob Alterescu.

Sonia Bellas - 4 black and white family photographs, ca. 1950-1963.

Congregation Beth Israel - 37 boxes of Congregation Beth Israel material and 7 boxes of material from the Women’s League of Beth Israel; dates ca. 1930s-2000s. On August 2, 1932, Congregation Beth Israel was formed as a Conser-vative Synagogue. Today, Beth Israel has embarked on its new building and site redevelopment and as such, it was a perfect opportunity to discuss their archives with them. Congregation Beth Israel decided to emphasize the impor-tance of their history and their archival documents and photographs by donating them to the JHSBC. With the archival donation and its sponsorship, the material will be safely stored in an environmentally controlled storage repository, and processed using the strictest archival standards making it available both to Beth Israel and researchers. This collection is a wonderful addition to the Jewish Community Ar-chives and hopefully with this donation, and the re-cent donation of the Congregation Emanu-El fonds, other synagogues, organizations and businesses will see the importance of donating, making this the first step in the commitment to the long-term preser-vation and access of this invaluable material.

Chronology of building the synagogue, 1948, Vancouver, BC; Congrega-tion Beth Israel fonds; Jewish Museum & Archives of BC; A.2012.015.

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OUR COMMUNITY ARCHIVES

NEW ARCHIVAL ACQUISITIONS continued...

John Keenlyside’s Congregation Emanu-El collection - Early material relating to the establishment of Congregation Emanu-El: 5 manuscripts and a collection of 18 letters between the Blackman brothers (Abraham and Morris):

•Hoffman, A., Autograph Report, signed, 5 pages on foolscap, dat-ed 22 November 1862, Victoria, Vancouver Island, folded, dock-eted on outside as “Secretary’s Report Nov. 22/62”;

•Hoffman, A., 4-page autograph letter, signed and dated Victoria May 5, 1863, to “Rev. Dr. W. Adler, chief Rabbi of Eng. & its Depen-dencies, London”;

•Cohen, M.R., 2-page autograph letter signed and dated November 9, 1863-5624, from Victoria, “To the President of the Synagogue Emanu-El Victoria...”;

•Blackman, Abraham, Eighteen autograph letters, dating from 30 April 1862 to 18 February 1864;

•The Supreme Court of Civil Justice, July 7, 1864, Victoria, Sum-mary Suit #1459, J.G. Jackson, Plaintiff vs. Hoffman, Sr.;

•Tickets sold by I. Grundbaum & Jacobs, manuscript, c. 1862, Vic-toria.

[Abraham Blackman and Morris Blackman letters], April 30, 1862-February 18, 1864, Victoria, BC; John Keenlyside’s Congregation Emanu-El collection; Jewish Museum & Archives of BC; A.2012.017.004.Letter 5.

These five manuscripts are some of the earliest records extant of any activities of the first Jewish congregation on the West Coast of Canada. The 18 letters from Abraham Blackman in Victoria to his brother Morris, document the develop-ment and changes of their mercantile business in Victoria, New Westminster, and the Cariboo during the heyday of the Cariboo Gold Rush. All together this collection, albeit small is size, is one of the most important donations that the JHSBC has ever received to date. This material, together with the soon to be donated Congregation Emanu-El fonds, will give researchers the ability to study the history of the Congregation. It is because of the generosity of people like Mr. Keenlyside who sees the value in history, that the JHSBC is able to collect, document and preserve our history for future generations.

7 NEW ORAL HISTORIES COMPLETED FOR OUR ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM!

Since our last publication, we have conducted 7 new oral history interviews: Ida Feldstein; Leonard and Sylvia Narod; Sonia Bellas; Harold Yochlowitz and Helen Alko; John Cerny; Sara Ciacci; and George Weinstein.

Thank you to all of our oral history interviewers and to those hard-working individuals who work on oral history transcription. And a big thank you to a volunteer in Victoria, Jill Swartz, who has interviewed another 4 people on Vancouver Island: Claire Shaffer; Raya Sitwell; John Sitwell; and Rabbi Harry Brechner.

Hours are flexible and training and support for your volunteer work with us is provided! To get involved with our Oral History Program, contact us: (604) 257-5199 or archives@jewishmuseum.ca

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PROGRAMS: PHILOSOPHERS’ CAFÉ

PHILOSOPHERS’ CAFÉ: WHERE IDEAS PERCOLATE Hot drinks + light refreshments served all PM 30min INTRO, 90min DISCUSSION | Everyone welcome $5 suggested donation at the door (604) 257-5199 | jewishmuseum.ca

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | 6184 ASH ST.AMANDA POLLICINO Vancouver Rent BankHEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION OF VANCOUVER Co-Host

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | 6184 ASH ST.WHY DO WE WORRY ABOUT HERITAGE? What gets saved and why?JOHN ATKIN, well-known civic historian and author, sparks interesting and offbeat insight into Vancouver’s architecture, history and neighbourhoods through his astute insight of urban planning and development, a love of architecture, and the fascination of the curious to all his tours.VANCOUVER HERITAGE FOUNDATION Co-Host

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | 6184 ASH ST.KABBALISTIC INSIGHTS OF TU B’SHVAT: Kabbalah compares the tree to man, leading us to ponder: What is the deeper meaning of trees and fruits, and of humankind?RABBI SHMULIK YESHAYAHU is the Outreach Director for the Ohel Ya’akov Community Kollel. He received his Rabbinic Ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. He well-know for his intelligent sense of humor and verbos enthusiam!VANCOUVER HILLEL FOUNDATION and THE COMMUNITY KOLLEL Co-Hosts

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | 6184 ASH ST.WHY HAVE WE FORGOTTEN SHAAR HA-ALIYA? What role did the processing camp Shaar Ha-aliya play in Israel’s formation? What was the experience of the camp for the immigrants who stayed there? How is it remembered - and forgotten - today? What is universal about this story?DR. RHONA SEIDELMAN, the Schusterman Visiting Israeli Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Vancouverite, is the leading scholar on the history of Shaar Ha-aliya, Israel’s ‘Ellis Island’. Her dissertation (Ben-Gurion University, 2009) is the first comprehensive scholarly work to have been written on the subject.

Presented in collaboration with SimonFraser University Department of Continuing Studies

Ideas? | We would love to hear from you!(604) 257-5199 | info@jewishmuseum.ca

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | 6184 ASH ST.DON’T BE A BULLY RABBI AVRAHAM FEIGELSTOCK + a POLICY MAKER + a YOUNG ADULTJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER VANCOUVER Co-Host

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ONE OF VANCOUVER’S BEST KEPT SECRETS: HISTORIC JEWISH WALKING TOURS WITH THE JEWISH MUSEUM & ARCHIVES OF BC

Share our walking tour to celebrate•Special birthdays/anniversaries•Out-of-town guests•Staff/Board development and get-togethers•Passover outings (walk like Moses)

Contact us today to book your private tour: (604) 257-5199 | info@jewishmuseum.ca

“This walking tour is the best way to spend a memorable day! I loved listening to interesting stories of our community’s contributions to Jewish culture and to the broader society, in the company of good friends and an excellent guide!” - Debbie Havusha, resident of Vancouver since 1991.

Sponsor a tour! Please contact (604) 257-5199 | info@jewishmuseum.ca

PROGRAMS: WORKSHOPS & TOURS

GENEALOGY SUNDAY | TRACE YOUR JEWISH ANCESTRYLAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH | 1:00PM - 4:00PM |6184 ASH ST. FREE | By appointment only: (604) 257-5199 | info@jewishmuseum.ca

Book your FREE appointment in advance to: •Trace your Jewish ancestry at the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC office •Work with a volunteer from the Jewish Genealogical Institute of British Columbia (JGIBC) •Get access to our genealogy databases (ancestry.com and findmypast.com)

TRAIN WITH US TO BECOME AN ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWER!

Oral History Interviewer Training WorkshopSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013 | 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm | 6184 Ash StreetPresented by Irene Dodek and Jennifer Yuhasz

Whether you are a novice oral history interviewer, interested in creating your own oral history program, or seeking a refresher, this hands-on work-shop will introduce participants to the practice of interviewing for historical purposes as well as using digital tools for recording oral history interviews. The workshop will cover a range of topics including: the differences be-tween oral history and oral testimony; understanding the role of the inter-viewer; preparing for an oral history interview; dealing with difficult topics in an interview; understanding different interviewing methodologies; and developing different interviewing skills and techniques.

Irene Dodek is experienced in interviewing Holocaust survivors for the Shoah Foundation and has been interviewing Jewish community members for the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia since 1970.

Jennifer Yuhasz is the Archivist of the Nemetz Jewish Community Archives at the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC.

Registration: $80.00 per person. Seating is limited; advance registration is required. Refreshments provided. To register, contact Jennifer Yuhasz at (604)257-5199 or email archives@jewishmuseum.ca

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PEOPLE & PROJECTS

WANTED: FONCIE PHOTOS!

Prolific street photographer, Alfonso “Foncie” Pulice, is believed to have taken hundreds of thousands of photos while working the downtown streets between 1934 - 1979 - and we have our fingers crossed that he snapped a photo of you!

BUILD OUR COMMUNITY “FOTO” ARCHIVES The Jewish Museum & Archives of BC would like to consider mounting a new exhibition of “Foncie Fotos” but we need your help! Please consider donating your Foncie “Fotos” to us.Contact: (604) 257-5199 |education_coordinator@jewishmuseum.ca

For sponsorship opportunities, or to learn more: (604) 257-5199 | info@jewishmuseum.ca.

Back: Teenagers on Granville Street, 1946, Vancouver, BC; Source: Irene Dodek; Jewish Museum & Archives of BC; L.09255.Left: Debby and Milton Freiman, [1959], Vancouver, BC; Collection: Freiman family fonds; Jewish Museum & Archives of BC; L.11915.Middle: Charna Plottel and friends (Charna third from left), Granville Street, [1942], Vancouver, BC; Source: Charna Plottel; Jewish Museum & Archives of BC; L.07274.Right: Mary Tobin with her mother and father, Max, and uncle, Dave Kirk, walking on Granville Street, [1948], Vancouver, BC; Source: Mary Tobin; Jewish Museum & Archives of BC; L.08625.

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ARE YOU MOVING?! PRESERVE YOUR FAMILY MEMORIES & ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORIES!Jennifer Yuhasz, Archivist | (604) 257-5199 | archives@jewishmuseum.ca

1. CONTACT OUR OFFICE (MON-THURS, 9:00am - 5:00pm; FRIDAY by appointment only) We are the preeminent and authoritative body for the collection and sharing of community memory of Jewish life in British Columbia.

2. SPEAK WITH JENNIFER YUHASZ, OUR ARCHIVISTJennifer will be able to give you more information and answers to your questions like: What will happen with materials I donate? Who uses these materials?

3. DECIDE + ORGANIZE Work with us to safe guard your family’s and organizational histories with a plan that works well for you.

PEOPLE & PROJECTS

MARK YOUR SPECIAL OCCASSIONS WITH DIGITIZATION GIFT CERTIFICATES and TRIBUTE CARDS!

THE SCRIBE IS COMING SOON!

Edited by Cynthia Ramsay, owner and publisher of Vancouver’s Jewish Independent, our newest issue of The Scribe (2012) features articles, oral history excerpts, and photographs to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Congregation Emanuel-El (Victoria, BC).

All Jewish Historical Society of BC members in good standing should look forward to receiving a complimentary copy of The Scribe soon! Additional copies of The Scribe are $20 plus postage. No rush orders, please.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR DIGITIZATION SERVICES

Old photographs, especially those stored in albums glued to pages, can deteriorate in quality over time.

BUT, you have the power to slow down that process and preserve these important memories for future generations by digitizing (scanning) your photos with us!

JMABC/JHSBC members receive 10% off digitization services. Regular prices for our digitization services are:

•$0.75 per photograph/slide (in jpg format) •$29 audio cassette (in mp3 file format)

Please contact Jennifer Yuhasz (604) 257-5199 | archives@jewishmuseum.ca. No rush orders, please.

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SUPPORT OUR ARCHIVES

Oral History Program $15,000 per yearOnline Photo Library $10,000 per yearArchives Open Access $7,500 per yearArchives Legacy Program Freiman Family fonds $500 Jewish Genealogical Institute of BC fonds $500 Nemetz Family fonds $1,000 Shalom Legion, No. 178 fonds $1,000 John Keenlyside’s Congregation Emanu-El collection $2,000 Beth Tikvah Congregation fonds $2,000 Canadian Zionist Federation, Pacific Region fonds $2,000 Congregation Har El fonds $2,000 Jewish Festival of the Arts Society fonds $2,000 United Jewish Appeal fonds $3,000 Canadian Histadrut, Henry Avery fonds $4,000 Hadassah-WIZO Council of Vancouver fonds $5,300 Shalom BC fonds $6,000 Cyril E. Leonoff fonds $7,000 Congregation Beth Israel fonds $10,000 Congregation Emanu-El fonds $10,000 Hillel Foundation of Vancouver fonds $10,000 Jewish Western Bulletin/Jewish Independent fonds $10,000 National Council of Jewish Women, Vancouver Section fonds $10,000 B’nai B’rith fonds $12,000 Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region fonds $35,000 Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia fonds $35,000 Fred Schiffer fonds $100,000 or $10,000/year for 10 years Leonard Frank Photo Studio fonds $120,000 or $12,000/year for 10 years

THANK YOU TO THE DONORS WHO SPONSORED THE OPPORTUNITIES IN BOLD, BELOW! Jewish Museum & Archives of BC sponsors are integral to our activities and mission.

Please look through our list of sponsorship opportunities below and let us know how you would like to help!

SUPPORT OUR EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS

Exhibitions $30,000 - $50,000Outreach School Programs $13,000Public Programs Philosophers’ Cafés $4,500/year or $500/Café Historic Walking Tours $9,000/year or $450/Tour Guest Lectures/Workshops $6,000 Seniors Access Program $2,000 Cherie Smith JCCGV Jewish Book Festival - Official JMABC Selection $1,000 Vancouver Jewish Film Festival - Official JMABC Selection $1,000 Jewish Youth Heritage Outreach Program $10,000Publications The Scribe $14,000/year The Chronicle $9,000/year

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MAZEL TOVJulia Appel and Aaron Wenner, in honour of the daughter, Briyah. Sue and Lee CoheneFred Carsh, Noemi and Bill GruenthalAnnette Garm and Michael Zaitzow, on their marriage. Shelley and Perry SeidelmanBonnie and Steve Gertsman, happy anniversary. Noemi and Bill GruenthalKara Mintzberg and Josh Gibbons, on their engagement. Bill GruenthalGail and Richard Wenner, in honour of their granddaughter, Briyah. Sue and Lee Cohene

IN APPRECIATIONRoberta Beiser and Allen Black, Sally TobeNanci and Stewart Cohen, Irene and Mort DodekDebby Freiman, for many years of service as a JHS Director. JHS BoardRowena and David Huberman, Sally TobeRuth and Eddy Moscoe, Sally TobeShael Smith, for many years of service as a JHS Director. JHS BoardSharon and Ed Vernon, Noemi and Bill Gruenthal

SPEEDY RECOVERYMarcy Babins, Noemi and Bill Gruenthal, JHS BoardJulie Goldberg, Noemi and Bill GruenthalJanice Masur, Marcy Babins, Kara Mintzberg, Jennifer YuhaszShirley Menkis, Noemi and Bill Gruenthal

SYMPATHYMarie Ash, in memory of Alex. Marlene Shore and Sanford CohenSue Cohene, in memory of her mother, Felice. Aline and Donald PetzoldRhoda and Chris Friedrichs, in memory of their son-in-law, Joe Fiorentino. Diane and Gary Averbach, Noemi and Bill Gruenthal, JHS Board and staff, Betty and Irv Nitkin, Shelley and Perry Seidelman, Lotti and Shael SmithRoz and Howard Karby, in memory of Debra. JHS Board and staffCyndi Mintzberg, in memory of her mother, Frances. Marcy Babins and Jennifer YuhaszKara Mintzberg, in memory of her grandmother, Frances. JHS Board and staffLinda Wener, in memory of her father. Jack Mendelsohn, Diane and Gary AverbachSheila Romalis, in memory of her brother, Lorne Balshine. Diane and Gary Averbach

DONATIONSDarlene and Richard Ames, Surella Ames, Anne Andrew, Anonymous, Jack Austin, Gary Averbach, Shirley Barnett, Bonnie and Alan Belzberg, Sally Berry, David Bogoch, Jody and Harvey Dales, Irene and Mort Dodek, Peter Dodek, Marie Doduck, Enid Edwards, Flora Field, Sherold Fishman, Sharon and Ed Fitch, Marlene and Norman Franks, Rhoda and Chris Friedrichs, Effie and Harry Gordon, Noemi and Bill Gruenthal, Glenda and Arthur Guttman, Paul Heller, David Herman, Simma Holt, Brian Jessel, John Keenlyside, Marilyn and Robert Krell, Janice Loomer Margolis, Donna Love and Earl Lesk, Kay Levey, Risa and Bill Levine, Michael Levy, Richard Menkis, Tyla and Larry Meyer, Bernice Miller, Rochelle Moss, Betty and Irv Nitkin, Lola and Norman Pawer, Stan Saibil, Beverly and Fred Schaeffer, Rosalie and Joe Segal, Anita Shafran, Zev Shafran, Anita and Arnold Silber, Ronnie and Barry Tessler, Miriam Warren, Gail and Richard Wenner, Yosef Wosk, Lamie Zbarsky.

NEW MEMBERSFrancis Aknai, Shmuel Carmeli, Michael and Sally Geller, Michael Sachs

Donate online to the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC

(1) Visit www.jewishmuseum.ca and click “Donate Now” on the left-hand side of the page(2) Enter your donation information(3) Add your donation to the checkout Giving Basket(4) Pay using credit card, Interac Online, or Paypal

CanadaHelps.org will disburse your donation to The JHSBC and send you a tax receipt.

Cyril Leonoff Endowment Fund for The Jewish Historical Society of BC

An endowment fund in the name of Cyril Leonoff (founder, Jewish Historical Society of BC) has been established at the Jewish Community Foundation to support the research, writing and publication of the story of the Jewish people of British Columbia.

Donate directly to the Fund by phoning the Jewish Community Foundation: (604) 257-5100.

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Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9www.jewishmuseum.ca | info@jewishmuseum.caPhone: (604) 257-5199 | Fax: (604) 257-5198

Hours of Operation:Mondays to Thursdays: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Fridays by appointment

Administration: Marcy BabinsArchives: Jennifer YuhaszEducation: Kara Mintzberg

Jewish Historical Society of BC Membership$54 Household Membership$75 Institutional Membership

Comments are always welcome. Please email info@jewishmuseum.ca

Published by: The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written consent is prohibited. Contents © 2012, The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia.

MYSTERY PHOTO

Do you know any of the people in these images? Do you know where this photo was taken?

Please contact us to share this piece of history with our community Archives:

(604) 257-5199 archives@jewishmuseum.ca

Shalom Branch, Royal Canadian Legion slate installed, [1983]; L.14248.