This is the final post in a three-part series distilling key themes from the JMABC’s Southern African Diaspora Oral History Collection. Here we hear about the often fraught decision to leave South Africa. Choosing to leave your home country, where you have family and roots, is never an easy decision; the process itself can be … Keep Reading
This is the second post in a three-part series exploring some of the common themes raised in the interviews of the JMABC’s Southern African Diaspora Oral History Collection. Read the first post here. Merle Linde spoke to the JMABC about the realities faced by ‘black’ and ‘coloured’ people employed by homes in South Africa’s cities, … Keep Reading
Within the Jewish community in British Columbia, there is a large contingent of folks who have immigrated from South Africa and the surrounding countries, a unique community whose experiences the JMABC has had the opportunity to document through oral history interviews. These interviews cover both their experiences in BC and those during their time prior … Keep Reading
The Board and staff of the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC were very pleased to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Shaffer, Executive Director of the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia as our keynote speaker following the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the JMABC on November 18, 2020. This lecture … Keep Reading
Over 35 members and supporters of the JMABC joined the Board and staff for the organization’s Annual General Meeting on November 18, 2020. This evening marked the start of a year of celebrations planned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the JMABC. Board President Carol Herbert shared an overview of the many accomplishments of the … Keep Reading
There’s something special about hearing history first-hand from the people who experienced it. This is the particular charm of oral history interviews. At our new Oral History Online Library, you will be able to hear excerpts from some of the 900+ oral history interviews in our collection. Over the coming years, this library will grow … Keep Reading