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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.

History: Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Migration; Persons - Jewish Canadians; Transportation; Transportation - Rail; Religions - Judaism; Cemeteries; Organizations; Elections

Names: Gruenthal, Bill; Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow; O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal; O'Connor, John; Burquest; Jacobson, Max Alec; Temple Shalom; Brentwood Shopping Centre; Brentwood Park School; Alpha Secondary School; Burnaby School Board

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Accession Code: BV023.16.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

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Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

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Old-fashioned ribbon art : ideas and designs for accessories and decorations

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ribbon Art Pub. Co.

Publication Date: 1986

Call Number: 746 RIB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

ISBN: 0486251748

Call Number: 746 RIB

Author: Ribbon Art Pub. Co.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Published through the cooperation of the Center for the History of American Needlework by Dover Publications

Publication Date: 1986

Physical Description: 32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Ribbon work

Notes: Reprint. Originally published: Ribbon art. New York : Ribbon Art Pub. Co.

Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1987

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 096928280x

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

Contributor: Sone, Michael

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Corporation of the District of Burnaby

Publication Date: c1987

Physical Description: 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Inscription: "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page

Library Subject (LOC): Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography

Object History: Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.

Notes: "Editor Michael Sone".; Includes index.; 4 copies held: copy 4

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Digital Books

American dress pattern catalogs, 1873-1909 : four complete reprints

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bryk, Nancy Villa; Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village

Publication Date: 1988

Call Number: 646.4 BRY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486256545; 9780486256542

Call Number: 646.4 BRY

Author: Bryk, Nancy Villa; Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Published for Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan by Dover Publications

Publication Date: 1988

Physical Description: vi, 154 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Costume--United States--History; Dressmaking--United States--Patterns; Catalogs

Notes: Reprint of works originally published 1873-1909.; Contents: E. Butterick & Co's Catalogue for summer, 1873 -- E. Butterick & Co's Summer catalogue, 1882 -- Ladies standard magazine, April, 1894 -- Spring & summer 1909 Ready reference catalogue of McCall patterns.

American vernacular interior architecture, 1870-1940

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Jennings, Jan, 1946-; Gottfried, Herbert, 1940-

Publication Date: c1988

Call Number: 720.973 JEN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0442228104

Call Number: 720.973 JEN

Author: Jennings, Jan, 1946-; Gottfried, Herbert, 1940-

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

Publication Date: c1988

Physical Description: xxiv, 438 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture; Interior decoration

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-424) and index.

A short history of the printed word

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1970; 1989

Call Number: 686.2 CHA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0880293241

Call Number: 686.2 CHA

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dorset Press

Publication Date: c1970; 1989

Library Subject (LOC): Printing--History; Printing

Notes: "This edition published by Dorset Press, a division of Marboro Books Corporation, by arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1989 Dorset Press."; Includes index.

Authentic Victorian decoration and ornamentation in full color : 46 plates from Studies in Design

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dresser, Christopher, 1834-1904

Publication Date: 1986

Call Number: 745.44 DRE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486250830

Call Number: 745.44 DRE

Author: Dresser, Christopher, 1834-1904

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: 1986

Series: Dover pictorial archive series

Physical Description: 46 p. of plates : col. ill. ; 32 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Decoration and ornament , Victorian--Themes , motives; Decoration and ornament--Plant forms

Notes: A selection of plates from "Studies in Design", originally published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, 1874-76.

Classic children's games : ages 2 to 10

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Sernaqué, Vivienne

Publication Date: c1988

Call Number: 793 SER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0440500249; 9780440500247

Call Number: 793 SER

Author: Sernaqué, Vivienne

Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.

Publisher: Dell Pub.

Publication Date: c1988

Physical Description: 142 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Games

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137) and index.

Collectible toys and games of the twenties and thirties from Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Spero, James

Publication Date: c1988

Call Number: 688.7 SPE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486258270

Call Number: 688.7 SPE

Author: Spero, James

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: c1988

Physical Description: 124 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Toys; Games; Catalogs

Names: Sears Roebuck and Co. Ltd.

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

History: "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.

Accession Code: BV013.19; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV022.2; X5124; X5125

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Media Type: Photograph; Moving Images; Sound Recording

Related Material: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds; Keith Jamieson fonds; Faye Diamond fonds; See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Arrangement: Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images

Decorative floral designs for needleworkers and craftspeople

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Raymond, Jehan

Edition: Dover ed.

Publication Date: 1986

Call Number: 745.4 RAY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486251349; 9780486251349

Call Number: 745.4 RAY

Edition: Dover ed.

Author: Raymond, Jehan

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: 1986

Series: Dover pictorial archive series

Physical Description: 59 p. : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Decoration and ornament--Plant forms; Leather work

Notes: Illustrations reprinted from: Le Cuir. Paris : Libr. Renouard, ca. 1906. With publisher's note.

The end of the European era, 1890 to the present

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gilbert, Felix, 1905-1991

Edition: 3rd ed.

Publication Date: c1984

Call Number: 940.5 GIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0393954404; 9780393954401

Call Number: 940.5 GIL

Edition: 3rd ed.

Author: Gilbert, Felix, 1905-1991

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Publication Date: c1984

Series: Norton history of modern Europe

Physical Description: xv, 556 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Europe--Politics and government--20th century; World politics--20th century

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 520-531) and index.

Everyday fashions of the twenties as pictured in Sears and other catalogs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Blum, Stella

Publication Date: 1981

Call Number: 391 BLU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486241343; 9780486241340

Call Number: 391 BLU

Author: Blum, Stella

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: 1981

Physical Description: 152 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Inscription: "S. BARRETT", handwritten in ink on front cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Clothing and dress; Catalogs

Names: Sears Roebuck and Co. Ltd.

Extraordinary origins of everyday things

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Panati, Charles, 1943-

Publication Date: c1987

Call Number: 031 PAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0060960930; 0060550988; 0060964197

Call Number: 031 PAN

Author: Panati, Charles, 1943-

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Perennial Library

Publication Date: c1987

Physical Description: xi, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Encyclopedias and dictionaries; Inventions--History

Notes: Issued also under title: Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things.; Includes index.

From map to museum : uncovering mysteries of the past

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Anderson, Joan, 1943-

Publication Date: 1988

Call Number: 975.8733 AND

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0688069142; 0688069150

Call Number: 975.8733 AND

Author: Anderson, Joan, 1943-

Contributor: Ancona, George

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Morrow Junior Books

Publication Date: 1988

Physical Description: 63 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Archaeology

Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples - North America

Notes: Describes an archaeological dig off the coast of Georgia, the methods used to uncover artifacts there, and what was learned about a mission run there by the Spanish for the Guale Indians.; Includes index.

Fusang, the Chinese who built America

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Steiner, Stan

Edition: 1st ed.

Publication Date: 1980

Call Number: 970 STE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0060907509

Call Number: 970 STE

Edition: 1st ed.

Author: Steiner, Stan

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Harper & Row

Publication Date: 1980

Physical Description: xii, 259 p. ; 21 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese Americans--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-251) and index.

Great fashion designs of the twenties : paper dolls in full color, 30 haute couture costumes by Chanel, Poiret and others

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Tierney, Tom

Publication Date: c1983

Call Number: 391 TIE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0486244822; 9780486244822

Call Number: 391 TIE

Author: Tierney, Tom

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dover

Publication Date: c1983

Physical Description: 16 leaves : chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Clothing and dress; Paper dolls

Interview with Shirley Cohn

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1926-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)

Scope and Content: File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on …

1 document 1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (16 min., 57 sec.) (50 min., 36 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (50 min., 36 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Shirley Cohn Location of Interviews: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Dates: April 14, 2023 and September 6, 2023 Total Number of Tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 67 min., 33 sec. Digital master recording (wav) recording of second interview (50 min., 36 sec.) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: File consists of two recordings of oral history interviews with Shirley Cohn conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. The first interview was conducted on April 14, 2023 and the second interview was conducted on September 6, 2023. Summary of interview conducted on September 6, 2023: 0:00 – 16:09 Shirley Cohn shares background information about her parents who immigrated to Detroit from Hungary in the 1930’s. Shirley recalls what it was like for her parents being Jewish during World War II and how many of their relations were killed in the Holocaust. Shirley talks about her Jewish Hungarian heritage, what it was like growing up in Detroit, the Jewish community in Detroit and the Jewish holidays and traditions that her family celebrated. Shirley recalls her high school and University education and experiences, starting her career in social work and how she met her future husband, Theodore “Ted” Cohn. 16:10 – 18:27 Shirley shares the story about her father in law, Dr. Daniel E. Cohn who was Harry Houdini’s doctor at the time of his death in Detroit on Oct. 31, 1926. Shirley explains that she donated some of Dr. Daniel E. Cohn’s original documents pertaining to this event to the New York Public Library. 18:28 – 26:04 Shirley describes her experiences living and working in London Ontario while her husband was a professor at University of Western Ontario and Shirley worked as a social worker in family services. Shirley recalls experiences of anti-Semitism while living in London. Shirley talks about moving to Burnaby in 1977 after her husband took a job as a professor at Simon Fraser University. Shirley describes her experiences living in Burnaby, raising a family and working as a social worker at Burnaby General Hospital. 26:05 – 26:18 Shirley talks about her interests outside of work, her family’s involvement in the Burquest Jewish Community Association and being a member of Temple Shalom. Shirley conveys information about other Jewish synagogues in Greater Vancouver, describes Reform Judaism at Temple Shalom and some Jewish cultural practices that her family has been involved with. 26:19 – 33:12 Shirley describes her family’s experiences living in the Garden Village nieghbourhood in Burnaby, her involvement sharing Jewish cultural traditions at her children’s school and recalls her children’s experiences attending school in Burnaby. 33:13 – 40:46 Shirley conveys the career paths that her children took and talks about what she likes about living in Burnaby including; the walking and hiking trails, the cultural and art performances and her involvement in local politics. Shirley talks about her and her husband’s involvement in the SFU retirees association and the SFURA walking and hiking group. Shirley reflects on her husband’s academic career, experiences teaching at SFU and the role of the Hillel Jewish Students Association at the Simon Fraser University. Shirley talks about the difficulties of discussing political views about the State of Israel. Shirley describes some traditional Jewish foods, the roles that they play and a local bakery that carries Jewish bake goods. 40:47 – 50:36 Shirley describes her current daily life in Burnaby; working one day a week as a social worker, gardening, her involvement at Temple Shalom and the Jewish Community Centre and how she travels in Burnaby. Shirley recalls the changes that she’s encountered in Burnaby and in her career over the years, shares a story about her husband losing his thesis and describes what Burnaby was like while she was raising her family. Shirley shares what she thinks about the areas of development in Burnaby and conveys the importance of having parks and affordable housing. In closing, Shirley reflects on what is like to be a Jewish person living in Burnaby.

History: Interviewee biography: Shirley Tanner was born in Detroit in 1947. Her parents were both Jewish. Her mother fled Hungary as a refugee in 1939, while her father emigrated from there in 1934. Shirley attended public schools in Detroit, and then studied social work at the University of Michigan. After marriage, Shirley and Ted Cohn moved to Ontario where Ted had a faculty appointment at the University of Western Ontario in political science. Six years later they moved to Burnaby for Ted’s teaching position in political science at Simon Fraser University. While living in Burnaby, Shirley took care of a growing family while also practicing social work, mainly at Burnaby Hospital. The family enjoyed Burnaby’s libraries and parks. Shirley helped out at her children’s schools, became a Block Watch captain, and the family joined Burquest Jewish Community Association. The Cohns later became members of Temple Sholom Synagogue in Vancouver, while remaining in Burnaby. Beginning in 2009, Ted started an informal hiking group for retired Simon Fraser University staff. This group has been open to others, so now has a wide variety of members. Shirley has also helped lead hikes in the region. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.