Levy (Louisa F.) interview

San Francisco, California, United States Mrs. Levy's interview concerns the California Gold rush and the development of Victoria, British Columbia, along with a description of what it was like seventy-five years ago when her grandfather first arrived. Victoria was known as a boom-town because o...

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Main Authors: Levy, Louisa F., Kaplan, Meta; Katz, Minnie
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 1974
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Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/ohc/id/36
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spelling ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:ohc/36 2023-05-15T16:35:20+02:00 Levy (Louisa F.) interview Levy, Louisa F. Kaplan, Meta; Katz, Minnie Canada--British Columbia--Victoria 1849-1940 November 3, 1974 audio/flv http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/ohc/id/36 English eng eng Oral History Collection Washington State Jewish Archives Louisa F. Levy Papers, Accession No. 2365-001 To view the finding aid for this collection see: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=LevyLouisaF2365.xml OHC0013 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/ohc/id/36 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ This digital copy was produced for preservation and reference use only from original material from the UW Libraries Special Collections. Further duplication of any kind for any purpose is not permitted without permission. Intellectual property rights including copyright belong to UW Libraries Special Collections. Permission to publish is necessary and should be sought from the owners of these rights. Contact email: photo@uw.edu University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews Jews--British Columbia--Victoria--History Jews--British Columbia--Victoria;--interviews Synagogues--British Columbia--Victoria Native people--Canada-British Columbia-Victoria Oral histories Sound recording 1974 ftuwashingtonlib 2021-07-31T22:54:11Z San Francisco, California, United States Mrs. Levy's interview concerns the California Gold rush and the development of Victoria, British Columbia, along with a description of what it was like seventy-five years ago when her grandfather first arrived. Victoria was known as a boom-town because of the Fraser River Gold Rush. Her comments include an interesting account of the establishment of the Synagogue which was largely organized by her grandfather. Subject timestamps: (00:25) Family history of parents, grandparents, (06:45) Attending grammar school in Victoria, (07:40) Jewish education, Rabbi Friedlander, (09:20) Building of shul, Emmanuel, (10:30) Family's religious practices, (11:45) Social activities among Jewish community, (13:10) Activities of Gutmann family -- Hudson Bay Company, (17:50) Grandfather's estate, passing, (19:20) Native American community in Victoria, (20:40) Establishment of Buchard Gardens, (21:17) Relationship with husband- his participation in WWI, illness upon return, and eventual disappearance, (24:25) Working as housemaid, making flints, practical nursing, (32:00) Grandfather building the shul, Jewish cemetery in Victoria, (33:10) Fraser River gold rush, (36:44) Dr. Helmican of Hudson Bay Company, (38:10) Development of tourism in Victoria, (41:00) Family history- Grandfather, Lewis Jeretkzy, changing name to Lewis Lewis , (46:00) Construction of Parliament building, (47:00) Hudson Bay Company, (48:20) Native Indian community in Victoria- activities, languages, and dress. Abrupt break in interview at (31:00) while interviewer switches tape sides. This accession is part of the Washington State Jewish Archives. To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: photos@uw.edu. Please reference the Digital ID Number. Audio Hudson Bay University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Hudson Bay Canada Indian Hudson British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Levy ENVELOPE(-66.567,-66.567,-66.320,-66.320) Fraser River ENVELOPE(-62.243,-62.243,56.619,56.619)
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Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
Jews--British Columbia--Victoria--History
Jews--British Columbia--Victoria;--interviews
Synagogues--British Columbia--Victoria
Native people--Canada-British Columbia-Victoria
spellingShingle Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle
Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
Jews--British Columbia--Victoria--History
Jews--British Columbia--Victoria;--interviews
Synagogues--British Columbia--Victoria
Native people--Canada-British Columbia-Victoria
Levy, Louisa F.
Kaplan, Meta; Katz, Minnie
Levy (Louisa F.) interview
topic_facet Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle
Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle--Interviews
Jews--British Columbia--Victoria--History
Jews--British Columbia--Victoria;--interviews
Synagogues--British Columbia--Victoria
Native people--Canada-British Columbia-Victoria
description San Francisco, California, United States Mrs. Levy's interview concerns the California Gold rush and the development of Victoria, British Columbia, along with a description of what it was like seventy-five years ago when her grandfather first arrived. Victoria was known as a boom-town because of the Fraser River Gold Rush. Her comments include an interesting account of the establishment of the Synagogue which was largely organized by her grandfather. Subject timestamps: (00:25) Family history of parents, grandparents, (06:45) Attending grammar school in Victoria, (07:40) Jewish education, Rabbi Friedlander, (09:20) Building of shul, Emmanuel, (10:30) Family's religious practices, (11:45) Social activities among Jewish community, (13:10) Activities of Gutmann family -- Hudson Bay Company, (17:50) Grandfather's estate, passing, (19:20) Native American community in Victoria, (20:40) Establishment of Buchard Gardens, (21:17) Relationship with husband- his participation in WWI, illness upon return, and eventual disappearance, (24:25) Working as housemaid, making flints, practical nursing, (32:00) Grandfather building the shul, Jewish cemetery in Victoria, (33:10) Fraser River gold rush, (36:44) Dr. Helmican of Hudson Bay Company, (38:10) Development of tourism in Victoria, (41:00) Family history- Grandfather, Lewis Jeretkzy, changing name to Lewis Lewis , (46:00) Construction of Parliament building, (47:00) Hudson Bay Company, (48:20) Native Indian community in Victoria- activities, languages, and dress. Abrupt break in interview at (31:00) while interviewer switches tape sides. This accession is part of the Washington State Jewish Archives. To request a high resolution or uncompressed reproduction, or to obtain permission to use any portion of this item, contact the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Email: photos@uw.edu. Please reference the Digital ID Number.
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Louisa F. Levy Papers, Accession No. 2365-001
To view the finding aid for this collection see: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=LevyLouisaF2365.xml
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This digital copy was produced for preservation and reference use only from original material from the UW Libraries Special Collections. Further duplication of any kind for any purpose is not permitted without permission. Intellectual property rights including copyright belong to UW Libraries Special Collections. Permission to publish is necessary and should be sought from the owners of these rights. Contact email: photo@uw.edu
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