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Category: Mystery Photo

Mystery photo … Feb. 26/16

Mystery photo … Feb. 26/16

Pioneer Women meeting, circa 1960. Cissie Eppel is sitting second from left. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.12598)

If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected] or 604-257-5199. To find out who has been identified in the photos, visit jewishmuseum.ca/blog.

Format ImagePosted on February 26, 2016February 25, 2016Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags Cissie Eppel, JMABC, Pioneer Women
Mystery photo … Jan. 29/16

Mystery photo … Jan. 29/16

Women organizing a mail-out for State of Israel Bonds, circa 1960. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.14497)

If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected] or 604-257-5199. To find out who has been identified in the photos, visit jewishmuseum.ca/blog.

Format ImagePosted on January 29, 2016January 26, 2016Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags JMABC, State of Israel Bonds
Mystery photo … Dec. 18/15

Mystery photo … Dec. 18/15

United Synagogue Youth Cycle-athon, Vancouver, 1971. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.09839)

If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected] or 604-257-5199. To find out who has been identified in the photos, visit jewishmuseum.ca/blog.

Format ImagePosted on December 18, 2015December 16, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags JMABC, USY
Mystery photo … Nov. 27/15

Mystery photo … Nov. 27/15

Women gathered around a table with a candled cake, National Council of Jewish Women, circa 1955. Leonore Freiman is in the middle. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.13952)

If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected] or 604-257-5199. To find out who has been identified in the photos, visit jewishmuseum.ca/blog.

Format ImagePosted on November 27, 2015December 16, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags JMABC, Leonore Freiman, National Council of Jewish Women, NCJW
Mystery photo … Oct. 30/15

Mystery photo … Oct. 30/15

Group of B’nai B’rith men, circa 1960. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.12156)

If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected] or 604-257-5199. To find out who has been identified in the photos, visit jewishmuseum.ca/blog.

Format ImagePosted on October 30, 2015December 16, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags B'nai B'rith, JMABC
Mystery photo … Sept. 25/15

Mystery photo … Sept. 25/15

Man with two girls holding a plaque, Peretz School, circa 1965. (photo from JWB fonds, JMABC L.14084)

If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected] or 604-257-5199. To find out who has been identified in the photos, visit jewishmuseum.ca/blog.

Format ImagePosted on September 25, 2015December 16, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags JMABC, Peretz
Mystery photo … Aug. 28/15

Mystery photo … Aug. 28/15

Children singing, Camp Miriam, Gabriola Island, B.C., 1979. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.09623)

If you know someone in these photos, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected] or 604-257-5199. To find out who has been identified in the photos, visit jewishmuseum.ca/blog.

photo - Group with a drawing of Camp Hatikvah, 1988
Group with a drawing of Camp Hatikvah, 1988. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.09611)
photo - Women using typewriters, National Council of Jewish Women, circa 1955
Women using typewriters, National Council of Jewish Women, circa 1955. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.13953)
photo - Two unidentified men at the Vancouver Jewish Community Centre, circa 1962
Two unidentified men at the Vancouver Jewish Community Centre, circa 1962. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.11516)
Format ImagePosted on August 28, 2015August 27, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags Camp Hatikvah, Camp Miriam, Jewish Community Centre, National Council of Jewish Women, NCJW
Mystery photo … July 31/15

Mystery photo … July 31/15

Three men eating at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, circa 1965. Rabbi Marvin Hier is sitting on right but the men on the left are unidentified. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.11568)

If you know someone in these photos, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected].

photo - Vancouver Talmud Torah Grade 9 class picture, 1971-1972 school year
Vancouver Talmud Torah Grade 9 class picture, 1971-1972 school year. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.14845)
photo - Men at a B’nai B’rith event in someone’s home, circa 1980. The four men (including Sam Lemer on the left) are preparing to sign a document
Men at a B’nai B’rith event in someone’s home, circa 1980. The four men (including Sam Lemer on the left) are preparing to sign a document. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.09565)
photo - Presentation of a cheque, B’nai B’rith, 1985. The four men include Sheldon Cole (second from left)B
Presentation of a cheque, B’nai B’rith, 1985. The four men include Sheldon Cole (second from left). (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.10228)
photo - Canadian Jewish Congress receives a grant, 1983. Unidentified people are with Senator Jack Austin (second from the right) and Sidney Zack (far right)
Canadian Jewish Congress receives a grant, 1983. Unidentified people are with Senator Jack Austin (second from the right) and Sidney Zack (far right). (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.10048)
photo - First annual Temple Sholom Trivia night, “small trophies,” 1990
First annual Temple Sholom Trivia night, “small trophies,” 1990. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.15060)
photo - New Royal Canadian Legion Shalom Branch executive, 1989
New Royal Canadian Legion Shalom Branch executive, 1989. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.14258)
photo - Maimonides high school’s first Grade 8 students, 1986
Maimonides high school’s first Grade 8 students, 1986. (photo from JWB fonds; JMABC L.14998)
Format ImagePosted on July 31, 2015July 28, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags B'nai B'rith, Canadian Jewish Congress, CJC, JMABC, Maimonides, Royal Canadian Legion, Shalom Branch, Temple Sholom, Vancouver Talmud Torah
Mystery photo … July 10/15

Mystery photo … July 10/15

Pioneer Women having tea, circa 1955. (JWB fonds, JMABC L.12595)

If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected].

Format ImagePosted on July 10, 2015July 8, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags JMABC, Pioneer Women
Mystery photo … June 30/15

Mystery photo … June 30/15

Children with bicycles, possibly at a Beth Israel parade, Vancouver, 1970. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.09774)

If you know someone in the photo above or any of those below, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western Bulletin’s) collection at the Jewish Museum and Archives of B.C. by contacting [email protected].

photo - Group of men on an outdoor patio, Vancouver, Aug. 30, 1979. Morris Wosk is standing, fifth from the left, and Joe Cohen is seated in the centre
Group of men on an outdoor patio, Vancouver, Aug. 30, 1979. Morris Wosk is standing, fifth from the left, and Joe Cohen is seated in the centre. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.14739)
photo - Women holding the banner “Welcome, Women’s Mission, United Israel Appeal of Canada,” Vancouver, March 26, 1975
Women holding the banner “Welcome, Women’s Mission, United Israel Appeal of Canada,” Vancouver, March 26, 1975. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.15296)
photo - Men alongside a Canadian Pacific aircraft with Karl Silberman, special representative for projects, Keren Hayesod, 1968
Men alongside a Canadian Pacific aircraft with Karl Silberman, special representative for projects, Keren Hayesod, 1968. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.15161)
photo - ORT fashion show: Dianne Faber (extreme right), Leta Jones (third from the right), Vancouver, May 30, 1985
ORT fashion show: Dianne Faber (extreme right), Leta Jones (third from the right), Vancouver, May 30, 1985. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.14068)
photo - Centenary presentation at Schara Tzedeck, Vancouver, circa 1955. Jack Diamond is second from the left
Centenary presentation at Schara Tzedeck, Vancouver, circa 1955. Jack Diamond is second from the left. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.14275)
photo - Women at poolside table, Vancouver, 1980
Women at poolside table, Vancouver, 1980. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.14058)
photo - “Good old days” revived at B’nai B’rith picnic, 1972
“Good old days” revived at B’nai B’rith picnic, 1972. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.09560)
Format ImagePosted on June 26, 2015June 25, 2015Author JI and JMABCCategories Mystery PhotoTags B'nai B'rith, Beth Israel, JMABC, Keren Hayesod, ORT, Schara Tzedeck, UIA, United Israel Appeal

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