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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

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)
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