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Cyrus Coppel - 21 Jul. 1976
- Name
- Cyrus Coppel
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 21 Jul. 1976
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Cyrus Coppel
- Number
- OH 61
- OH 62
- Subject
- Communities
- Families
- Interview Date
- 21 Jul. 1976
- Quantity
- 2
- Interviewer
- Larry Troster
- Total Running Time
- 061A: 46:22 minuets 061B: 45:27 minuets 062A: 45:55 minuets 062B: 28:58 minuets
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Cassette tapes were digitized in 2012
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Cyrus Coppel, son of Aaron Coppel and Chaya (Gertrude) Seigel, was born in 1911 in Galt, Ontario. Cyrus remained in Galt throughout his life and became a central figure within its Jewish community. Cyrus initially worked as a mechanic and later worked in the office of an auto shop trading in auto parts. Cyrus also traded in livestock as a hobby. Cyrus Coppel was one of the founders of the B'nai Israel Synagogue in Galt.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Language
- English
- Name Access
- Coppel, Cyrus
- Troster, Larry
- B'nai Israel Synagogue (Galt, Ont.)
- Geographic Access
- Galt (Cambridge, Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH61_001_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH61_002_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH62_001_Log.pdf
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 61, OH 62 - Coppel\OH62_002_Log.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Cyrus Coppel discusses the growth of Galt's Jewish community following the Second World War and the need to purchase a new and larger synagogue to accommodate the growing population.
In this clip, Cyrus Coppel discusses the difficulties of raising Jewish children in a small town.
