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Harry Finkelman - 1972
- Name
- Harry Finkelman
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 1972
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Harry Finkelman
- Number
- OH 28
- Subject
- Antisemitism
- Education
- Occupations
- Pharmacists
- Interview Date
- 1972
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Morris Silbert
- AccessionNumber
- 1978-2-2
- Total Running Time
- 028A: 46 minutes 028B: 7 minutes
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Notes
- Parts inaudible
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the Archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Harry Finkelman was born in 1909 in Hamilton and was one of the first Jewish pharmacists in Hamilton. His father was a tailor and an active member of several Jewish organizations including the Hess Street Synagogue and the Talmud Torah. Harry attended the Talmud Torah and was involved with Young Judea and groups/clubs from the Talmud Torah. In this interview he discusses the early history of Hamilton and descrimination against Jews entering the professions.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Name Access
- Finkelman, Harry
- Silbert, Morris
- Geographic Access
- Hamilton (Ont.)
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 28 - Finkelman\OH28_001_Log.docx
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 28 - Finkelman\OH28_002_Log.docx
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Harry Finkelman shares some of his early memories of the Hamilton Jewish community in the 1910s. He notes name of shops, shop owners, streets and describes some of the synagogues
In this clip, Harry Finkelman describes the difficulty for a Jew in the 1920s to find a placement to complete a mandatory 3 year apprenticeship before he could enter Pharmacy at University.
