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Esther Segal - 30 Jul. 1985

Esther Segal - 30 Jul. 1985
Name
Esther Segal
Material Format
sound recording
Interview Date
30 Jul. 1985
Source
Oral Histories
Name
Esther Segal
Number
OH 188
Subject
Synagogues
Zionism
Talmud Torah (Judaism)
Peddlers
Interview Date
30 Jul. 1985
Quantity
2 cassettes (1 copy)
2 WAV file
Interviewer
Nancy Draper
Total Running Time
43:08 minutes
Conservation
Copied August 2003
Digitized October 2014
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
Biography
Esther Segal was born in New York City. She moved to Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, and then to Toronto in 1911. Segal was influential in the National Council of Women’s attempt to repeal the law prohibiting women from jury duty. She served as secretary of the Anshe Shalom Synagogue in Hamilton, Ontario, and was on the Council of Jewish Women and Hadassah.
Material Format
sound recording
Name Access
Dunkelman, Rose, 1889-1949
Geographic Access
Toronto (Ont.)
Hamilton (Ont.)
New Brunswick
Original Format
Audio cassette
Copy Format
Audio cassette
Digital file
Transcript
Side 1: 1:35-2:50: Segal discusses her involvement with the National Council of Women in their attempt to change the law prohibiting women from serving on jury duty. 2:51-4:29: Segal discusses being summoned to serve on jury duty. 4:30-6.25: Segal discusses the United Hebrew Charity of Hamilton and the administration of its public funding. 6:26-7:45: Segals discusses donations made to Hadassah of Hamilton. 7:45-8:24: Segal discusses the reasons for her resignation as secretary of the Anshe Shalom Synagogue of Hamilton. 8:25-9:10: Segal discusses moving to Toronto after resigning from the Anshe Shalom Synagogue and joining the University Avenue Synagogue. 9:15-9:52: Nancy Draper speaking: “The previous portion of Esther Segal’s interview about her early life was unfortunately unrecorded and may be tried to be recorded at a future date.” 9:53-11:05: No audio Personal History 11:06-12.45: Esther Segal was born in New York City to Mendel Kovelesky and Rebecca Freidberg. After Mendel’s passing in 1898, Rebecca married Emmanuel Isaac Canon in 1903. They moved to St. Stephen in New Brunswick and then to Toronto in 1911. 12:46-17.50: Segal recalls her early school days in Toronto and discusses her various jobs working as a bookkeeper. 17:51-18:20: Conversation back and forth between Segal and Draper. 18:21-18:32: Segal discusses her memories of Toronto during the First World War. 18:33-20.25: Segal recalls her sister Anna Selig (née Segal), founder of Canadian Hadassah, who, together with and Rose Dunkleman, organized Hadassah chapters across Canada 20:26-22.40: Segal recalls her father as an ardent follower of the Zionist principle and the main influence on the family’s community mindedness. 22:41-23:03:Segal recalls the family home at 50 Bernard Avenue. 23:04-23.55: Segal recalls her brother who passed away of leukemia at the age of eighteen. 23.56-25:12: Segal recalls her brother Isiah Leo "Cy" Canon, a journalist and also author of “All My Causes.” 25:13-26:18: Segal recalls the Canon family's involvement in the Toronto community. 26:19-28:19:Segal discusses how she met her husband, her marriage in 1924, and the son born to them in 1925. 28:20-29:44:Segal discusses her organizational work in Hamilton with the Talmud Torah, the Council of Jewish Women, and Hadassah, as well as secretary of her temple. 29:45-30.32: Segal recalls an unpleasant situation between herself and Rabbi Baskin of Hamilton’s Anshe Shalom Synagogue. 30.33-31.07:Segal is asked if she remembers Louis Rosenberg of Hamilton. Segal says she does not remember him. Side 2: 0:00-2.30:Side 2 begin mid conversation, Segal recalls a childhood experience while growing up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. 2.31-5.40: Segal tells the story of how her parents got their start in the peddling business in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. 5.41-5.59: Segal discusses one of her first jobs in Toronto prior to her marriage in 1924. 6.00-11.59: Segal tells the story of her ship voyage to Europe 1918 and meeting with her father in England.
Source
Oral Histories