- Ottawa Jewish Archives
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- Interview with Louis Goldstein
Interview with Louis Goldstein
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- July 24, 2000 (indexed as 2000)
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- Subject: Louis Goldstein Interviewer: Adele Sidney Date: July 24, 2000 Interview Location: Ottawa, ON Length of Time: 44:00 -Louis Goldstein was born in 1921 in Usharut(?). His father passed away when he was young and Louis does not remember much about the old country. His uncle had visited the family and decided to bring them over to Canada. -Louis arrived in Canada in october of 1936. He attended school for a year to learn english. Louis talks of his first impressions of Ottawa and Canada. -Louis’s brother Leo started working for Sam Saslov and shortly after Louis began work as an electrician. -During wartime Louis joined the Air Force. He was stationed in Saskatchewan where he met his wife Miriam Dubrow. She was also a member of the Air Force on the medical side. They were married in Ottawa and then returned to Saskatewan until the end of the war. -When they returned to Ottawa they lived on Percy Street, followed by St. Patrick Street, and finally they moved to York Street. They lived on York Street for 40 years. As they got older they moved to a condo until Miriam fell ill and had to move to an assisted living facility before she passed away. -Louis recalls his time in Ottawa from the 1930’s to the post war. He talks of the jewish community in Lowertown, the James Street Shul, and the difficulties of making a living during the 30’s. Louis was fortunate to have his sister; she was older and made sure he was ok throughout the depression. -Louis recalls his social activities being mostly through the synagogue and the community center on George Street. He discusses the various Shul’s in Sandy Hill and Lowertown and the demographics of them. -Louis tells a story of his favorite spot in Ottawa when he first arrived. At Rideau and Nicolas Street there was a large neon sign he was in awe about and he would take walks to go look at the large sign flash on and off. -Louis also tells a story about a Sunday night outing. Him and a friend went canoeing on the Ottawa River, walked across to Hull, and had a large dinner atva nice restaurant. He recalls all of their food being $1. -Louis recalls road trips to Syracuse and day trips in his truck with the family post war. He worked hard following the war to give his children everything they asked for. He worked hard to expand his business and provide for his family. END OF TAPE
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