[BCMA] Oral History Interview Training Workshop

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

For Immediate Release - Workshop

June 29, 2010

 

Oral History Interviewer Training Workshop

 

Irene Dodek and Jennifer Yuhasz present an Oral History Interviewer
Training Workshop on Sunday, October 24, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. at the Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia (JMABC),
located on the third floor of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater
Vancouver (950 W.41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 2N7).

 

Whether you are a novice oral history interviewer, interested in
creating your own oral history program, or just seeking a refresher,
this hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the practice of
interviewing for historical purposes as well as using digital tools for
recording oral history interviews. 

 

The workshop will cover a range of topics including: the differences
between oral history and oral testimony, understanding the role of the
interviewer, preparing for an oral history interview, dealing with
difficult topics in an interview, understanding different interviewing
methodologies, and developing different interviewing skills and
techniques. Participants will receive hands on experience with the JMABC
Marantz PMD 660 Solid State Digital Recorders and practice interviewing
during the workshop.

 

Irene Dodek is experienced in interviewing Holocaust Survivors for the
Shoah Foundation and has been interviewing Jewish Community members for
the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia since 1970. Jennifer
Yuhasz is the Archivist of the Nemetz Jewish Community Archives at the
Jewish Museum & Archives of BC. 

 

The Oral History Program at the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC began in
1968 under the leadership of Cyril Leonoff, the founder of the Jewish
Historical Society of BC. There are now over 700 Oral History interviews
which capture the stories and lives of the Jewish Community of British
Columbia. Explore excerpts from the JMABC Oral History collection at 
http://www.jewishmuseum.ca/Oral-Histories. 

 

Fee: $80.00, refreshments included

Seating is limited, registration is required. To register for the event,
contact Jennifer Yuhasz, Archivist at the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC
at (604)638-7286 or email archives at jewishmuseum.ca.

 

The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia, through its
publications, education programs, and the operation of the Museum and
Archives, is the preeminent and authoritative body for collection and
sharing of community memory of Jewish life in British Columbia. 

 

Media Contact:

Molly Winston, Education Coordinator

Jewish Museum & Archives of BC

mwinston at jewishmuseum.ca | (604)638-7288

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