[BCMA] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Oral History Interviewer Training Workshop

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For Immediate Release - Workshop

March 1, 2010

 

Oral History Interviewer Training Workshop

 

Jennifer Yuhasz and Irene Dodek present an Oral History Interviewer
Training Workshop on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the
Jewish Museum & Archives of British Columbia, 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 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.

 

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 Nemetz Jewish Community Archives
holdings include over 600 Oral History interviews from the Jewish
Community of British Columbia.

 

Admission: $25.00 per newcomer, $5.00 per current Jewish Historical
Society of BC Oral History Volunteer.

 

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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