David and Regina Feldman fonds

Identifier
RA021
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Fonds
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

34 photographs13 documents1 piece of currency1 pipe1 wallet

Creator(s)

Biographical History

David (b. 1926, Siedlec, Poland) and Regina (b. 1931, Będzin, Poland, d. 2002, Vancouver) Feldman, both survivors of the Holocaust, immigrated to Canada in 1948. David was brought over as part of the Tailor Project and eventually found work in Vancouver as a denturist. Regina worked in the alteration department of Cordell's Ladies Wear, and later helped children and the sick in the Jewish community in Vancouver and raised funds for Israel. They met at a Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver, were married in 1950, and had three children: Alan (who passed away at age two), Gail (also deceased) and Gary. The Feldmans travelled back to Russia and Poland to visit in later years. Both provided Holocaust testimonies to the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.

Acquisition

Records were donated to the VHEC by the Feldmans in several accruals.

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of identification papers, travel documents, letters of reference, ephemera as well as family photographs and heirlooms. Records document the Feldmans’ experience of the Holocaust in Poland, specifically their time in displaced persons camps, in Bergen-Belsen, as well as their immigration to and life in Canada.Fonds is divided into the following two series: Regina Feldman series ([1923?]–[196-]), David Feldman series ([18--]–1990).

System of Arrangement

Fonds is arranged into series and sub-series by the archivist. Item-level descriptions are based on legacy Filemaker Pro database records.

Finding Aids

  • Finding aid with item list is available.

Archivist Note

Fonds arranged in October, 2017 by Shyla Seller

Sources

  • Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

Subjects

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.