Mireille Gallanti Interview

Physical Description: 1 electronic record : digital ; 582 MB + transcription

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with retired professor Mireille Gallanti by Information and Library Technologies student Chantal Côté, April 9, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed …

Physical Description: 1 electronic record : digital ; 582 MB + transcription

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with retired professor Mireille Gallanti by Information and Library Technologies student Chantal Côté, April 9, 2012. This interview was made as part of the Jewish Public Library Archives commitment to documenting the history of Jewish Montreal. Major themes discussed are: the forced departure of Egyptian Jews in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis and her memories of the immigration of her family to Canada.

Notes: A 5 min., French video extract of the interview is available on You Tube.; Transcription of the interview is available in French.; Recording is available in .wav format.; Interview participants: Shannon Hodge, Sonia Boulanger and Esther Edouard.; Transcription by Chantal Côté.; Lenght of the interview: 57 minutes 42 seconds.

Subjects: Gallanti, Mireille, 1944-; Suez Canal (Egypt).; Alexandria (Egypt); Immigrants, Egyptian - Canada; Immigrants, Egyptian - France; Mission Laique Francaise; Jews - Egypt - Alexandria; Sephardim - Montreal; Immigrants - Quebec (Province) - Montreal