Memories of Baycrest
These interviews are part of the Kalifer Family Heritage and Legacy Project.
Listen here to members of the Baycrest community’s memories of Baycrest.
Gary Gladstone: On Volunteering at Baycrest
Mr. Gladstone discusses his experiences as a Baycrest volunteer, what volunteering means to him and the benefits of helping others.
Anna VanDelman: Remembers Special Activities in the Baycrest Daycare Program
Anna Van Delman, former Baycrest employee and Museum Committee member talks about special activities in the Baycrest Day care program.
Dr. Cyril Gryfe: Reflections on Medicine and Care
Dr. Cyril Gryffe, former Medical Director of Baycrest Centre, talks about Medicine and Care at Baycrest during his tenure.
Kalifer Family: A Family Tradition of Caring for Baycrest
Bernyce Kalifer talks about her invlovement with and support for Baycrest.
Evelyn Burns-Weinrib: Baycrest History
Evelyn talks about volunteering at Baycrest, her family connection to Baycrest, and growing up in Toronto.
Murray and Adrienne Levinter: Volunteering at Baycrest
Murray and Levinter, Baycrest volunteers, discuss how they became Baycrest volunteers and their volunteer experiences.
Yankle Gladstone: The Baycrest Terraces Musical Theatre Group
Yankle talks about arriving at Baycrest and being lonely. He started a Yiddish conversation group, then a Musical Theatre/ cultural group.
Kelner Cousins: Family History at Baycrest
The Kelner cousins fondly remember their grandmother, who was a resident of the Jewish Home for the Aged on Cecil Street in the 1930s/ 1940s.
Anna VanDelman: Remembers Joining the Staff of the Baycrest Daycare Program
Anna Van Delman talks about her experience as a social working in the Day Care Program at Baycrest.
Dr. Joseph Levanthal: Baycrest Memories
Dr. Joseph Leventhal reflects on his memories of Baycrest as a volunteer and doctor.
Kalifer Family: Three Generations Reflect on Volunteering
The Kalifer women reflect on their Baycrest volunteer experiences.
Margi Oksner: Philanthropy at Baycrest
Margi Oskner from the Baycrest Foundation discusses her career in fundraising, the Men's Service Group at Baycrest, and the role of philanthropy at Baycrest.
Groundbreaking Ceremony: The Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital, 1951
Archival footagefrom 1951 of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Jewish Home for the Aged and Baycrest Hospital.
Anna VanDelman: Reflects on Her Experiences with the Russian Jewish Community
Anna Van Delman talks about her experience working with the Russian Jewish community.