Crestwood Oral History Project
These interviews are part of the Kalifer Family Heritage and Legacy Project.
These videos were directed, filmed, and edited by students at Crestwood Preparatory College in Toronto
under the direction of Mr. Scott Masters and in partnership with Baycrest.
The interviews depict Baycrest residents’ personal experiences in World War II.
Please note that some of these interviews feature conversation of the Holocaust.
Some viewers may find this content sensitive or distressing. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Etti Miller: Wartime Memories
Etti Miller, a child survivor and Baycrest volunteer describes her wartime memories with Jewish partisans during World War II. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Ester Fairbloom: The Story of Ester’s Family
Ester Fairbloom, a previous Baycrest employee and child survivor, discusses her family’s experience during World War II. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Mila Dorchik: Skarzysko
Mila Dorchik, Baycrest resident, remembers her experience at Skarzysko labor camp during World War II and the impacts it has had on her life. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Gershon Willinger: A Changing Family
Gershon Willinger, Baycrest volunteer and child survivor, discusses how the war separated his family and the impacts it has had on him. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Joseph Cipin: Terezin and Liberation
Baycrest volunteer and child survivor, Josef Cipin talks about his experiences at the Terezin camp and when it was liberated. Produced in partnership with Crestwood School.
Paul Szabo: The Kastner Train
Paul Szabo, Baycrest resident, discusses his experience on the Kasztner Train. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Joseph Cipin: The Value of Freedom
Josef Cipin, Baycrest volunteer and child survivor, talks about the value of freedom and what freedom means to him after his experiences during the Holocaust. Produced in partnership with Crestwood School.
Ester Fairbloom: The Story of Ester’s Sister
Ester Fairbloom, a previous Baycrest employee and child survivor, remembers the moment she discovered she had a sister. The siblings were separated during the war. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Etti Miller: Liberation
Etti Miller, a child survivor and Baycrest volunteer, describes what it felt like to discover the war was over and they were liberated. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Gershon Willinger: PTSD
Gershon Willinger, Baycrest volunteer and child survivor, talks about his PTSD and reflects on his post-Holocaust experiences. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.
Mendel Good: The Camps; Mauthasen
Mendel Good, a member of the Baycrest community and survivor, describes what he saw at Mauthausen and his experience in the concentration camps during World War II. Produced in partnership with Crestwood school.