Interviews with former members of the Communist Party of Canada Collection
Collection consists of recordings made by Ruth Ann Borchiver in which she interviewed former members of the Canadian Communist movement, living in Toronto, for her doctoral thesis in applied psychology at the University of Toronto. The first interviews were conducted in 1984 and 1985 and the second interviews were mostly conducted in 1986 and 1987.
For full details please see the Collection listing: https://archives.mcmaster.ca/index.php/interviews-with-former-members-of-the-communist-party-of-canada
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- Al Hershkovitz, first interview
- Appeal of Communist movement; Childhood memories; Communist Party of Canada, activities with; Communist Party of Canada, loyalty to; Early experience with Communism; Jewish identity; German-Soviet Pact; Trade Unionism.
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- Manya Lipschitz, second interview
- United Jewish People’s Order; Canadian Leftist politics; Current political views; Advice for young people; Memories of former Communist Party of Canada members
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- Manya Lipschitz, second interview
- Trotskyism
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- Morris Biderman, second interview
- Current political views; German-Soviet Pact; Reflections on Communist movement.
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- Morris Biderman, second interview
- Appeal of Communist movement; Trade Unionism; Current political views; Communist Party of Canada, break from; J.B. Salsberg; Visit to the Soviet Union; Soviet persecution of Jewish writers.