Reference code
ZA UCT BC949_A_A237
Title
Ester Shaer (nee Gillman)
Date(s)
- 05-08-1981 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Name of creator
Archival history
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Scope and content
Transcript of interview with Esther Shaer of Cape Town. Born Esther Gillman in the United States in 1900. Father was born in Poland. Immigrated to South Africa in 1901 or 1902 and parents died shortly after arrival in Piketberg. Interviewee went into Oranjia Jewish Orphanage in Cape Town. Was a nurse. Interviewer: Noreen Sher.