Hungarian interview - Columba Kish - Canadiana Discovery Portal

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Creator	MHSO Susan Papp-Zubrits
Title	Hungarian interview - Columba Kish
Published	MHSO, and Susan Papp-Zubrits, Hungarian interview - Columba Kish, 1978.
Identifier	nlc-bnc.bvas.nlc-bnc.bvas.hungarian.80
Subject	Kish, Columba Hungarian Canadian Oral history
Language	English
Media	Audio
Contributor	Alouette Canada
Description	Sister Columba Kish talks about her parents and the hardships that they faced living in Hungary. They decided to immigrate to Canada, and Sister Kish provides information about the trip. The family initially settled Saskatchewan, in a Hungarian farming community. She talks about the Hungarian churches in Saskatchewan, as well as her early education and career goals. Sister Kish entered the community of Sisters of Social Service. She then went to nursing school in Montreal before moving to Toronto. Sister Kish talks about a man named Friar Leo Austin, and the Hungarian community in Toronto. The Sisters moved to Toronto and into a community centre on Grange Rd. They had a campaign to buy a church at the corner of Dundas and Spadina. She talks about the community spirit and dedication of the parish. Sister Kish explains about how new waves of immigrants who arrived between 1948 and 1956 changed the character of the parish. Sister Kish speaks more about the work of the Sisters of Social Service, the parish organizations and activities, Hungarian Saturday school, and also the future of church.
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