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The NYHS has conducted quite a number of interviews with people who live(d) in North York for a long time. These interviews were done in digital voice recordings. The recordings have been transcribed and we are in the process of editing them in order to tell the stories in the clearest possible manner. The first one completed is the Mickey Katz story. Please enjoy!

Mickey Katz in his own words

(In January of 2012, the North York Historical Society (NYHS) had the privilege of doing an interview with Mickey Katz as part of the Oral History Project of the NYHS. Mickey was selected for the interview for a number of reasons. He was a long-time resident of North York and a prominent member of the …

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