By Lauren Kramer
VANCOUVER, BC — At 88, Elizabeth Wolak has done time in a Russian forced labour camp, acted as assistant conductor at the Krakow State Philharmonic, emigrated from her home in Poland to Australia and later to Canada and led countless students through piano lessons.
She has put her musical skills to work by creating and leading four Vancouver Jewish choirs since 1963, and today, she is shortlisted as a finalist for the 2012 Top 25 Canadian Immigrants for her work as cultural ambassador to the Jewish community.
“When I look back at my whole life, I can say I did a lot,” Wolak says. “But I miss the choir work.”
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