That lady is on point speaking the TRUTH...I can concur and have driven those streets in Kingston and rode the number 14 JOS bus which ran along the streets and area she mentioned...A KEPT WOMAN..correction LADY..
Interesting to learn that Stanton Terrace was named off Stanton District in St. Thomas. As a child growing up on Stanton Rd. in the district of Spring Garden in St. Thomas, I was very familiar with the Matalons' home in Stanton. Knew this lady and Ivy Matalon. They were involved with the Girl Guides and Brownie movement. Isaac (Zacky) Matalon; her husband was Custos of St. Thomas.
Mrs Matalon is the splitting image of my Grandmother in every respect, also born in 1911 and lived to 102 years old. This documentary is marvelous. You hear her talk of Mrs Muchett, that is also family to me. Also Mrs Stockhausen she speaks of is another family member. This is unreal. ( Stockhausens were from Trelawney where my Grandfather is from. ) Would you believe that Charles Matalon is one of my good friends. This must be his grandmother or Grand Aunt. The similarities are uncanny. And would you believe that the school she speaks of, St Andrews, my Aunt worked there for 40 years.
I like Mrs. Matalon's take on Girl Guide. Girl Guide is a great organization., that has molded alot of young girls into wonderful citizens. I was a Brownie at Grants Pen Primary School, enjoyed every minute of it.
That has always been my impression of the interviewer. He asked ridiculous, irrelevant questions on the show. I am amazed he was allowed to host that show for as long as he did.
More evidence why Jamaica should not vote for all these descendants of colonialism. They stayed and married their own otherwise they wouldn't STILL be white after so many generations .
We are all God's children but mi ah mi family dem only married Jews, 🤔? Nothing new, Mariam did have problems with Moses wife. 🤔🤔🤔 some of this interview helps me understand Bacra masa ,and some time yu just hafi farm fool fi ketch wise and survive.
If you look at the “white” families in Jamaica they are still extremely segregated. I’ve always thought it was weird that people live in a country with 92% black people and still have a family that’s all white or all Indians or all Chinese.
The guy who interviewed Evelyn, did not asked important question, like like how did you cope with this new generation, and what is going on etc, how do you get around at your age, what is your favorite food.
He didn't want to get her depressed. But they did briefly touch on it when they talked about how young people don't take time for uplifting organizations
3:53, omg that's my buddy! I know his Dad is Jamaican and they were prominent Jewish Jamaicans but to hear her say their last name out of nowhere was quite shocking. "The Lindos," that was unreal.
Love Hill and Gully growing up it was a must .Whoever didn’t have a TV had to find a neighbor who had . It was a must watch young and old could relate to some aspect of it . Rich Culture Carey Robinson and crew Thanks much, much!!
The Matalons came from Lebanon at the start of the 20th century and they were already set. They also have access to white privilege (land, education, businesses )because technically they are white. Therefore, they had a head start.
@@alexyoung7371 false. The Matalons grew up broke! They are not from Lebanon. They are Jamaican born. The parents were from Syria. The parents sold vegetables and fruits in coronation market and tried and failed several times as entrepreneurs. Some children couldn't even afford to go to school. One had an academic scholarship. One of 10 scholarships in the island then. Also they were not seen as white by white people in those days. One example.of this is when the next generation were getting commercial success. One of the brothers wanted to join the liguanea club and was told not to try because he would be denied for his religion, race and class. They got a loan to import rice from a family friend. In those days rice wasn't sold in packages. Only bulk which was weighed out in small shops to customers. There were so many brother's and sisters that they all.worked together becoming more and more successful. When they wanted to build houses. It was one hell that they had to go through to be allowed to build because of prejudice. That was mona. This interview is about Evelyn Mordecai matalon. Not the whole matalon family. As the interview said her aunt ivy was the only female banana and coconut farm owner and manager. Her family moved to Jamaica to run from antisemitism and with what they had they started farming. Clearly they were bright and hard working even if there were privileges. Those privileges were still.not equal to British white people who believed in Jesus Christ as their savior.
@@AB54154 Thank you for correcting these people. Many dont know of the struggle the so called " privileged " went through. So they cast their inferiority complex into the equation and sound like fools.
You get to meet and hear from them in parts 2 and 3. They are friends of Mrs Matalon. Some met and worked with her through the Girl Guides movement, others through working with her family and/or husband.
A lot of the white Jamaicans who settled on the island were of German,english,Scottish and welsh ancestry so it’s a possibility she may come from a welsh or Irish background.Remember she is a direct descendent of the colonizers.
