[T1S1] Provides biographical details. Parents' occupations are noted; Respondent's attendance of Slobodka Yeshiva is mentioned. Respondent explains leaving Yeshiva and working on river. Town's shuls and father's responsibilities are noted. Contact with non-Jews is reported. Father's reputation as healer is illustrated (in Yiddish). Respondent's motivation to emigrate is reported. Respondent's work as bootmaker and membership of Poale Zion in Europe are reported. Family's experience in Palestine is related; Respondent's illegal border crossing into Germany is recounted. Route to U.S. and temporary housing in Germany are indicated.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.008_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.008
"Adelman, Alex - January 25, 1970" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Adelman, Alex - January 25, 1970
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Contributor
Adelman, Alex (interviewee), Selavan, Ida (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1970-01-25
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.008
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