[T1S1] Respondent provides background information: father. Nathan Schein, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, mother, Sarah Jacobson Schein, born in Syracuse, NY; notes mother involved with National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) at early age; mentions both parents graduates of Cornell University; father civil engineer with city of Pittsburgh. Respondent continues discussion on paternal and maternal families; family attendance at B'nai Israel Synagogue, describes brother: severely retarded, from age 11 resided at Polk Institute, now deceased; adds background information; family not religious, attended Rodef Shalom Temple. Respondent describes home: lived in same house all of her life, reflects on mother and her life; attended Linden Elementary School and Taylor Allderdice High School: graduated 1941 at age 16; elaborates on memories of elementary school: experiences with teachers. Respondent discusses high school years and participation in various activities; attended Penn State University: graduated 1945 with Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and english, attended New York University, graduated 1947 with Master degree in communications. Respondent gives vivid description of Pittsburgh in early 1930s: city dirty with much soot; mentions flood of 1936, people used candles; recounts circus coming to East Liberty; adds detailed discussion on people and activities. ;
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.090_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.090
"Damick, Marian - 2000" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Damick, Marian - 2000
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent Community activist, born 1925.
Contributor
Damick, Marian (interviewee), Weiss, Selma;Goodman-Leib, Cindy (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
2000
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.090
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