[T1S1] Mentions hometown and discusses father's business and death. Family's house, property ownership in Russia and town's treatment of the poor are mentioned. Respondent provides biographical details. Discrimination against Jews in Russian schools is indicated. Respondent discusses grain business practices in Russia. Respondent's rigorous private studies and town's religious observances are recounted. Respondent mentions activism in Russian Zionist organizations. Non-Jews treatment of Jews in Respondent's town is contrasted with treatment in neighboring areas. The events and aftermath of the pogrom that encouraged his emigration are extensively described.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.097_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.097
"Deemer, Nathan - 1968" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Deemer, Nathan - 1968
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Contributor
Deemer, Nathan (interviewee), Gruskin, Shirley (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1968
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.097
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