Fisher, Edwin - 1997 - Tape 1, Side 1

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[T1S1] Respondent provides background information: father, Reuben Fisher born in Greenville, PA, moved to Old Allegheny, notes father owned shoe store on Federal St.; describes father; accomplished swimmer, "tough man." Respondent continues discussion of father; his involvement with produce business in Strip District: Joseph Fisher and Sons, owned by grandfather and uncles, then went into his own produce business: early 1900s; adds additional details about father; notes father among founders of Beth Shalom Congregation. Respondent gives name of mother: Anna Miller, graduated from Central High School; attended business school, worked in produce yards, met father. Respondent describes mother: "best read woman I have ever known"; interested in scholarship, made sure children did not falter in their studies; gives name of maternal grandparents: Pauline Rogoff Miller and Abraham David Miller, grandmother fluent in many languages; paternal grandmother: Sarah Fisher. Respondent notes Confirmation and Bar Mitzvah at Beth Shalom Congregation; describes early years on Sherbrook St.: very few houses on street, reflects on Colfax Elementary School.