Richman, Hyman - 1986 - Tape 1, Side 1

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[T1S1] parents' emigration from the Belarus around 1906; some discussion of the 1905 revolution in Russia; his theory about his family name; his siblings; early residence in the Hill District of Pittsburgh; family attitudes; atmosphere in home; recollections of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement; emphasis on education, culture, and history in his family; attending Labor Lyceum, supported by the Workmen's Circle; discussion of his breaking point with religion; importance of Irene Kaufmann Settlement in his youth; his swimming training under Coach Kaufman; swimming competitions and high school swim team; swimming on the University of Pittsburgh team throughout his college career; recollections of the Hill District; description of his father; his life in the Hill District; names of friends; views about teachers during his education; early medical care; his involvement with the A. J. Sunstein Club and Boy Scouts of America; dating in college; employment with the Federal Department of Labor for eighteen months during college.