[T1S1] Respondent owner of several different home improvement companies and manufacturing plants; talks about early childhood in Hill District, family's move to McKees Rocks, his sisters; schooling; working for father's fruit store; religious holidays. Respondent mentions parents background, father from Poland, mother from Romania; parents courtship; father's job as huckster; various fruit markets parent's owned. Respondent describes religious community in McKees Rocks; Jewish business in town. Respondent mentions orthodox household; father worked on Saturdays. Respondent talks about father's family; father served in Russian Army; his immigration to the U.S. Respondent mentions marriage; daughter's Marlene, Ruth; decision to leave father's business. Respondent details new job as butter/egg salesman; expanding egg wholesaling business; losing business. Respondent discusses his career selling siding for Guttmans; moving to Altoona; decision to start own business selling and installing InsulBrick in Johnstown; moving to Pittsburgh.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.365_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.365
"Rider, Sam - March 19, 1996" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Rider, Sam - March 19, 1996
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent. Businessman, born 1908.
Contributor
Rider, Sam (interviewee), Adelson, Ruth;Leyton, Hope (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1996-03-19
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.365
Rights
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your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: University of Pittsburgh, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
