[T1S1] father's emigration from Lithuania; mother's emigration from Austria; dates of parents' deaths; early life in the East End of Pittsburgh, PA; number of siblings in his family; marriage to Pearl Shapira in 1941; her death in 1964; marriage to Marian Levitt in 1968; his brother's involvement in founding the Toras Chaim Synagogue on Negley Avenue; religious atmosphere in parents' home; education, Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh; recollections of his used record business in 1937; his service in the Army from 1942- 1945; relocation of the record business to Forbes Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh; discussion of his war experience; experiences with anti- Semitism in the Army; recollections of his early married life; his youngest daughter's affliction with Down's Syndrome;
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.422_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.422
"Shapiro, Sam - 1988" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Shapiro, Sam - 1988
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Sam Shapiro, founder and former owner of National Record Mart, a chain of record stores that spans eight states; birth year, 1914;
Contributor
Shapiro, Sam (interviewee), Ariel, Rose Anne;Naus (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1988
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.422
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