[T1S1] Mentions brothers' locations in U.S. and Nimiksht's Jewish celebrations. Biographical details are provided. Stepmother's character and father's studiousness are indicated. Languages Respondent studied are enumerated. Relations with non-Jews in town are characterized; a nearby Cossack massacre is mentioned. Respondent enumerates relatives' businesses and professions in Lithuania. Services and studies at town's synagogues are noted; Respondent's secular and religious subjects are detailed. Respondent expresses townspeople's' desire to go to Palestine. Circumstances of Respondent's emigration are discussed. Respondent discusses assistance obtaining work at stogie factories. Marriage information is provided; family's origins are reported. Respondent relates the acceptance of Jews in Butler. Husband's synagogue position is noted. Economic difficulties of own store are related; others' appreciation of husband is described. Respondent recounts selling and repurchasing store. Respondent indicates accommodations in store and discusses subsequent financial difficulties. Respondent's Sabbath observances are indicated as are Respondent's Jewish and civic organizational affiliations. Husband is characterized and marriage information is provided. Butler reverend's friendliness with Jewish community and rabbi is recounted. Respondent and husband's social activities in Butler are discussed.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.448_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.448
"Spero, Mary - July, 1968" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Spero, Mary - July, 1968
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Contributor
Spero, Mary (interviewee), Gruskin, Shirley (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1968-07
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.448
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