[T1S1] her birth and early life in Skvira, Belarus; her family's immigration to America in 1914; arrival in Pittsburgh, PA, July 1, 1914; recollections of her arrival in Pittsburgh; father's employment with Enlow Company; education at Miller Street School, Fifth Avenue High School; her employment with "Jewish Forward"; discussion of"Jewish Forward"; her work there for sixty-two years; some family genealogy; her affiliation with Rodef Shalom Temple; becomes a member of the Workmen's Circle (WC), an early Jewish labor union.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.471_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.471
"Topolsky, Bess - 1987" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Topolsky, Bess - 1987
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Bess Topolsky, an employee of the "Jewish Forward" for sixty-two years, was a member of the Workmen's Circle, an early Jewish labor union; birth year, 1905.
Contributor
Topolsky, Bess (interviewee), Silberman, Marjorie;Stern, Mark (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1987
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.471
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