Guide to the Jerome Chamovitz Papers 1943-1944
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Jerome Chamovitz Papers
- Creator
- Grafner, Alice R. (estate of)
- Collection Number
- MSS 0771
- Extent
- .25 linear feet (One box)
- Date
- 1943-1944
- Abstract
- Jerome Chamovitz was a physician in Sewickley, Pa. who had served in the Army Medical Corps during World War II. The Jerome Chamovitz Papers consist of his correspondence to his wife, Irma while he was stationed in Northern Ireland and in England from 1943 to 1944. The letters document his life, activities, and family relationships during the war.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- Sponsor
- This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
- Publisher
- Heinz History Center
- Address
- 1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org
History
Jerome Chamovitz was a physician who practiced at Sewickley Valley Hospital and who had served as a captain in the 65th Medical Regiment of the Army Medical Corps during World War II. He was born in Carnegie, Pa., on August 25, 1912, to Morris and Molly (Eger). He graduated from Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia in 1938. During World War II, he was stationed first in Northern Ireland, then in England. After returning from the war, he set up a private practice in internal medicine in Sewickley, Pa.
While practicing medicine, Chamovitz was a president of the Pennsylvania Society of Internal Medicine. He served as a board member for the American Society of Internal Medicine and the Allegheny County Medical Society. Chamovitz also started the Visiting Professor Lecture Series at Sewickley Valley Hospital. He retired in 1986.
Chamovitz married Irma Rae Goldstein on June 28, 1942. They had two children: Susan and Mark. He died in Pittsburgh on December 15, 1996.
Scope and Content Notes
The Jerome Chamovitz Papers consist of Jerome Chamovitz's correspondence to his wife, Irma, from 1943 to 1944 while he was stationed at Camp Forrest, Tenn., in Northern Ireland, then in England. In the letters, Chamovitz discusses family relationships, life in the camp, his feelings about his brother, Allen's death in 1943, and news of the war. He also notes his reactions to broadcasts of speeches of King George, President Franklin Roosevelt, and other wartime leaders. One photograph of Chamovitz in his Army uniform is included in the collection. The letters document his life overseas and family relationships during World War II.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Susan Chamovitz Kapp in 2011.
Archives accession # 2011.0143
Preferred Citation
Jerome Chamovitz Papers, 1943-1944, MSS 0771, Rauh Jewish Archives, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
Preliminary processing by Kelly J. Smith on 04/17/2012. Invnetory created by staff
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Related Materials
Chamovitz-Eger Family Papers and Photographs, MSS 783; Eger-Jackson Family Papers and Photographs, MSS 780; Joseph Eger Article and Photograph, MFF 4892
Subjects
- Chamovitz, Jerome, 1912 – 1996
- World War II, 1939-1945
- War and families
- Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
- Jews -- Pennsylvania -- Aliquippa