[T1S1] Respondent provides background information; gives names of parents: father, Art Cohen; mother, Faye Shrager Cohen; comments on poverty in father's family, notes father raised in orphanage until age 18. Respondent describes family business: Art R. Cohen Company: Penn Ave., originally sold brass fixtures; comments on flood, 1936 and damage to business; gives name of one brother. Respondent describes early education in Pittsburgh.; religious education and Bar Mitzvah at Beth Shalom Congregation; comments on family celebrations; attended University of Miami. Respondent mentions marriage to Ruth Odle, 1961: divorce, 1978; one adopted son; notes joining family business after father's death; comments on service in Army reserves, 1956-1957; lists positions held in various organizations; led mission to refuseniks in Russia.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.082_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.082
"Cohen, Stanley G. - March 8, 2000" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Cohen, Stanley G. - March 8, 2000
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent Businessman, born 1935.
Contributor
Cohen, Stanley G. (interviewee), Mattes, Louella;Karelitz, Bess (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
2000-03-08
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.082
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