[T1S1] early life in Canonsburg, PA; parents first generation immigrants from Austria and Russia; Jewish community in Canonsburg; father's family background; mother's background; her brother's careers in politics and law; Elliot's brother; his education and import business; sister's lives, children, and community activities; growing up in mixed ethnic neighborhood; president and valedictorian, graduating class of Canonsburg High School; high school recreation; enters University of Pittsburgh, 1927; social activities at University of Pittsburgh; graduation in 1930 and entrance into Harvard Law School; hardships during the depression years; environment at Harvard; distinguished Harvard alumni; graduate of Harvard, 1933; attending cultural and sporting events.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.127_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.127
"Finkel, Elliot - 1977" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Finkel, Elliot - 1977
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Finkel, Elliot, a lawyer who achieved the rank of Captain in the Air Force during WWII and was the first Jew in United States to be named Assistant United States Attorney to the Attorney General's Office in Pittsburgh in 1939.
Contributor
Finkel, Elliot (interviewee), Baskin, Marcia (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1977
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.127
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