[T1S1] Respondent notes yeshiva studies and indicates synagogue's size and style in Hungary. Friendly relations with gentile Hungarians are recounted. Motivation for Respondent's immigration is related; papers for Respondent's exit from Hungary are discussed. Respondent's destination in U.S. is noted. Work and wages at grocery are detailed. Offer of employment in Pittsburgh by landsman is related; Respondent's first day and residence in Pittsburgh are noted. Respondent extensively recounts first sales trip to Irwin involving landsman's brusque instructions, reacquaintance with Hungarian gentile, and dinner at a gentile boardinghouse. Commission on, training for, income from and hours of, work are detailed.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.145_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.145
"Fried, William - 1968" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Fried, William - 1968
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Fried, William (interviewee), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1968
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.145
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