[T1S1] parents' emigration from Lithuania to the Pittsburgh, PA in 1880; names of siblings; father's poultry business in downtown Pittsburgh; father's role in founding one of the first synagogues and cemeteries in the Hill District of the city; discussion of life in parents' home; education, Iron City College and American Institute of Banking; employment at Washington Trust Company; advisory board member, Washington, PA office of Equibank; recreational activities at Irene Kaufmann Settlement and Young Men's Hebrew Association; early life in the Penn Avenue district of Pittsburgh; his fundraising for Duquesne University and Mercy Hospital; his son's education; early medical care; recollection of swimming in the rivers of Pittsburgh; education at Central and Schenley High Schools; his participation in athletics, including a six-year professional basketball tour with the Coffey Club.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.156_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.156
"Gefsky, Meyer - 1975" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Gefsky, Meyer - 1975
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Meyer Gefsky, a graduate of the American Institute of Banking, he made his career in the banking business and served as a fundraiser for Duquesne University and Mercy Hospital; birth year, 1900.
Contributor
Gefsky, Meyer (interviewee), Caplan;Liff, Betty (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1975
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.156
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