[T1S1] Respondent provides information on parents and brother: father, Ernest, born Gottingen, Germany, 1898; mother, born Hamburg, Germany, 1903; brother Herbert, born Augsburg, Germany, 1933. Respondent notes father 16th generation Rabbi; describes synagogue in Augsburg; damaged 1938, survived WW II, restored; details parents courtship and marriage. Respondent mentions after arrival in Springfield, MO, father taught history at Drury College; mother teacher; provides information on paternal grandfather. Respondent explains Judaism in Germany: liberal; recalls services in synagogue, notes life centered around it. Respondent details witnessing Kristallnacht, 1938; discusses leaving Germany.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.207_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.207
"Jacob, Walter - July 22, 1996" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Jacob, Walter - July 22, 1996
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent Rabbi, Rodef Shalom Temple; born 1930, Augsburg, Germany.
Contributor
Jacob, Walter (interviewee), Dinman, Gabrielle;Harrison, Mary (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1996-07-22
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.207
Rights
In Copyright. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to
your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).. Rights Holder: University of Pittsburgh, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
