[T1S1] grandmother's birth in Bavaria; mother's birth in New York; father's birth in Baltimore, MD; great-uncle's wholesale liquor business in Pittsburgh, Weiler Brothers; his birth on Lawn Street in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh; his father's death when he was three years old; father's employment with Solomon and Rubin Department Store in downtown Pittsburgh; family moves to New York after father loses his job due to illness with tuberculosis; father's death in New York; mother goes into business with a cousin; returns to Pittsburgh after a year; mother's remarriage; an act of violence against him at Fifth Ward School; dropped out of school to work for a merchant tailor; employment at Westinghouse Electric for forty years; affiliation and some early history of Rodef Shalom; recollections of Rabbi Levy; recollections of his confirmation class, confirmation day; begins working for Westinghouse at age seventeen; works in the office of Westinghouse until retirement; becomes treasurer for credit union at Westinghouse; investing in New York Stock Exchange with five other men; the beginning of Forbes Field in 1909; meeting his future wife at Westinghouse; his wife's family background; story of a relative who ran away with an orphan from Gusky Orphanage; religion in the home; marriage in Cumberland, MD, in 1922 to Sadie Stern; story of meeting relatives in Frostburg, MD; opinion of his stepfather; death of his stepfather; early married life in mother's home; other residences.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.210_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.210
"Jandorf, Robert - November 7, 1983" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Jandorf, Robert - November 7, 1983
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Robert Jandorf worked at Westinghouse Electric for forty years and is a member of the Pittsburgh Philatelist Society.
Contributor
Jandorf, Robert (interviewee), Moritz;Joseph, Florence (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1983-11-07
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.210
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