[T1S1] his birth in Pittsburgh, PA; grandparents' emigration from Lithuania; information about grandparents' settlement in the United States; grandfather's dry goods business in Pittsburgh; father's second marriage; names of his step-siblings; recollections of early life in the Oakland section of the city; education, Holmes School, Schenley High School, and Duquesne University; religious atmosphere in parents' home; effects of the depression on the family's financial situation; changes in the Jewish community of Pittsburgh; his service as president, Tree of Life Synagogue, 1958-60; religious education; employment at Wise Shoe Store during high school; courtship and marriage to Helen Leventon; birth of their children; children's education, families, and careers; early medical care; recollections and some history of Tree of Life Synagogue; names of rabbis that served at Tree of Life; his service as honorary president of Tree of Life; his service on the board and as president of the Jewish Home for the Aged (JHA); history of the JHA; his service as a delegate to the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Democratic Convention.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.215_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.215
"Kamin, Harry - March 16, 1976" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Kamin, Harry - March 16, 1976
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Harry Kamin, an entrepreneur in real estate and construction, served as a delegate to the Democratic Convention, president of Jewish Home for the Aged and honorary president of Tree of Life Synagogue; birth year, 1907.
Contributor
Kamin, Harry (interviewee), Berkman;Kruman, Estelle (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1976-03-16
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.215
Rights
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