[T1S1] Respondent gives description of maternal grandparents: settled in Altoona, PA, 1895; owned department store, relates experiences about their arrival, their prosperity and their losses in the 1920s during depression. Respondent mentions grandfather's name: Jacob Brett; comments on cousins still living in Altoona. Respondent discusses move to Johnstown, PA: 1939; gives reasons for move; joined Reform Synagogue, comments on close relationship with grandfather and grandfather's love for real estate; created Respondent's interest in architecture and real estate. Respondent's parents: Samuel and Miriam Kranich: comments on how they met, father deceased, mother living; depicts happy childhood in Johnstown, reminisces on holiday celebrations. Respondent mentions wife, Annette Roscow; gives names of 2 children, 1 grandchild, notes role at Rodef Shalom Temple and involvement in other organizations. Attended Penn State University and transferred to University of PA to study architecture.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.246_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.246
"Kranich, Joel - 1997" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Kranich, Joel - 1997
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent Architect, born 5/12/29.
Contributor
Kranich, Joel (interviewee), Saul, Ruth;Weiss (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1997
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.246
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