[T1S1] Respondent provides background information on family: mother born in England; came to Baltimore, MD as child; father born in Bialystok, came to Baltimore, MD; gives names of parents: Esther Goodman and Frank H. Rubin; explains parents arrival in Pittsburgh, opened shoe store in West End; notes brother born in Baltimore, MD, other children born in Pittsburgh; describes parents activities. Respondent comments of parents association with Tree of Life Synagogue; reflects on early years; gives names of brothers and sisters; their places of work; gives name of grade school attended and education at University of Pittsburgh: major, science; minor, physical education. Respondent describes graduation from University of Pittsburgh: height of depression, no jobs available; reflects on getting first job: taught physical education in Pittsburgh Public Schools: first appointment, Crescent School, Homewood. Respondent describes life in West End: never felt uncomfortable as Jew; home next to Methodist Church; recalls taking trolleys to University of Pittsburgh; reflects on activities in Women's Athletic Association and membership in Alpha Epsilon Phi.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.248_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.248
"Kreimer, Hilda R. - 1999" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Kreimer, Hilda R. - 1999
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent Teacher and volunteer, born 1911.
Contributor
Kreimer, Hilda R. (interviewee), Karelitz, Bess;Winer, Ruth (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1999
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.248
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