[T1S1] birth in Donora, PA; father's emigration from Russia; his marriage to Gertrude Simon in Pittsburgh; names and ages of her siblings; discussion of her father's immigration; education, Taylor Allderdice; visiting her grandmother Schwartz in Youngstown, OH; mother's family background information; her mother's employment at Kaufmann's Department Store; her employment at Kaufmann's and training at the University of Pittsburgh Retail Training School; her early interest in theater; performing at the Y Playhouse and Pittsburgh Playhouse; her husband's family background; courtship and marriage to Saul Lapiduss; birth of their children; description of her father; residence in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh during her childhood; Jewish education; an anecdote from her comedy act; her father's tailor shop; her father's connection with the Penn Theater; religious practices in her parents' home; recollections of early radio and television; effects of the stock market crash of 1929 and the depression.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.255_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.255
"Lapiduss, Esther - 1987" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Lapiduss, Esther - 1987
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Esther Lapiduss, a comedienne and entertainer, is the mother of two daughters, also in the entertainment business; birth year, 1920.
Contributor
Lapiduss, Esther (interviewee), Palkovitz, Judy;Rubenstein (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1987
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.255
Rights
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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/
