[T1S1] her birth in Pittsburgh in 1912; grandfather, a Russian rabbi; recollections of her grandfather and his butcher shop in Pittsburgh; her father's early life in Russia; his emigration from Russia; settles in Pittsburgh; his employment in the steel mills; anecdotes about her grandmother's brother, David Schwartz; parents' marriage; birth of four daughters; father changes his name from Romanov to Roman at Ellis Island; her father's employment; discussion of her relationship with her grandfather and her sisters; education, Forbes School, Holmes School, Peabody High School, and the University of Pittsburgh; religious upbringing; early interest in the theater, playwriting; ; [T4S7] becomes representative for El Al, the first female to represent an airline in Pittsburgh; discussion of the success of El Al; anecdotes about passengers on the airline; she institutes family trips to Israel through the Young Men's Hebrew Association and Irene Kaufmann Center; Holy Land tours for Christians; an incident during the Six Day War; other stories surrounding trips with El Al; views about her successes and failures; Jewish life in Pittsburgh; continuation of accomplishments.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.418_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.418
"Shapiro, Belle - 1987" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Shapiro, Belle - 1987
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Belle Shapiro, a writer and volunteer who served as president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of Hadassah, worked in public relations and became the first female representative for El Al Airlines in Pittsburgh.
Contributor
Shapiro, Belle (interviewee), Menlowe, Mildred;Winer, Ruth (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1987
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.418
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