[T1S1] his birth in Windber, PA; family moves to Pittsburgh in 1929; his father's meat packing plant; family religious observance; father, a Rabbi-shochet; fights with other boys over anti-Semitic remarks; recollections of Winber; education, Taylor Allderdice High School; effects of the depression; experiences of discrimination at the Jewish Concordia Club in the 1930s and 40's and in personnel directors of large corporations; causes of splits in synagogues; founding of Tree of Life Synagogue; marriage to Natalie Freedman; his service in Economic Intelligence in the Army; his retirement from the Army after thirty-one years; discussion of his assignments in the Army.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.438_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.438
"Slesinger, Reuben E. - 1986" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Slesinger, Reuben E. - 1986
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Dr. Reuben Slesinger, a professor emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh; birth year, 1916.
Contributor
Slesinger, Reuben E. (interviewee), Kimball, Harold;Faigen, Ann (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1986
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.438
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