[T1S1] TAPE QUALITY POOR IN SOME PARTS Provides biographical details. Respondent notes work as youth. Political and social organizations in Russia are mentioned. Respondent indicates government apathy to priest's provocation. Route to U.S. is indicated. Apprenticeship to shoemaker is mentioned; arrival in Pittsburgh is noted. Respondent mentions brother's wages in mill and own job in Pittsburgh. Respondent's first residence and family's immigration to U.S. are noted. Wages and hours as shoemaker are detailed. Respondent's Jewish education is noted; cultural pursuits are enumerated. Respondent indicates religious observances. Medical care and organizational affiliations in Pittsburgh are reported. Assistance with friend's immigration papers from Irene Kaufmann Settlement worker is indicated. Social activities and friends in Pittsburgh are reported. Respondent relates arrangements to bring future wife to U.S. Wife's early illness and treatment at Mercy Hospital are recounted. Children's secular and Jewish educations are noted. Citizenship information is provided.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.444_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.444
"Solomon, Abraham - December 17, 1968" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Solomon, Abraham - December 17, 1968
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Contributor
Solomon, Abraham (interviewee), Lieber, Ruth (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1968-12-17
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.444
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