[T1S1] family background and genealogy; her father helps found the Young Men's Hebrew Association in Pittsburgh, becomes second president of Young Men's Hebrew Association; family's residence on Perrysville Road; family affiliation with Rodef Shalom Temple; number of siblings; family's relocation to Squirrel Hill section of the city; education, Colfax Elementary, Taylor Allderdice High School; mother's involvement with YMHA and temple; recollections of childhood; discussion of services at Rodef Shalom; the four generations in their household; marriage to Ellis Tumpson, a lieutenant in the Navy; birth of first child in Washington, DC; moves to Mt. Lebanon, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh; history of the Temple Emanuel in Mt. Lebanon; her education at the University of Pittsburgh; her writings for the "Pitt News" and newspapers in Washington, DC; her work with Hadassah, the National Council of Jewish Women and B'nai B'rith in Mt. Lebanon; her devotion to the Sisterhood and Hadassah; attitudes toward Jewish agencies; discussion of rabbis who served Temple Emanuel and growth of the congregation.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.485_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.485
"Weiner, Margery - 1988" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Weiner, Margery - 1988
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Margery Weiner, a founding member of Temple Emanuel in Mt. Lebanon, PA, served with volunteer organizations in Mt. Lebanon and Pittsburgh; birth year, 1923.
Contributor
Weiner, Margery (interviewee), Perr, Betty;Lurie, Mari (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1988
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.485
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