[T1S1] grandfather's birth in Germany; story of changing the family name to Jackson; his grandfather's clothing store in downtown Pittsburgh, 954 Liberty Avenue; recollections of the store; description of his grandfather, Henry Jackson; grandfather's affiliation with Tree of Life Synagogue and Rodef Shalom Temple; Friday evenings at the grandparent's home; his grandfather's electric generator that supplied power to his store and surrounding businesses; residences of his family; Henry Jackson's activity with Zionism; father's career as a general practitioner at Montefiore Hospital for fifty years; his father's partnership with Dr. K. I. Sanes; maternal grandfather was founder and president of the Jewish Foster Home in Philadelphia, PA; discovery of unknown relatives graves in Pottstown, PA; mother's service as president of the Sisterhood of Rodef Shalom and Ladies Hospital Aid; discussion of the three doctors in his family; their extended family household in his early life; discussion of the middle years of Reform Judaism; celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah; early residences; his confirmation by Rabbi Levy in 1922.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.205_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.205
"Jackson, Alexander - 1976" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Jackson, Alexander - 1976
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Alexander Jackson, an engineer and manager at Blawnox Steel for forty years and a serious lover of music, he has served as chairman of the program committee for the Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society and the performing arts committee for the Three Rivers Ar
Contributor
Jackson, Alexander (interviewee), Kabet, Marion;Benson, Stephanie (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1976
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.205
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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/
