[T1S1] Respondent indicates tailor apprenticeship and house in Romania. Respondent discusses father's jobs. Biographical details are provided. Respondent expresses the meaninglessness of aged, infirm life. Respondent describes house in Badlot. Work for bed and board as tailor is recounted. Respondent comments on the Yiddish language. Discrimination against Jews by public schools is recounted; privately funded Jewish institutes are discussed. Respondent explains Jewish sects and the synagogue in Romania. The culture of pre-WWI Romania is appraised; Respondent indicates Jewish segregation. Respondent comments on Jewish communal unity. Respondent indicates lack of religiosity and details the Romanian government's discrimination against Jews. Respondent contrasts freedoms in U.S. with conditions in Romania. Circumstances of Respondent's immigration and his route to Pittsburgh are indicated. Respondent's arranged first marriage is noted. Treatment of third class passengers en route to U.S. is noted. Respondent details wages in New York. Pittsburgh's smokiness is noted.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.208_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.208
"Jacobs, Harry - 1969" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Jacobs, Harry - 1969
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Provides biographical information.
Contributor
Jacobs, Harry (interviewee), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1969
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.208
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