[T1S1] Provides biographical details. Father's work is indicated. Respondent indicates lack of school and distance to synagogue in Europe. Jews' suspicion of Catholics in Lithuania is related. Respondent indicates family's possessions and dealings in nearby city. Arson that destroyed family's mill and house is recounted. Motivation for, and financing of, family's passage to U.S. is explained. Respondent describes charity provided by Catholic peasants, Jewish townspeople and landlord after fire. Respondent's route to, and first impressions of, U.S. are indicated. First residence and neighborhood in Pittsburgh are indicated. Millinery work with sisters on Saturday is mentioned. Respondent's school in Pittsburgh is noted; cultural pursuits are enumerated. Respondent notes religious observance and medical care in Pittsburgh. Respondent reports social activities and mother's charities. Citizenship and marriage information is provided.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.345_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.345
"Peris, Fannie & Hyman - 1969" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Peris, Fannie & Hyman - 1969
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Contributor
Peris, Fannie & Hyman (interviewee), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1969
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.345
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