[T1S1] her birth on lower East Side of New York in 1900; early life in New York; father's treatment for tuberculosis; family moves to Des Moines, Iowa; her marriage to Max Shore at age seventeen; they settle in the Strip District of Pittsburgh; their employment in brother-in- law's store on 43rd Street; formation of a congregation in the Strip District; anti-Semitism in the Strip District; discussion of the end of WWI; giving food from their store to Father Cox for veterans who had no home; story of Cox's army that marched on Washington for aid; her employment at age twelve making combs.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.427_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.427
"Shore, Gussie - May 8, 1986" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Shore, Gussie - May 8, 1986
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Gussie Shore came to Pittsburgh in 1917 with her husband, Max Shore.
Contributor
Shore, Gussie (interviewee), Kimball, Harold;Faigen, Ann (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1986-05-08
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.427
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