[T1S1] his family background; his descent from a long line of rabbis on both sides of his family; his father's immigration to the United States from Russia; his siblings, their lives and careers; author of a book, "Generation to Generation", a book about his home life; education, Yeshiva School in Chicago, Hebrew Theological College; his ordination in 1951; assists his father in Milwaukee from 1951-55; comparison of his and his father's roles as rabbis; education, Marquette Medical School in psychiatry; internship at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee and Western Psychiatric Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, 1960-63; his marriage in 1952 to the daughter of a rabbi; number of children; description of his wife; their children's families and careers; his personal attitudes about various subjects.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.474_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.474
"Twerski, Abraham J. - 1988" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Twerski, Abraham J. - 1988
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Dr. Abraham Twerski, an author, rabbi and former clinical director at the St. Francis Hospital cepartment of psychiatry, has received awards for his work with alcoholics and the chemically dependent; birth year, 1930.
Contributor
Twerski, Abraham J. (interviewee), Menlowe, Mildred;Winer, Ruth (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1988
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.474
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