[T1S1] his birth in Bessarabia; description of his birthplace; attending Technical School until the age of twelve; his father's death; living with his maternal grandparents in Soroca; grandfather's employment on a farm in Soroca; his activities with Zionist Affairs; effects of the Russian revolution on the family; his immigration to Pittsburgh, PA, in 1925; employment with a contractor; recollections of early life in Pittsburgh; employment at Westinghouse Electric; becomes a partner in a contracting business for sixteen years; courtship and marriage; religious education; his first visit to Israel in 1961; building his own home in Pittsburgh; his partnership with A. J. Aberman; shopping malls his company built around the city; Golda Meir's visit to his home in 1940; his involvement with the Zionist movement; Treasurer of Poale Zion, board member, Hebrew Free Loan (HFL) for forty-three years; discussion of HFL.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.476_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.476
"Verman, Sam - November 2, 1988" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Verman, Sam - November 2, 1988
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Sam Verman, a contractor with his own business partnership, built several shopping malls in surrounding areas of Pittsburgh and worked for Hebrew Free Loan and American Palestine Trading Company; birth year, 1905.
Contributor
Verman, Sam (interviewee), Perr, Betty;Lurie, Mari (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1988-11-02
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.476
Rights
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