[T1S1] Provides biographical details. Culture and livelihood of Respondent's town are described. Jews' impetus to emigrate is discussed. Russian educational discrimination against Jews is explained. Languages spoken in town are enumerated. German occupation of town during WWI is discussed. Respondent mentions the synagogues in private houses. Respondent mentions work of sister, Zena Saul, with immigrants. Respondent discusses year spent in settlement in Israel; Respondent notes contacts with old friends through federation of hometown's emigrants. Respondent's first residence is mentioned. Respondent discusses his early political and cultural beliefs and the evolution of Jewish political affiliations. Respondent discusses the activities and aims of Jewish cultural organization in Pittsburgh. Respondent's prosperity in U.S. and privation in Russia during WWI are noted. Respondent notes welcome in U.S. Squirrel Hill of the 1920s is described. Respondent's work and wages as salesman of men's clothes are detailed. Cultural pursuits are enumerated. Respondent's interest in civil rights movement as early as 1920s is explained. Marriage information is provided. Respondent describes perceived changes in values of youth.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.513_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.513
"Saul, Joseph - 1969" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Saul, Joseph - 1969
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Contributor
Saul, Joseph (interviewee), Leyton, Hope (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1969
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.513
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