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- Type: AudioLebowitz, Robert… Born: August 10, 1904 Occupation: Businessman - Lebowitz Plumbing and Heating Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: Mary Armitage Comments: Mr. Lebowitz describes his life in Lawrence in a framework that includes WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam - the transition from gas light to electricity - horse and buggy to automobile, etc. He tells how he and his brother went into business on Common St. Of special interest is his description of "customer peddlers". Also, wooden blocks on Lawrence St. …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Lebowitz Plumbing and Heating, Bath House Tragedy of 1913, Strike of 1912, flu epidemicPeople: Robert, Lebowitz, Robert Lebowitz
- Type: AudioKapelson, Richard… Born: 1935, Lawrence, MA Occupation: Merchant Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: George M. Goodwin (also donor) Comments: History of the family and the development of the clothing store (Kap's) through the 2 generations preceding him. …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Merchant, Family BusinessPeople: Richard, Kapelson, Richard Kapelson
- Type: AudioSidell, Gary… Address: 206 Olympic Lane, North Andover, MA 01845 Phone: (978) 375-7363 Date of Birth: March 3, 1969 Occupation: Real Estate Developer and Manager Ethnic Background: White Jewish American Interviewer: Joan Kelley Summary: The narrator is the son of Chester Sidell (OH 696-697), who began KGR as a garment manufacturing company. Today, KGR, named for the first initials of Chet Sidell's three children, is involved in real estate development and management. In their Bell Tower property (the former Kunhardt Mill), there is a function space - named Chester's at the …Tags: oral history, Jewish, real estate, KGR, Kunhardt Mill, Chester Sidell, Development, managementPeople: Sidell, Gary, Gary Sidell
- Type: AudioSilverman, Dr. Nathan… Born: 1903, Zaslave, Russia Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: George M. Goodwin, also donor Comments: 90 minutes, both sides, see second tape #283. The narrator talks about his family background. He sold newspapers on Common St. during the 1912 Strike, and brought papers to the Militia who bivouacked at the Pemberton Mills. HEARD ETTOR ON THE COMMON. He discusses his medical training and setting up a practice in Lawrence. General …Tags: oral history, Russia, Jewish, Pemberton Mill, Strike of 1912, Surgery PracticePeople: Dr, Nathan, Silverman, Nathan Silverman
- Type: AudioSchwartz, William… Address: 26 Ames St., Lawrence, MA Date of Birth: January 30, 1923 Ethnic Origin: Jewish Interviewer: Ian Walsh Comments: This tape deals with the decline of Lawrence in regard to the textile industry - the Arlington Mill and Lawrence in the 40's and 50's. Much of the narrator's audio is poor. …Tags: oral history, Jewish, textile industry, Arlington MillPeople: William, Schwartz, William Schwartz
- Type: AudioWertheimer, Helen… Born: 1932 Karlsruhe, Germany Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: George M. Goodwin (also donor) Comments: The narrator begins with her family background and continues with the family's exodus from Germany. Her father was imprisoned during Kristalnight and eventually had to leave the country. She was sent to England. Eventually the family settled in New York. She moved to Massachusetts with her husband's job, and became an active member …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Germany, family, Prison, Kristallnacht, Temple EmmanuelPeople: Helen, Wertheimer, Helen Wertheimer
- Type: AudioGarbelnick, Julia (Dublin)… Born: July 1898 Died: March 1996 Ethnic Background: Lithuanian Jewish Interviewer: Yildray Erdener Comments: The narrator recalls her memories of the Strike of 1912 and the hardships of the people. Her father was a tailor, and not directly involved, but his business fell off because people didn't have money for clothes. She mentions how thin and malnourished the children who were sent away appeared. Her feelings are adamant about the name "Bread and …Tags: oral history, Lithuanian, Jewish, Strike of 1912, bread and rosesPeople: Julia, Garbelnick, Dublin, Julia Dublin Garbelnick
- Type: AudioRoth, Rabbi Harry… Born: Valea Lui Mihai, Romania - 1924 Occupation: Clergyman Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: George M. Goodwin Comments: This tape tells the story of an energetic rabbi who comes to a community and effects a change in both the location of the temple and in the liturgy. By the time he is ministering to 2nd and 3rd generation Jews, he is exhausted and ready for retirement. …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Clergyman, Romania, TemplePeople: Harry, Roth, Rabbi, Rabbi Harry Roth
- Type: AudioTimpson, Anne Burlak… Born: 1911 Died: July 9, 2002 Occupation: Labor Organizer and Mill Worker Ethnic Background: Ukrainian/Jewish Interviewer: Mary Armitage Summary: Mrs. Timpson reviews her life as a textile worker and a labor organizer. She was at the founding convention of the Trade Union Unity League, a conglomerate of unions. She was a member of the National Textile Workers Union. She did not have high regard for the AFL. The focus of this interview was supposed to be the Lawrence Strike of 1931, but it was …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Mill Worker, Labor Organizer, National Textile Workers Union, communismPeople: Anne, Timpson, Burlak, Anne Burlak Timpson
- Type: AudioLandy, Harold… Address: 5 Fairfax Drive, Andover, MA 01810 Phone: (508) 475-4647 Date of Birth: December 13, 1927 Date of Death: January 3, 2003 Occupation: Businessman, 2nd hand furniture Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: Joan Kelley Summary: Two main themes in this interview are the Landy family's extreme poverty during their early years and his admiration for his mother. He says that prejudice toward Jewish people exists in Lawrence today. He thoroughly talks of running a second hand furniture store owned by his family; many interesting anecdotes. Also. Flood of 1936, Judaism, WPA, etc. BROADWAY SECOND HAND FURNITURE STORE, 242 BROADWAY …People: Harold, Landy