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- 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: 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: 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: 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: AudioSimon, Thelma… Born: Lawrence, 1916 Died: December 27, 2004 Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: George M. Goodwin, ALSO DONOR Comments: The narrator talks about her family and the early businesses they had when they came to this country. She talks about the drowning of her father, David Davis, at Welsh's Pond, later named Forest Lake, in Methuen. She became a registered lab technician and worked at Clover Hill Hospital. …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Welsh's Pond, Forest Lake, Lab Technician, Clover Hill HospitalPeople: Simon, Thelma, Thelma Simon
- Type: AudioAndors, Jessica… Address: 3 Jackson Terrace, Lawrence, MA 01840 Phone: (978) 683-7752 Date of Birth: January 31, 1971 Occupation: Non-Profit Director, Co-Executive Director, Lawrence Community Works Ethnic Background: Jewish (Polish, Russian, Hungarian) Interviewer: Joan Kelley Summary: The narrator began to get involved in Lawrence when she was a graduate student at MIT (Departent of Urban Studies and Planning). She is now a resident of Lawrence. She describes Lawrence Community Works projects, reclaiming and redeveloping properties. She describes the many programs going on at their building at the former …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Lawrence Community Works, Non-Profit, MIT, St. Lawrence O'Toole ChurchPeople: Andors, Jessica, Jessica Andors
- Type: AudioIssenberg, Milton WWII Project US Air Corps and P.O.W.… Address: 19 Oriole Drive, Andover, MA 01810 Phone: 475-1829 Died: January 17, 2007 Occupation: Lincoln Foods Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: Mary Armitage Summary: In depth narration about being a Bombardier in WWII - experience as a prisoner of war - stories of sweethearts, friendships, description of duties of plane crew, definitions of terms e.g. "flack". Educational interview. …Tags: oral history, Jewish, Lincoln Foods, Bombardier, veteranPeople: Issenberg, Milton, Milton Issenberg
- Type: AudioZidle, Rebecca (nee Millman)… Born: 1907 Zhitomir, Russia Occupation: Retired Secretary Ethnic Background: Jewish Interviewer: George M. Goodwin (also donor) Comments: Subject: Her family in Russia, passage, early years in Lawrence, synagogue, Hadassah, Jewish community in 20th century. …Tags: oral history, Russia, Secretary, hadassah, 20th CenturyPeople: Nee, Zidle, Rebecca, Millman, Rebecca (nee Millman) Zidle