1 20 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/3f3b67f782d9b6a66f5c8d00eea626d6.pdf?Expires=1779926400&Signature=tWfZiXPjHyDrNIyKquLmNCYXHDQR10rpFRtWD8LO9mLxtz-BmIC%7ENvZpBiITHXqDGm4fWPzlFWileNyShpoFq4FzmlsquylOzkXStb97fQn3ASHy9GOLXCkikzeU70jZA6gYqTRkkjqXNEGr6b7P2%7EqMhwuhgt-mBFOxFZnVHxN3wvULOJWoGrAFrOho0hguHoQ%7EgIvZpVKMNfGCCdXtlbWHgrLeUgNKTA6%7ErAOY-Dzsb3nZrYV9LjUNWh8ZbeMI6vPKT-ZNRmh6s7ODlvYgV38EQYtRLf8wMaSmPvclSJc6BcFy24aRnX4WacNYjkEXtXJVXlKTJnrjny7LlYzDfg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM be5b3d1cd2ea93b9248eea518b19da4c PDF Text Text QUESTIONAIRE FOR ORAL HISTORIES 1. lam Helene Banks. I am conducting an interview with Helen Landau for the JFCS archives on March 9. 2010. 2. Can you tell me how and why your family originally come to this country and when? My father came to the United States in 1914 to avoid getting into the Hungarian army. My mother came in 1916 to join two brother and sisters because it was better in the United States. 3. What were your parents’ names and where were they born? My father, David Neuovitch, was born in Brozeoff (village), Hungary. Malka Katz, my mother, was born in Bustina, Hungary. 4. What is your birth date? What language(s) were spoken in your home? Where did you live then? Who lived in the same house with you = Grandparents? Uncles/aunts? Brothers? Sisters? I was born January 3,1920. English and Yiddish were spoken in my home. If they did not want us to know what they were saying, they spoke Hungarian. I lived in South Bend, Indiana. I lived in the same house with my parents, my uncle and aunt, my brother and two cousins. 5. What was your neighborhood like? Were there other Jews living in the neighborhood? Did you walk to school? Sunday School? Temple? Was There a neighborhood grocery? Drug store? My home was three blocks from the center of town. There were businesses interspersed with home. Only one other Jewish child lived in our area through grade school. I walked to school. I went to Sunday School and my family belonged to the synagogue. My family ran the grocery store in the neighborhood and there was a drug store. 6. How did the 1937 flood affect you and your family? My family and I were not here during the 1937 flood. Therefore, we were not affected. 7. If you wish to travel, what kind of transportation did you use> Did you Travel when you were young? If so, where? When I was young I went to Europe to visit my grandparents. I went by ship. We went to New York by car to visit relatives. When I was 17 we drove to California to visit relatives. 8. Was your family involved in a synagogue/temple? My father was one of the founders of our synagogue in South Bend in 1932. Certainly, we were very involved. �9. What holidays and rituals were observed? We kept kosher. The High Holidays, Passover, Shavuouth, and Succoth were observed with family and all our friends were Jewish. 10. Did you attend religious school? Were you confirmed? Bar Mitzvah? Yes, I attended religious school. I was confirmed but I was not Bat Mitzvahed. 11. What is your educational background? What was your career? I graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in bacteriology. I worked at the University of Michigan for a year as a research assistant. A number of years later sometime in the 1970’s, after I was widowed, I got my Masters Degree from Indiana University in chemistry. My original career was in biology. Later, after I was widowed, I taught. 12. What brought you to Louisville and when did you come? I married Herman Landau in 1975 in South Bend and came to Louisville with him. 13. How did you meet your husband/wife? Where and when were you married? Do you have children? I met my husband because I was working at an army camp. Herman was stationed there in 1943 during World War II. We were married in South Bend in 1975. I have three children, all from my first marriage. 14. Discuss your involvement in the Jewish Community. Was your whole family involved? My involvement here was through Herman. I belonged to Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section, and the Jewish Community Center. I also belong to Adath Jeshurun. 15. How was your family affected by the World Wars. Wars in Israel? I had a civil service job with the army in California and left that position to return to South Bend to help my parents in their business in 1943. Emotionally, Herman and I were affected by the wars in Israel and we supported Israel. 16. What are your favorite memories? How did religion affect your life? Religion was always a very important part of my life. Even when I went to college I dated only Jewish boys. I am not a spiritual person. 17. What interests do you have? I am interest in politics, the news, sports, bridge and eating out. �18. What are your favorite family memories? Celebrating Jewish holidays and being with my family. 19. What is your legacy? How would you like to be remembered? What Would you like to pass on to those you leave behind? I would like to be remembered as having lived my life to the fullest, that I was a positive person. I would like to pass to those I leave behind the advice to be yourself and to be responsible for yourself. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jewish Family and Career Services interviews, 2001-2018 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jewish Family and Career Services (Louisville, Ky.) 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 024x6_landauhel Title A name given to the resource Interview with Helen Landau, 2010 Description An account of the resource Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Helen Landau (1920-) on March 9, 2010. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Landau, Helen, 1920- Banks, Helene Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010-03-09 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Report Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Subject The topic of the resource Interviews Jewish families Jews Judaism Jefferson County (Ky.) Kentucky Louisville (Ky.) 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