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  Interview with Rabbi Chester Diamond, 2011

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Rabbi Chester Diamond (1936-) on February 22, 2011. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.
  
  Rabbi Chester B. Diamond grew up in a Brooklyn apartment to Russian-American parents. Despite growing up Jewish and in a Jewish neighborhood, he had very little ties to Jewish practice, but he still received a Bar Mitzvah. He came to Louisville when he was 27 as an assistant to Dr. Herbert S. Waller, a Rabbi at Temple Adath Israel. He eventually joined Dr. Waller at the Temple full-time. Not until 1957, while stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado, did he begin his journey toward becoming a Rabbi. Upon hearing distressing news that a synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia, had been bombed, he probed further into the faith. He found a personal calling to enter Rabbinic school, taking two years to earn a BA in Hebrew Literature, and later in the year he met Dr. Waller, whom he assisted on weekends while enrolled in seminary in Cincinnati. Growing up Jewish in New York, he participated in blackout raids and wartime protective measures like rationing, but received very little anti-semitism amongst fellow Brooklyners. Memories of Jewish influence in his youth were largely positive, collectively helping him find his calling as a Rabbi through means of prayer books, study at seminary, and the Atlanta Bombing, which would be the catalyst through which he transformed as a spiritual person. Continuing his Rabbihood, he intends to walk with God and allow others to determine the legacy he will be remembered for.
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  Interview with Marvin Fleischman, 2011

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Marvin Fleischman (1937-) on March 31, 2011. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  Interview with Daisy Goldstein and photograph, 2010, 2013

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Daisy Goldstein (1933-) on December 10, 2010. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Goldstein taken by Margaret Mazanec at a party on June 23, 2013. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  Interview with Sam Jacobs, 2010

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Sam Jacobs (1920-2014) in Fall 2010. The summary is accompanied by an obituary for Sam Jacobs. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.
  
  Sam Jacobs was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Russian and Romanian parents and moved to Louisville to be with his brother. While in Chicago, he grew up in a Jewish neighborhood and went out of his way to attend Synagogue in Muskegon, fourteen miles away. He and his family celebrated all Holy days and Sam received a Bar Mitzvah. He met his wife in the armed services and after getting married in Saint Louis, they moved to Louisville. He was an active member of the Jewish Community Center, where he held positions such as spots on the Board of Directors and the Athletic Board. He enjoys tennis, baseball, and is an avid pianist who hopes to be remembered for always dealing from the deck.
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  Interview with Selma Rosen, 2011

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Selma Rosen (1915-) on May 20, 2011. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.