1 20 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/86ebddb02dd6a3dc322176c6f7ed07e8.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=tENqU29NcQ4neiDPk5o%7ELkdP2jft4Y5yUnp7Pf9U4IVU6h3CKzQg3Kz0blDLkJvCG299Cw7z35u64V3JTWNOzyhTKpYdUOwDRTQZy2PRMzKyav6-ds4jIMSjl6ImPANXt2lSDu0cz4ia46fwRWzz2SsAla2mUsPNJNrttJ4lljVbchJj62RznUXI3OcUVbgxQVbcTmcMzxRYRbEi%7ELTZGN4jurrwBa3UfZ4qW9U9nUmMXJLSGQx9bFrzPQ3buTQQUhV4GfSQ078C8z0ClIQblDw1Qt1ce0GOLRFGT7lxi1BBIvkE7EZpDJhkfeWh8FaBTg5NssGng11mobKb-kdx9w__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 758730022fb2d4f94a9e395b2bf3c22e https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/ec97fd1c515cd1ee254df88ecb3ada9f.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=ndz7ytTlEc1h1H311pXRdtn73KoEKtGuYvrI96Lq3Q6dCswTPRtOo1txRzl6AytbH%7EIuMqfH28VN5uVpFbq2su4NERfMHldCw-Hc2OUVXfAvl0WWQ9%7ExR4SeZty1wQ3jxF4mbYQWrhT9JJnw0TFOW3iIMsCIh56sfVx1lVAT4OL4Yd2IeUF7Bsa2B2HrMSCtEwKH2UhBWkCNAEZ-BHIAMNMfJTPqnpWE2YzhB1LY4CscrZ3gF2U21j8bQWk8SxLeCjSgzGOGSoN7h1wX08fB4SNkq3ql%7Eulue96LGwdJfryyV8d3JoLJZS6S1hVHFtrvVcv2qyGYASSOeSOinQL73g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 473b91629dd99fc0e41bbd8203f5f81e PDF Text Text Gerri Snyder nee Geraldine Simons My father was Jacob Simons. He was bom in Eastern Europe. My mother, Esther Hymson, was also bom in Eastern Europe, near Lithuania. They both entered the United States by way of Ellis Island. They met in Louisville and were married here. I was the youngest of four girls. My sisters were Sadie, bom August 24, 1904. She married Maurice Grossman. Then there was Ethel, August 21, 1906. She married David Paritz. Leona was next on January 29, 1909. She married Gus Frank, the photographer. I was bom September 30, 1919. Our first home was over my father’s store at 409 West Market Street. The store sold men’s furnishing. At times I worked in the store. I knew all of our neighbors and I remember the Friedman’s and the Fischer’s. I also recall the Hymson family reunions we had. Fontaine Ferry Amusement Park was one of the fun places we used to visit. It was in the West End and was on the Ohio River. We played in Shelby Park and swam in the pool there. We also went to Central Park a lot. I did not experience any anti-Semitism. I remember being at Camp Shalon, the YMHA camp on the Oho River. It was washed out by the 1937 flood. I also went to Camp Tall Trees, in Otter Creek Park for two or three years. I was a counselor and really enjoyed the camp experience. Tall Trees was a resident camp operated by the YMHA of Louisville, and was located near Fort Knox. The YMHA later changed its name to the JCC, the Jewish Community Center. My best friend, Georgeann Permer, a catholic girl, lived across the street. We went to school together and were favorite playmates throughout our childhood. We were members of Adath Jeshurun. I was confirmed there. I went to Prentiss Elementary School and later to Tingley and like all the girls at that time, I graduated from Girl’s High School. I was in the class of 193714 . This was they year of the big flood of January-February 1937. Our store on Market had flood water in the basement, as did our home. Because of this, we went to live with my paternal grandparents, Alexander and Julia Simons, whose home was at Floyd and College. We later moved to 1424 South Floyd Street and our sons were bom while we lived there. I went to U of L and was enrolled in the in the Kent School of Social work, however, after three years I dropped out to marry Sam Snyder on February 27, 1944. We joined Keneseth Israel and were married there. Even though we were members at Adath Jeshurun I still maintain my membership at Keneseth. 1 �One of Sam’s first jobs was selling TVs for Sun TV. He later worked for Levy Brothers Department store at Third and Market and then became a salesman for the Hill Manufacturing Company of Atlanta, Georgia. He traveled a lot. We had some really great times. He died February 21, 1983, we enjoyed nearly 40 wonderful years together. After he died I worked for a few years at the Stevens Research firm, mainly conducting interviews by phone. The family enjoyed doing things together. I recall our Passover Seders with the family at the home of Maurice and Sadie Grossman. After it was finished we all got together to do the hokey-pokey in the living room. There are two special vacations I recall; the first was a trip to Spain with Sam in 1969. We had a wonderful time there. It was our way of celebrating our twenty-fifth anniversary. The other trip was taken with my sister, Sadie. We went to Israel with a group led by Rabbi Slosberg. I have two sons. Marty was bom September 3 1947. He married Julie Caplin in June, 1969 and had two daughters, Caryn and Kim. He married Courtney Brown September 29, 2001 and had Sophie. Larry was bom September 29, 1952. He married Melinda Muhn on June 12. 1977. They have a son, Eric, (July 11, 1983) and a daughter, Suzanne, (March 31, 1987). Eric and his wife have two children, Simon, (Novemberll, 2013), and Michael (September 2, 2015). In 1957 we moved once more. This time it was to 1611 Al Mara Circle near the Jewish Community Center. I lived there 53 years. When I think about my past, it has been a good life and that it was a good time to be alive. From our home on Al Mara Circle, I moved into Magnolia Springs eight years ago (2010) shortly after it opened and this is still my home. Note: Larry Snyder served as consultant in the preparation of this material. 1 Interview by Irvin Goldstein February, 2018 2 �Snap shot of Gerri and Sam Snyder Most likely in the late 1940’s � 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.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/" target="_blank" title="In Copyright" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Language A language of the resource eng heb Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th century 21st century Description An account of the resource Summaries of 206 interviews with Jewish community members in Louisville, Kentucky, conducted by Jewish Family and Career Services volunteers. Originally started by Ann Friedman, Director of Klein Older Adult Services, the project sent volunteers to listen to seniors and summarize their stories. The volunteers used a standardized script to ask community members about their family’s immigration to the United States and move to Louisville; their family and religious life in Louisville; and what they hoped their legacy would be. Some of the interviews include supplemental material on the narrators, such as resumes, obituaries, and photographs. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource bulk 2001-2018 1930s-1950s 1980s-2018 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Snyder, Geraldine, 1919- Goldstein, Irvin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-02 1940s Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Report Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Still Image Subject The topic of the resource Interviews Jewish families Jews Judaism Jefferson County (Ky.) Kentucky Louisville (Ky.) 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