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                    <text>QUESTIONAIRE FOR ORAL HISTORIES
I am Madeline Bernstein

I am conducting an interview with:

Donald Bornstein

On October 22, 2001 for the JFCS archives.

1. Tell me how and why your family originally came to this country and when? How did they
travel?
My parents came from Palestine and settled in Georgia. Then, when the tornado hit in Louisville,
builders went there from all over to help rebuild the business district in 1890. My grandfather ended
up staying and starting his own company. My mother’s parents came from Poland and came to
Louisville to join the family.
2. Tell me about your parents - their names and where were they born? Have there been other
family names used in the past? Where, when, and why was it changed?
Ale Bornstein and Fannie Scher Bornstein were my parents. Both were born in New York, NY.
3. What is your birth date? What language(s) were spoken in your home?
June 14, 1923 is my birth date. Some Yiddish, but mostly English were spoken in my home.
1. Where did you live as a child? Who lived in the same house with you - Grandparents?
Brothers? Sisters?
Uncles/Aunts?
My parents, my sister and I lived in the same house at 2019 Napoleon Blvd.
5. What brought you or your family to Louisville, Kentucky and when did you come? How did
they travel? Did they share any unusual experiences with you?
I was born in Louisville.
6. What was your neighborhood like? Were there other Jews living in the neighborhood? Did
you walk to school? Sunday school? Synagogue/Temple? What kind of shops were in
your neighborhood?
I walked to school every day. We did not live in a Jewish neighborhood. I went to a conservative
Sunday school. There was a drug and grocery store in the neighborhood.
7. If you or your family lived in Louisville at the time - how did the 1937 flood affect you and
your loved ones?
Not asked during this interview.
3. If you wished to travel within the city limits what kind of transportation did you use? Did
you travel out of town when you were young? What kind of transportation did you use
when you traveled out of town? And if so, where did you go? What special memories do
you have of those trips?

�My family had a car, but we took trips by train to the W orld’s Fair.
9. Was your family involved in a synagogue/temple? Were your parents or other family
members religious?
My grandparents’ families, the Bornsteins and the Schers, were members and were active at Anshei
Sfard congregation. My father and mother belonged to Adath Jeshurun.
10. What holidays and rituals were observed in your family? Do you have any significant
memories surrounding Jewish celebrations and what was special about those occasions?
All the holidays and rituals were observed.
11. Did you attend Sunday school or other religious schools? Were you confirmed? Did you
have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah? W hat are your memories from that time? Are you still in touch with
some of the people that attended Sunday school with you?
I had a Bar Mitzvah, but was never confirmed. I attended religious school at Adath Jeshurun.
12. What is your educational background? What was your occupation? Who or what
influenced you to choose your career? What kind of preparation or training was required
for your career?
I have a BA in engineering from the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering, and over 50
years in our family construction company.
13. How did you meet your mate? At what point did you realize that this was the one you
wanted to marry? Where and when were you married? Do you have children?
Grandchildren?
My wife’s uncle married my sister and that is how we met. We married on March 2, 1947. We had
two children, Lynn and James.
14. Discuss your involvement in the Jewish Community outside of your temple or synagogue
when you were growing up.
My whole family was involved in the Jewish community. I started in AZA as a teenager. I have been
on the boards of Jewish Family and Vocational Service, Adath Jeshurun and the Standard country
Club.
15. What was your involvement in the non- Jewish community? Did you witness any antiSemitism living in Louisville? If so, how was this incident handled?
NA
16. How was your family affected by the World Wars? Wars in Israel? Pearl Harbor? What are
your earliest recollections when thinking about major events in history?
My father was in WWl and I served in WWII.
17. What are your favorite spiritual memories? How did religion affect your life?

�My spiritual memories are of my Bar Mitzvah as well as my son’s and grandson’s.
18. What interests or hobbies did you have when you were young and what are they now?
What schools did you attend and are there any memories that stand out from that time in
your life?
I enjoy reading, fifties and classical music, and bridge.
19. What are your favorite family memories - whether it was with your family of origin, or your
extended family and friends?
My favorite family memories are family gatherings, Hanukkah, anniversaries, and all happy family and
Jewish occasions.
20. What is your legacy? How would you like to be remembered? What message do you want
to leave for your children and future generations?
I would like to be remembered as a good friend, good citizen, with high morals, love of family, and
close friends. I hope my family has learned those values from me.

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2. Can you tell me how and why your family originally came to this country and
when?

My father’s parents came from Palestine and settled in Georgia. Then when the
tornado hit in Louisville, builders went there from all over to help rebuild the
business district in 1890. My grandfather ended up staying and starting his own
company. My mother’s parents came from Poland and came to Louisville to join the
family.
3. What were your parents’ names and where were they born?

Ale Bornstein and Fannie Scher Bornstein were my parents. Both were bom in New
York, NY
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 Uncles/aunts?
Grandparents?
Brothers? Sisters?

June 14, 1923 is my birth date. Some Yiddish, but mostly English were spoken in my
home. My parents, my sister, and I lived in the same house at 2019 Napoleon Blvd.
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?

I walked to school everyday. We did not live in a Jewish neighborhood. I went to a
conservative Sunday school. There was a drug and grocery store in the neighborhood.
6. How did the 1937 flood affect you and your family?

Not asked during this interview.
7. If you wished to travel what kind of transportation did you use? Did you
travel when you were young? If so, where?

My family had a car, but we took trips by train to the world’s fair.
8. Was your family involved in a synagogue / temple?

My grandparent’s families, the Bornstein’s and the Scher’s were members and were
active at Anshei Sfard Congregation. My father and mother belonged to Adath
Jeshuvun.

�9. What holidays and rituals were observed?

All of the holidays and rituals were observed.
10. Did you attend religious school? Were you confirmed? Bar Mitzvah?

I had a bar mitzvah, but was never confirmed. I attended religious school at Adath
Jeshuvun.

11 .What is your educational background? What was your career?

I have a BA in engineering from the University of Louisville Speed School of
Engineering, and over 50 years in our family construction company.

12. What brought you to Louisville and when did you come?

I was bom in Louisville.
13. How did you meet your husband/wife? Where and when were you married?
Did you have children?

My wife’s uncle married my sister and that is how we met. We married on March 2,
1947. We had 2 children, Lynn and James.
14. Tell about you involvement in the Jewish Community? Was you whole family
involved?

My whole family was involved in the Jewish community. I started in AZA as a
teenager. I have been on the Boards of Jewish Family and Vocational Service, Adath
Jeshurun, and the Standard Country Club.
15. How was your family affected by the World Wars? Wars in Israel?

My father was in WWI and I served in WWII.
16. What are your favorite spiritual memories? How did religion affect your life?

My spiritual memories are of my Bar Mitzvah as well as my son’s and grandson’s.
17. What interests do you have?

I enjoy reading, fifties and classical music, and bridge.
18. What are your favorite family memories?

�My favorite family memories are family gatherings, Hanukkah, anniversaries, and all
happy family and Jewish occasions.
19. What is your legacy? How would you like to be remembered? What values
would you like to pass on to those you leave behind?

I would like to be remembered as a good friend, good citizen, with high morals, love
of family, and close friends. I hope my family has learned those values from me.

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�Monday, October 26, 2009 - 8 Heshvan 5770

Donald Scher Bornstein, who considered himself the “luckiest man in
the world,” completed his 86th year of life on October 23, 2009.
Donald is survived by the light of his life, his loving wife of over 62
years, Elaine Benovitz Bornstein; his children, Lynn Callif (David) and
Jimmy Bornstein (Lisa); his grandchildren, Dustin Callif (Lisa), Rob
Callif, Josh Bornstein, and Jessica Bornstein; and his great-grandson,
Dylan Callif.
Donald loved his leadership roles in Bornstein Building Company and Ale
Bornstein Inc., where he served for over seventy years. Donald attended
Louisville Male High School and was a proud graduate of the Louisville Speed
Scientific School, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Having been bom on Flag Day, he was most patriotic and a veteran of WWIL
He was also a proud patron of the Louisville arts, served on multiple
community boards, including the Standard Country Club, and a life member of
the Kosair Shrine Temple. He was a member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Synagogue.
Funeral services are at Herman Meyer &amp; Son, 1338 Ellison Avenue, on
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 2 p.m. Visitation prior to the funeral is at 1:00
p.m. The family will be receiving visitors on Monday, October 26th and
Tuesday, October 27th from 7 - 9 p.m. at 7614 Old Salem Road.
Remembrances may include U of L Speed School, Hosparus of Louisville or
the charity of your choice.

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Ann Friedman
with
Judith Sherman
on_ ______ October 22, 2001

/, I am conducting an interview
for the JFVS archives

2. Can you tell me how and why your family originally came to this country and
when?

My parents were bom here in Louisville. My grandparents were from Russia. My
mom’s father was bom in Louisville. My dad’s father was bom in Louisville. My
paternal grandfather was Loius Grossman, and paternal grandmother was Annie
Seidimmon Grossman. My maternal grandmother was Esther Hymason Siomon and
grandfather was Jacob Henry Simon.
3. What were your parents’ names and where were they born?

My father, Maurice Grossman was bom in Louisville in 1902. My mother, Sody
Simon Grossman was bom in Louisville in 1904.
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 bom 12/13/33. English was primarily spoken in my home, and Yiddish when
they didn’t want us to know what they were talking about. I lived on 1424 S. Floyd
Street. We had a duplex owned by my grandparents, and 3 of their daughters lived
with them up stairs. My mom, dad, brother, and I lived downstairs.
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?

Melvin Zeiden lived next door. Melvin was named by my mother who said he had to
have an American name. The neighborhood was a Jewish and Catholic
neighborhood. The alley behind us was primarily black. We didn’t talk with the
blacks. It was sort of a caste system, but no one talked with prejudice.
I walked to school. George H Tingly School was named for the Tingly’s who owned
resthonen. Children in our neighborhood were walking home from school on day and
a girl held me and another girl called me a damn Jew. I went to Highland Juniro
High, and we moved to the Highlands to 1848 Douglas Blvd. The school was in
walking distance, but we hade rides to school J. M. Atherton Magan one High School
had a ride to school. Belonged to AJ at Brook and College drove to school.
In the first area there was a polio epidemic, but we didn’t go out, so we didn’t go to
stores.
In the Highlands, my mother went to the drug and grocery store, and Hunter would
help carry in the groceries. When I was in junior high, my parents opened a dry

�goods store and on Saturday we would go to Mr. Weinberg and Hoffman Butcher
Shop on Preston Street, and then we would go to A&amp;P and Sei dens.
6. How did the 1937 flood affect you and your family?

7. if you wished to travel what kind of transportation did you use? Did you
travel when you were young? If so, where?

I would travel by train with Jean Trager to Lexington. I also used a car to go to
Cincinnati, Nashville, and Lexington to visit family, but because of finances we
would travel very little.
8. Was your family involved in a synagogue / temple?

My family was very involved. My mother worked there when my father was ill. All
of the family was involved. My children were very involved.
My grandmother, Louis Grossman, was the first conservative Jew in Louisville to be
elected president of B’nai Brith. The reform Jews had held these positions
previously.
Some of the German Jews were elitist, and would not talk or walk with us, they
would not socialize at all.
After school we would shop. No blacks were allowed in any stores. At the bus and
train stations there were signs, there were colored and white drinking fountains.
That’s just the way it was. When I told my children about the segregation issues, they
could not believe we didn’t fight them. My parents were liberal, but black and white
issues weren’t touched.
9. What holidays and rituals were observed?

All the holidays were very important in our home. They were made loving and
beautiful. We were good people. My brother, Howard, and I had the best parents in
the world. They had high morals, integrated, and were well loved and respected. My
grandparents were as well.
10. Did you attend religious school? Were you confirmed? Bar Mitzvah?

Yes. Mr. Millions was my teacher at A. J. A few women belonged but only girls.
I was confirmed.
11 .What is your educational background? What was your career?

I attended one year at LU. because my family stressed education. After a year I came
home.
My mother was a technical director and raised children. I taught at A. J. preschool for
10 years.
12. What brought you to Louisville and when did you come?

�I was bom here.
13. How did you meet: your husband/wife? Where and when were you married?
Did you have children?

We met in junior high. We belonged to Jewish clubs, and would go to YMHA club
meeting on Sundays. Boys played basketball and would have dates for the next week.
I met Irwin there and through sacred service work.
Irwin had called 3 or 4 nights to get a date. On night we had a late date. My dad said
I could go for 15 minutes. We were gone an hour. I had to ring the bell to get back in,
my dad was furious, and he’s not known for getting angry.
We were married in the Kentucky Hotel, January 24, 1953. We had three children:
Terrie Lynn Sherman 9/23/54, Vickie Sherman Reznikoff 6/19/57, and Susan Gail
Sherman 1/19/67.
14. Tell about you involvement in the Jewish Community? Was you whole family
involved?

I was mainly active in UJC and Hadassah. My children are involved in center clubs.
Terrie left Louisville because of relocation. Vickie worked for Congressman Mazalli,
and came back to Louisville. Susan would travel. She wanted to see the world. She’s
in Baltimore and got her PhD in Health and Behavioral sciences. She wants to try to
help people from getting diseases.
15. How was your family affected by the World Wars? Wars in Israel?

No and no.
16. What are your favorite spiritual memories? How did religion affect your life?

My congregation and school. I am very moved spiritually. I feel so comfortable being
a part of the service, and my maturation has also come from a spiritual path that leads
me to believe that life never ends. There is always rebirth.
I cannot imagine life without religion. In the name of religion so many have died, and
it really saddens me. My hope is for love, not hate.
17. What interests do you have?

Ballet, orchestra, and really all of the arts, along with people and travel.
18. What are your favorite family memories?

All the family getting together, spending time with grandparents, and having my
father for 74 years.
19. What is your legacy? How would you like to be remembered? What values
would you like to pass on to those you leave behind?

�I want to be remembered as peaceful and loving, a good friend, honest, devoted to
family, one who cars about others’ issues, and someone who tried to better the world
we live in.

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�Louis &amp; Lee Roth Family Center
Board of Directors

Stephanie Speigel
Executive Director

Marjorie B. Kohn
President

Steven Shapiro
President Elect/Treasurer
Barbara Goldberg
David Handmaker
Lowell Katz
Robert Riley
Vice Presidents

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Gail Pohn
Ex-officio President
Mitchell Charney
Jane Goldstein
Robert Levine
Howard Markus
Shirley Markus
Lillian Seligman
Jeffrey Weiss
Past Presidents

Lewis D. Cole
Alexander Erlen
Arthur Grossman
Shelton R.Weber
Honorary Directors

I do hereby give my permission to record my life history through the Jewish

Family and Vocational Service, 3587 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, Kentucky
40205. My story will be kept in the JFVS Library and can be accessed by
interested people. It will be preserved archivally for future generations.

&gt;-k Ament
le Bennett
.yn Berman
Joan Byer
Howard L. Cantor
Natalie Davis
Jonathan Dubins
Simon Fields
Phyllis Florman
Ann Friedman
Bob German
Rachel Greenberg
Debbie Hyman
Howard Kaplin
jay Klempner
Benjamin Levitan
Chuck O’Koon
Jordan Pohn
Suzy Post
Mona Schramko
Judy Shapira
Julie Strull
Susan Waterman
Frank Weisberg
Rabbi Avrohom Litvin
Rabbi Stanley Miles
Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport
Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks
Rabbi Robert Slosberg
Rabbi Bradley C.Tecktiel

Witness

Date Signed

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