1 20 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/34455/archive/files/eb2132416db1cd389579808028cb1873.pdf?Expires=1779926400&Signature=lv-XmdVWP7ALWPUiHGbwjkMU0Vaf6q4PXMaeyLZv9pR5%7EuaaQjky7mAl8ESSd5IcFeqRzDokesaLP1qx20Ce2o57pOyH85nI6VwBJIDU1sF3fe3qJFuttaH6SKDwbqTvqJFFWPbbDfauNfCXmmOqXnElBY5Ky1I9PrS0RU9Czqa5rwngQlcIip9TZYPy9rb1Bf6Uo9cerj1XK4-k89bxcwLROT4S%7EBRG9wYL9TUSG5x5NWXlkHLIAyDYy4331XFseXkwAMdENnTqAo2eFDQTywHYA3NMNrgvmDJoLi0wmQv8GSK-QZshOc0iNmsbBkyIUib4VXCXtQA0-ez3vM%7EwyA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM d3a9ce010e6a89bd6aff67c3125fc77f PDF Text Text QUESTIONAIRE FOR ORAL HISTORIES 1. 1 am Helene Banks, I am conducting an interview with Anne Shapira__________ _____ for the JFCS archives on November 12, 2008. 2. Can you tell me how and why your family originally came to this country and when? My mother was bom in 1894. She was 7 years old when she came to the U.S. in 1901 from Manchester, England because my great grandfather had Bronchitis and could not stand the climate. They came to New London, Connecticut. It was too close to the ocean so they moved to Montreal, Canada where they had family and then to Ottawa,, Ontario, Canada. He was a tailor by profession. He manufactured uniforms since it was the seat of the government. They did very well. 3. What were your parents’ names and where were they bom? My father was Solomon Hollander and my mother was Esther Hollander. Her maiden name was Mosell. They were bom in Russia in Kiev (a little town outside Kiev). 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 March 23, 1914. English was spoken in our home and sometimes Yiddish when they didn’t want the children to understand what was being spoken about. We spoke English with hardly any accent. I lived in our house in Ottawa with only my sister and my parents. 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? Our neighborhood in the Highlands was something similar to my old Neighborhood. We moved into our parent’s new house when I was 4 1/2. It was a brand new house. There were a few Jews living in the neighborhood and I walked to school. I went to Sunday school. I went to Sunday school but only for a short time. The weather was too severe. We went to synagogue and there was a grocery store and a dragstore nearby. 6. How did the 1937 flood affect you and your family? I wasn’t living here at the time of the flood. 7. If you wished to travel what kind of transportation did you use? Did you travel when you were young? If so, where? We traveled by car. We went to Montreal, and visited an aunt in Newark, New Jersey. I visited Louisville. We went to Maine to the beach. �8. Was your family involved in a synagogue / temple? My family was involved in the synagogue. My grandfather was President of the synagogue. 9. What holidays and rituals were observed? Passover was strictly observed. There was not much of a “tado” over Hannukah. We did get Hannukah Gelt. We did observe the High Holidays and everybody cooked. 10. Did you attend religious school? Were you confirmed? Bar Mitzvah? I attended religious school for a short time in the fall and spring, but in between “no”. We attended the Orthodox Synagogue in Ottawa. 11. What is your educational background? What was your career? For High School I went to McGill. I graduated with a degree in Economics (BHS). I did a two year internship as a dietician at Montreal General Hospital. I then worked as a dietician at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. I was visiting there and met my husband, Dave. 12. What brought you to Louisville and when did you come? I came to visit my aunt who was married to Gary Shapira and I met his brother David Shapira. While visiting here on my second visit I was asked by Dr. David Cohn if I would like to take the position of dietician at Jewish Hospital (at Floyd and Jacob St). The hospital couldn’t be accredited without a dietician. That was in 1936. 13. How did you meet your husband/wife? Where and when were you married? Do you have children? I returned to Louisville to visit in 1937 and I became engaged to Dave Shapira in December of 1937.We were married in Ottawa, Canada on August 9, 1938. We eventually had two children: Miriam Ostroff, and Harry J. Shapira. 14. Discuss your involvement in the Jewish Community? Was your whole family involved? Dave was very much involved. He was on several committees for the Jewish Federation and for the Synagogue Kennesseth Israel. I was President of Brandies University Women’s Club for two terms. I started the first Jewish here, was on the Board of National Council of Jewish Women, on the Board of Hassadah and Sisterhood at Adath Jeshurun. I was on the Jewish Hospital Board and volunteered at Jewish Hospital for about 12 years in the Intensive Care Wing. I also volunteered for 18 years of Kentucky Arts & Crafts. I recently started a group called Clicking �Needles to benefit the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. My son and daughter have been very involved in the Jewish Community. 15. How was your family affected by the World Wars? Wars in Israel? I remember when Armistice was declared to end the First World War. I was on my father’s shoulder’s waving a flag. During World War II we were under draft that was filled by farm boys from Harroldsburg, Kentucky. We had a farm in Harroldsburg and Dave raised milk cattle during the war. As for the wars in Israel, I couldn’t be there so I became a Lion of Judah and continue to do what I can to promote it. I have a great nephew who chose to immigrate to Israel and became an ultra, ultra, religious person. He is a student and has 7 children. I have a cousin who lives there. She is married to a Naval Officer in the Israeli Navy. I would like Peace there. I have visited Israel twice. 16. What are your favorite spiritual memories? How did religion affect your life? My most spiritual memory is of Passover because I remember we would get so tired. Grandfather was sitting at the head of the table on a pillow. How long we would have to sit! We all had to have new clothes and new shoes for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We went to Adath Jeshurun where the women sat upstairs and the men sat downstairs just like at Kenneseth Israel. Religion was always part of my life. I went with Jewish friends although we lived among non-Jews. 17. What interests do you have? My interests lie in the creative arts: painting, knitting, needlepoint, music, cooking, and book club. I’m interested in my family and their activities. I take pride in the family business. 18. What are your favorite family memories? My daughter’s wedding is among my favorite family memories. My son’s and grandson’s Bar Mitzvah’s and their weddings and the birth of my great grandchildren. Another favorite memory is Hannukah because we had Uncle George who had no children, who was like “Santa Claus.” We would all get together for the Holidays. My mother would invite soldiers. 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? The thing I treasure most are my family relationships. I would like to be remembered for not being judgmental about anyone’s situation in life, their wealth or social status. JFCS/smh 03.30.09 Word.olderAdult.OralHistories.forms � 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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