Browse Items (270 total)

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  Interview with Faye Davis, 2001

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Faye Davis (1917-) on July 17, 2001. 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 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 Harriet Dicter, 2011

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Harriet Dicter (1921-) in September 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 Riva Drutz and photograph, 2011, 2013

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Riva Drutz (1921-) on February 22, 2011. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Drutz taken by Margaret Mazanec at a party on June 26, 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 Al Erlen, 2002

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Al Erlen (1906-2003) on May 6, 2002. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.
  
  Al Erlen came to Louisville after being born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, to a family that spoke Yiddish at home. Encouraged by his parents to become a Rabbi, he studied Talmud Chumash near a synagogue within walking distance from his house. All Jewish holidays were observed in his kosher household, especially Shabbat, and these practices led him to have a Bar Mitzvah but not confirmation. After receiving a BS in Education from Ohio State University and a MA in Humanities in hopes of becoming a German language professor, he instead moved down to Louisville as Executive Director of Jewish Welfare Federation, for which he was prioritized over wartime service. He met his wife, Selma, at a school in Cleveland while they both worked there, and upon moving to Louisville they joined the Jewish Community Center.. His interests include golfing, reading, listening to music, dancing, and spending time with children and grandchildren, for whom he hopes to leave behind a legacy of caring for others and abiding by the golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
  
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  Interview with Armand Essig, 2002

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Armand Essig (1926-) on November 5, 2002. 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 Elise Essig, 2009

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Elise Essig (1926-) on February 17, 2009. 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 Evelyn Figa, 2018

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Evelyn Figa (1942-) in December 2018. 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 Phil Flarsheim, 2011

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Phil Flarsheim (1932-) in July 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 Betty Jane Fleischaker, 2002

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Betty Jane Fleischaker (1920-2016) in 2002. The summary is accompanied by an obituary for Fleischaker. 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 Babette Fleischer and photograph, 2015

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Babette Fleischer (1944-) on December 22, 2015. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Fleischer seated in a chair in December 2015. 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 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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  Denise Wolff permis de conduire les automobiles

  French driver's license for Denise Wolff (1909-2000), a Jewish Frenchwoman. Denise was the wife of Jacques Wolff (1903-1977), a nephew of Sol Levy. Levy arranged for the family's immigration to Louisville, Kentucky, to escape German occupation and the Holocaust
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  Arthur Wolff carte d'identité, 1938

  French identity card of Arthur Wolff (1877-1941), a Jewish Frenchman. Arthur was the husband of Aline Levy Wolff (d. 1941), and her brother Sol Levy arranged for their family's immigration to the United States to escape German occupation and the Holocaust.
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  Arthur Wolff certificat de capacité, 1920

  Certification of ability to operate an automobile for Arthur Wolff (1877-1941), a Jewish Frenchman. Arthur was married to Aline Levy Wolff (d. 1941), and her brother Sol Levy arranged for their family's immigration to the United States during World War II.
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  Eugénie Baer Hirsch carte d'identité, 1943

  French identity card of Eugénie Baer Hirsch (1880-1967), a Jewish Frenchwoman. Eugénie was the widow of Jacques Hirsch, and mother of Denise Hirsch Wolff (1909-2000). She immigrated to the United States in 1947 and settled in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  Denise Wolff carte d'identité, 1939

  French identity card of Denise Wolff (1909-2000), a Jewish Frenchwoman. Denise was the wife of Jacques Wolff (1903-1977), a nephew of Sol Levy. Levy arranged for the family's immigration to Louisville, Kentucky, to escape German occupation and the Holocaust.
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  Jacques Wolff demobilisation record, 1940

  Formal release of Jacques Wolff (1903-1977) from French military service during World War II. For more on Jacques service and life, see this 1965 biography: https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/7047
  Jacques was married to Denise Wolff (1909-2000). His uncle Sol Levy arranged for their family's immigration to Louisville, Kentucky, to escape German occupation and the Holocaust.
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  Jacques Hirsch sauf-conduit partie a détacher certificate, 1940

  World War II era French safe conduct pass for Jacques Hirsch, a Jewish Frenchman. He was married to Eugénie Baer Hirsch (1880-1967).
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  Eugénie Baer Hirsch sauf-conduit partie a détacher certificate, 1940

  World War II era French safe conduct pass for Eugénie Baer Hirsch, a French Jewish woman. She was married to Jacques Hirsch and the mother of Denise Hirsch Wolff (1909-2000).