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  Photograph of a Cabbage Patch Settlement House Biblical Play, 1950s or 1960s

  Photograph of children and faculty at the Louisville, Kentucky Cabbage Patch Settlement House and arranged around a table; they appear to be replicating the last supper. They are in costume. The picture is not dated. In interviews, lifelong Cabbage Patch faculty member Roosevelt Chin claimed that the Cabbage Patch would put on multiple extravagant Bible story plays on holidays. These plays would be written by Roosevelt Chin and Mrs. John R. Green, who ran the Cabbage Patch Sewing School. Sceneries would by constructed by Roosevelt Chin and the Sewing School children; the costumes would be made from scraps collected from rummage sales by the Sewing School children.
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  Photograph of Cabbage Patch Settlement House children and faculty in Washington D.C with Senator Morton, 1962

  A photograph of children and faculty from the Louisville, Kentucky Cabbage Patch Settlement House drinking soda and sitting on the floor in the office of Louisville Senator Thruston Ballard Morton in Washington D.C. An inscription on the bottom of the photograph dates the photograph to the August of 1962. Notes in the Cabbage Patch file indicate that the Cabbage Patch children took camping trips to Washington D.C on at least five occasions; senator Morton hosted the Cabbage Patch children twice. This 1962 trip to D.C was allegedly the only Cabbage Patch camping trip attended by Cabbage Patch founder Louise Marshall. Miss Marshall can be found in the far left of this photograph. Also in this photograph, also on the left side, is Roosevelt Chin, a lifelong worker for the Cabbage Patch. Senator Morton is at the top of the photograph, near the center, in a dark suit and tie.
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  Photograph of children and Santa Claus at Cabbage Patch Christmas party, 1979

  A Polaroid photograph of a little girl with a Santa Claus at the annual Cabbage Patch Christmas party. The back of the photograph dates the photograph to 1979. According to the lifetime Cabbage Patch worker Roosevelt Chin, Cabbage Patch Christmas parties were often "sponsored by one of the companies in the neighborhood." A letter from early 1980 suggests that this particular Christmas party was hosted by the Martin Sweets Company.
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  Cabbage Patch football team, 1956

  A photograph of the Cabbage Patch Settlement House football team, dated 1956. The team includes both Black and white children. The Cabbage Patch Settlement House desegregated their football team in the 50s. In interviews, the lifetime Cabbage Patch worker Roosevelt Chin claimed that the Cabbage Patch was "the very first" youth group in Louisville to desegregate. One member of this desegregated football team, Sherman Lewis, would go on to become a Super Bowl winning offensive coach.
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  Roosevelt Chin passport, 1957

  A United States passport issued to Roosevelt Chin, a Chinese American student from Louisville, Kentucky who worked with the Cabbage Patch Settlement House for over fifty years. The passport is from 1957, when Chin traveled to Hong Kong; stamps from Hong Kong are found in the passport. Chin would later say that he always wanted to visit China, but that Hong Kong was the closest that he ever came. Hong Kong was under British authority at the time and the United States Department of State forbade passage to Communist China; a notice on the inside of the passport warns that the passport is not valid for travel to any nations "under Communist control."
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  Interview with Enid German-Beck and photographs, 1930s-1950s, 2010-2011

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Enid German-Beck (1930-) in November 2010. The summary is accompanied by photographs of Enid, her homes, and her family and friends, dating from the 1930s-1950s, 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 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 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 Irvin Goldstein and photographs, 1980s-1990s, 2010-2018

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Irvin Goldstein (1929-) in 2010 and 2018. The summary is accompanied by a circa 1980s-1990s portrait of Goldstein, photograph of Goldstein taken by Margaret Mazanec on June 23, 2013, biography, and resume. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.
  
  Irvin Goldstein descends from Polish and Russian ancestry and was born in Louisville, speaking English and a little Yiddish in his family. Irv lived in the Highlands with other family members in the area and maintained Jewish practice by attending synagogue at Adath Jeshurun. During the Great Flood of 1937 his family was a little crowded in their house as they also welcomed his aunt and three cousins after their basement suffered flooding, and they received typhoid shots at a local library. Beyond that, nothing especially severe occurred to his household. Irvin observed all Holy Days with his family, was confirmed in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was also Bar Mitzvah’d. Following high school at Ohio Military Institute then Male High School, he attended the University of Kentucky, where he ultimately majored in Elementary Education. He wound up teaching Canada, followed by New Albany, Indiana. He enjoys building model airplanes and H. O. model railroads, has a stamp collection, and values the participation of his children and grandchildren in Jewish activities.
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  Interview with M. Jay Goldstein and photograph, circa 2000s-2010s

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with M. Jay Goldstein (1932-2014) in circa 2000s-2010s 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 Ella Goodman, 2018

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Ella Goodman (1925-) in October 2018. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Goodman. 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 Arthur H. Isaacs and photographs, 2014

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Arthur H. Isaacs (1924-2017) in December 2014. The summary is accompanied by photographs of Isaacs in November 2014 and with loved ones at his 90th birthday dinner in September 2014, and an obituary. 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 Helene Ruth Judah, 2014

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Helene Ruth Judah on September 16, 2014. The summary is accompanied by photographs of Judah and her husband, Morris Judah. 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 Margot Kling and photograph, 2018

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Margot Kling (1926-2021) in October 2018. The summary is accompanied by a copy of a photograph of Kling. 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 Arthur Lerman and photograph, 2015

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Arthur Lerman (1929-2017) on June 4, 2015. The summary is accompanied by a circa 2000s photograph of Lerman and an obituary. 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 Margaret F. Moseson and photographs, 2001

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Margaret F. Moseson (1930-2013) on July 14, 2001. The summary is accompanied by copies of photographs, an obituary, and Lowenthal and Moseson family trees. 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 Suzy Post and photograph, 2001, 2014

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Suzy Post (1933-) on 2001 and, 2014. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Post on August 18, 2014. Clippings and articles on Post were not digitized. 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 Geraldine Snyder and photograph, late 1940s, 2018

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Geraldine Snyder (1919-) in February 2018. The summary is accompanied by a photograph of Gerri and Sam Synder, circa late 1940s. 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 Allan Steinberg and photographs, 2015, circa 2010s

  Summary of an oral history interview conducted with Allan Steinberg (1941-) on April 14, 2015. The summary is accompanied by two circa 2010s photographs of Steinberg, his resume, and clippings on him. The interview was part of the Louisville Jewish Family and Career Services's project to document the lives of Jewish seniors in Louisville, Kentucky.