European Jewish Communities

Scope and Contents This interview documents Margaret Kahn's experience of the Holocaust, as well as her understanding of herself as a result of the hardships of her childhood. Until Hitler rose to power, she states that she had a secure middle class upbringing in a home that did not keep kosher. Once she was forced to attend Jewish parochial schools once Jews were banned from German schools, this became an issue since it meant she had to watch what she brought for lunch. She made a friend there that helped...

Scope and Contents File contains information on the projects undertaken by the Kassows through Trinity College and the Hillel group, including working with Ugandan (Abayudaya) Jews. Samuel is a Trinity grad, as well as the child of Holocaust survivors. Many of the articles discuss Samuel's academic work and lectures, particularly his study of Easter European/Polish/Russian Jews and his book on the Warsaw Archives, "Who Will Write Our History?".The file also contains information on Lisa Pleskow...

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Subjects covered during interview include: Samuel and Rebecca Sless (parents), family history, immigration, growing up Jewish in Philadelphia, Hartford, Sless Pharmacy, Emanuel Synagogue, wife, Rabbi Silverman, daughters, grandchildren, music, AZO song, Beth Shalom, Emanuel synagogues, fundraising for Beth Shalom, Jewish Youth, Zionism, Beth Hillel, European Synagogues and Jewish Communities