Collection #

SC 2815

 

 

What they said:
oral histories from jewish citizens around the state
transcriptions, 1974–1981

Collection Information

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Contents

Cataloging Information

 

 

 

Processed by

Monica Casanova
June 13, 2007

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

www.indianahistory.org

 

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:

Seven manuscript folders

COLLECTION
DATES:

1974–1981

PROVENANCE:

Transferred from Public Programs Division, Indiana Historical Society, July 2003

RESTRICTIONS:

None

COPYRIGHT:

 

REPRODUCTION
RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE
FORMATS:

 

RELATED
HOLDINGS:

 

ACCESSION
NUMBER:

2003.0496

NOTES:

 

BIOGRAPHiCAL SKETCH

Longtime Jewish residents from Muncie, Ligonier, Evansville, Lafayette, South Bend, Gary, Kokomo, and Crawfordsville were interviewed individually and collectively through a focus group.  The interviews took place between 1974 and 1975 although several transcripts are not dated.  The panel discussion that took place in Muncie occurred in 1981 and was moderated by Joan Schwartz.

Those interviewed include: Sam Mulis of Kokomo, Max K. Tannenbaum of Crawfordsville, Mrs. Sydney Greenfield of Gary, Rabbi Jacob Bergman of South Bend, Dorothy Pearlman of Lafayette, and Margaret Goldsmith Welt of Evansville.

Interviewees discussed anti-Semitism, KKK influence in their town, growing up, temple and synagogue life.

Interviewers were Joseph Levine and Irv Ross.  The project director was Eileen Baitcher.  The project was funded through an Indiana Heritage Research Grant through the Indiana Historical Society.

Sources:

Materials in the collection.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Seven typed transcripts of six individual interviews done in 1974 and 1975, and one panel discussion conducted in 1981 make up the collection.  Each transcription is in a legal size manuscript folder.

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

Mrs. Sydney Greenfield Transcript, 20 Feb. 1974

Folder 1

Margaret Goldsmith Welt Transcript, April 1975

Folder 2

Rabbi Jacob Bergman Transcript, 12 March 1975

Folder 3

Dorothy Pearlman Transcript, 1 July 1975

Folder 4

Max Tannenbaum Transcript, 1 August [1974–1975?]

Folder 5

Sam Mulis Transcript, [1975]

Folder 6

Panel Discussion, 1981

Folder 7

CATALOGING INFORMATION

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