Berman, Alex

Date:
1978-11-28
Length:
120 minutes
Interviewer:
Chumbley, Kenneth
Transcription available:
no
Series:
Louisville's Jewish Community
Series ID:
9999_009
Interview Number(s):
__696
Summary:
Berman discusses how and why his parents came to the United States from Poland; his father's work as a peddler and in other businesses; the early Orthodox Jewish community in Louisville; the effects of the Depression on this father's business; his decision to attend the University of Louisville School of Law, from which he graduated in 1928; his early law practice; and activities in Keneseth Israel congregation. Berman concludes with reflections on changes in the local Jewish community during his memory.
Topic(s):
Jews--Kentucky--Louisville, Immigrants, Depressions--1929--Kentucky, Businessmen, Jewish businesspeople, Lawyers, Jewish lawyers, University of Louisville--Students, Congregation Keneseth Israel (Louisville, Ky.)