Weiss, Evelyn

Date:
1979-02-28
Length:
60 minutes
Interviewer:
Bobo, Mary
Transcription available:
no
Series:
Louisville's Jewish Community
Series ID:
9999_009
Interview Number(s):
__730
Summary:
Weiss discusses her family and life in Louisville, Kentucky, and Mobile, Alabama. Recollections include growing up in Mobile; marrying and moving to Louisville; Jewish refugees during the 1930s and Russian Jewish refugees during the 1970s; changing Jewish neighborhoods in Louisville; her husband's involvement in the Kentucky Heart Association; and the donation of his rare book collection to the Health Sciences Library at the University of Louisville.
Topic(s):
Jews--Kentucky--Louisville, Jews--Alabama--Mobile, Jewish refugees