Interview with Sidney Passamaneck, October 12, 1978

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck talks about his parents. He talks about the work that his father did and his memories of them growing up. He talks about his parents' life in Kiev, where they lived when they were younger. He talks about his memories of growing up and the places that were around where he and his family lived. Mr. Passamaneck talks about his schooling, including his schooling after high school.

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck talks about his education growing up. He talks about his time at Male High School. He talks about his memories of going to the school and what the impact of him being Jewish had on his time there. He also talks about going to Hebrew school when he was younger and his memories of his teachers and education there and outside of school.

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck discusses the various activities that he was involved in while he was growing up. He talks about being involved at the YHMA with a group of friends. He also talks about the groups and activities that he was in while he attended Male.

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck talks about his careers after he graduated from college. He briefly talks about the courses that he took at pharmacology school before talking about his work. Mr. Passamaneck talks about the jobs that he had at various drug stores, including Newman's Drug Store.

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck discusses his drug store and his memories of owning his own pharmacy. Mr. Passamaneck discusses his marriage and his wife. He also discusses what he was doing for work when he and his wife got married, including purchasing a drug store with one of his friends that he knew from a YHMA group. Mr. Passamaneck discusses Walnut Street, where his business was, and other places in the neighborhood, talking about the people who lived there and the businesses there.

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck discusses the various organizations he was involved in. These organizations include Jewish organizations as well as organizations that had to do with drug stores and pharmacies. He discusses the leadership positions that he had in these organizations as well, including President of the Kentucky Pharmaceutical Association.

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck discusses his memories of World War II. He talks about the knowledge that they had about what was happening in Germany and his recollections of the war. He also discusses the work that his wife did during the war, making up most of his memories.

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Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mr. Passamaneck discusses how the Jewish community has changed over the years. He talks about how the community has become more cohesive over the years and the changes that he's seen. He also discusses why this cohesion came about in these years and the reasons he believes that the community has changed.