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Title: Al Rousso oral history interview, 1989 February 26
Creator: Rousso, Al, 1924-2001
Date Created: 1989-02-26
Subjects--Topical: Jews, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Jews--Political activity, Religious tolerance, Religious discrimination, Local government, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Prominent jeweler Al Rousso talks about his experiences as a member of Charlotte, North Carolina's Jewish community. He praises the religious education the temples offer to local children and the various activities for Jewish congregants. He recal...

Title: Gary Silverstein and Maxine Silverstein oral history interview, 2000 March 12
Creator: Silverstein, Gary, 1943-
Date Created: 2000-03-12
Subjects--Topical: Jews, Jewish religious education of young people, Judaism--Customs and practices, Antisemitism, Bar mitzvah, Travel agents, Travel
Description: Longtime Charlotteans Gary and Maxine Silverstein discuss their lives as members of the city's Jewish community and as travel industry professionals. Mr. Silverstein, whose family has a long history in the Charlotte area, recalls his grandfather, ...

Title: Hilbert E. Fuerstman oral history interview, 1989 February 2
Creator: Fuerstman, Hilbert E., 1921-2016
Date Created: 1989-02-02
Subjects--Topical: Jews, Jews--Social life and customs, Judaism--Customs and practices, Reform Judaism, Jewish way of life, Fasts and feasts--Judaism, Antisemitism, African Americans--Segregation
Description: Hilbert Fuerstman describes the Jewish community in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he moved to from Newark, New Jersey in 1941. He describes the subtle and not-so-subtle biases he noticed against the Jewish community in Charlotte, such as not be...

Title: Jeri Gertzman oral history interview, 1990 April 22
Creator: Gertzman, Jeri Pressman, 1934-
Date Created: 1990-04-22
Subjects--Topical: Jews, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Jews--Political activity
Description: Charlotte, North Carolina native Jeri Gertzman discusses her life as a member of Charlotte's Jewish community. Recalling the community as small and close-knit, Ms. Gertzman reminisces about her childhood religious education at Temple Israel during...

Title: Jeri Gertzman oral history interview, 1990 April 22
Creator: Gertzman, Jeri Pressman, 1934-
Date Created: 1990-04-22
Subjects--Topical: Jews, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Jews--Political activity, Jews--Education, Antisemitism, Fasts and feasts--Judaism, Passover--Customs and practices, Zionism
Description: Charlotte, North Carolina native Jeri Gertzman discusses her life as a member of Charlotte's Jewish community. Recalling the community as small and close-knit, Ms. Gertzman reminisces about her childhood religious education at Temple Israel during...

Title: Notebook on ancient Rome and the Bar Kochba revolt
Creator: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Author: Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
Date Created: 1966-03-21, 1970
Subjects--Topical: American fiction--Jewish authors, History, Ancient, Historical fiction, Jews, Revolutions

Title: Susan Cernyak oral history interview, 1974 March 28
Creator: Cernyak-Spatz, Susan E., 1922-
Date Created: 1974-03-28
Subjects--Topical: Antisemitism, Concentration camps, Holocaust survivors, Jews
Description: Susan Cernyak, a UNC Charlotte professor and Holocaust survivor, recounts her experience during World War II. Born in Austria, Ms. Cernyak describes the treatment of Austrian Jews before and after Nazi Germany's annexation of the country. She expl...