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Madeline Abramson was raised as a Catholic in Louisville, Kentucky. In this interview, she explains her family’s involvement in the Catholic church and her dissatisfied feelings with religion before discovering Judaism. Abramson offers a unique…

Richard Levy discusses his genealogy and his family's immigration to the United States. He talks about living in Irvine and Lexington, Kentucky and the Right Way Store his father owned. He discusses the role Judaism played throughout his childhood,…

Stanley Kravetz was born in Georgetown, Kentucky on March 4, 1934. Both his mother and father were born in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States as refugees. Kravetz discusses his grandparents’ lives, his experiences growing up in rural…

Anne Edelstein Shapira was born in Ottawa, Canada in 1914 and her parents were immigrants from Manchester, England. She visited the United States in 1934 and 1936 to see her Aunt Rachel in Louisville. Rachel was married to the eldest Shapira brother…

Morris Weiss begins the interview by discussing his family background dating back to Alten-Schoenbach, Germany and how his uncle, Josef Solomon, emigrated to Louisville, Kentucky in 1863. He explains how his family became one of the founding families…

Born in Magdeburg, Germany, John Rosenberg begins the interview by discussing the importance of Judaism in his family's life growing up. His father was a Jewish schoolteacher and assisted the local rabbi while his mother kept a kosher household.…

Max Shapira was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in Bardstown, Kentucky, where his family's company, Heaven Hill Brands, is located. Shapira lived in Bardstown until he was a junior in high school when he moved to Louisville. His grandparents…

Kate Shapira Latts is one of the only women in a high executive position at her family’s business, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1971. From an early age, Latts remembers feeling very proud of and interested in…

Mike Ades begins the interview by detailing his family background, including how in 1895 his grandfather, David Ades, immigrated from Lithuania to Baltimore, Maryland and then later joined his brother in Lexington, Kentucky. He discusses how his…

Ben Baker describes his family's history, primarily focusing on his mother's side. His maternal grandfather, who was originally from New York, owned a clothing store in Lexington on the corner of N. Mill Street and E. Main Street, which remained open…