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Leon Cooper was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1927 and came to Lexington with his wife, Harriet, and two of his three children during the mid-twentieth century (the third was born in Lexington). He came to Lexington after serving in the Navy on two…

Weissbach explains how he was born in pre-state Palestine in 1947. His father was born in Alexandria, Egypt and his mother in Norfolk, Virginia. They met in Tel Aviv, Israel in the 1930s. They immigrated to the United States in 1952 and settled down…

Larry Kass talks about his childhood in Connecticut. He describes his career as an advertising and marketing executive in New York before moving to Kentucky to work for Heaven Hill Distillery in 1998. He also discusses his family history, including…

Jack Miller was born in Lexington, Kentucky. His family originated from Germany. Miller's family opened a general store on the corner of Main street and Broadway. Starbucks is located there today. The store was a general store opened sometime in the…

Erle Levy discusses family lineage in Lexington, Kentucky and Europe. He discusses his childhood school life in Lexington, and his childhood life in relation to Judaism and family traditions. He talks about the Jewish businesses that existed in…

Marty Solomon speaks about his early life growing up on the south side of Chicago, and how he and his family came to live in the state of Kentucky. His parents worked in the bourbon industry and he grew up working in a distillery where they produced…

Harriet Rose discusses her family and her ancestry. She grew up living in Lexington, and discusses her Jewish traditions and identity growing up. She went to Sunday school every Sunday growing up and was eventually confirmed at her temple, Adath…

Sara Levy talks about growing up in Williamson, West Virginia. She goes on to discuss the Williamson Bargain Store, a clothing store that was owned and operated by her parents. Levy lists off her mother's family from Williamson. She also discusses…

Samuel Elliot Halpern was born in Georgetown, Kentucky in 1939 to a Jewish tobacco sharecropping family. Sam’s early life was characterized by experiences of fishing and hunting on his family’s farms and working long, grueling days in the fields.…

Eugene DuBow was born and was raised in The Bronx in New York City. He speaks about the public schools he attended, and about how the schools redistricted as a result of WWII in case there were air raids in the city. DuBow graduated from high school…