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Suzy Post was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1933 during the Great Depression. Both sets of her grandparents immigrated to the United States from Germany in the early 1900s, bringing with them Reformed Jewish traditions. She recalls the Jewish…

Judy Tiell discusses her family history and the early influences on her Jewish identity. She talks about her education and career as a social worker. She talks about how she came to Louisville to work for the Jewish Social Service Agency (now called…

Louis Waterman describes his childhood in Louisville, including his parents and siblings, his education, and his Judaism both in his social life and religious practices. He talks about his college experiences, law school, and his career as a lawyer.…

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…