Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Zerline Levy Williams Richmond, Arthur V. Williams, and Betty Williams Gendelman

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Zerline Levy Williams Richmond, Arthur V. Williams, and Betty Williams Gendelman

Date:

1996

Interviewer:

Rosengarten, Dale, 1948-

Interviewee:

Richmond, Zerline Levy Williams, 1898-1999;Williams, Arthur V., 1919-2007;Gendelman, Betty Williams, 1921-2007

Description:

Zerline Levy Williams Richmond and her children, Arthur Williams and Betty Gendelman, recount the Levy and Williams family histories, including Zerline’s mother’s stint as Charleston’s first female rice broker, and the Williamses’ kindergarten on George Street. The Williams family were members of Charleston’s Reform temple, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Richmond, Zerline Levy Williams, 1898-1999 -- Interviews, Williams, Arthur V., 1919-2007 -- Interviews, Gendelman, Betty Williams, 1921- -- Interviews, Williams, Arthur V., 1878-1951

Topical Subject:

Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews, Ghosts -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.), Jewish businesspeople -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, Businesswomen -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, Jews -- Cultural assimilation -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History

Geographic Subject:

Lowcountry

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

MSS 1035-079

Digitization Specifications:

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Internet Media Type:

application/pdf;audio/mpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright © Jewish Heritage Collection

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

220738