Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Karl Karesh
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- Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Karl Karesh
- Date:
- 1996
- Interviewer:
- Rosengarten, Dale, 1948-;Stender, Barbara Karesh
- Interviewee:
- Karesh, Karl, 1912-1997
- Description:
- Karl Karesh, born in 1912, discusses growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, focusing on his neighborhood, the local merchants, his Hebrew school training, and his family and their adherence to Orthodox religious observances. He addresses the differences between the uptown and downtown Jews before World War II, and describes his clothing business, and other Jewish- and gentile-owned dry goods stores, in Charleston during the post-war years.
- Collection Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Karesh, Karl, 1912-1997 – Interviews
- Topical Subject:
- Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews, Kalushiner Society (Charleston, S.C.), Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.), Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.), Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.), Jewish sects -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, Council of Jewish Juniors (U.S.), Aleph Zadik Aleph. Charleston Chapter
- Geographic Subject:
- Lowcountry
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 1035-065
- Date Digital:
- 2011-05
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.
- 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:
- 220763
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