Letter from William E. Pollard to Isaiah Bennett informing of travel plans to Charleston for the South Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute Convention.
Fotografía en color de Juana Bosch luciendo un vestido tradicional de Puerto Rico. Una nota escrita a mano en el margen derecho dice: "¡Qué bonita! Jajaja." / Color photograph of Juana Bosch wearing a traditional dress. A handwritten note on the right margin says in Spanish: "How pretty! hahaha."
Charlotte Saltz Brotman was born in 1901 in Kolbuszowa, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, the youngest of seven children of Miriam Wolfe and Sholom Saltz. Sholom was an egg wholesaler, selling to customers in large cities such as Vienna and Berlin. In this interview conducted by her grandson Stephen, Charlotte talks about growing up in Kolbuszowa, a small city with a significant Jewish population. She has many fond memories of her childhood, recalling wedding and bar mitzvah celebrations. She received a solid secular education, belonged to a Zionist club as a young girl, and attended Hebrew school. Her family was "very religious" and they kept kosher. Both of her brothers and one of her sisters immigrated to the United States prior to World War I. The rest of the family had to evacuate to Czechoslovakia during World War I to avoid encroaching battles. Charlotte recounts the difficulties she faced after the war ended and they returned home. Their house had burned down and her parents died within months of each other, prompting her to join her siblings in New York City in 1921. She describes living and working in Manhattan, and notes that there were plenty of activities to enjoy in her spare time. The interviewee met her husband, Ralph Brotman in New York; they married in 1929 and, two years later, moved to Charleston, South Carolina. Ralph had lived in Charleston previously, running a men's store with his father, Jacob. Charlotte and Ralph opened an army store on King Street, which did a brisk business during World War II, with shipyard workers coming in regularly. After Ralph died in 1946, Charlotte wanted to sell the store, but couldn't get the price she sought. The right offer finally came in 1962. She sold the business and moved to Summerton, South Carolina, where her daughter, Miriam, and her husband, David Gordin, were raising their four children. Charlotte opened The Towne Shoppe, a ladies' dress shop there. The interviewee discusses her support for the State of Israel and its people, and reflects on the accomplishments of her grandchildren, Rachel, Debbie, Danny, and Stephen.
South Carolina Commission on Aging handbook listing heath and service agencies, membership organizations, government administration agencies, recreational opportunities, television and radio programs, education opportunities, and employment opportunities for elderly folks.
Minutes of the South Carolina A. Phillip Randolph Institute reporting Isaiah Bennet's temporary resignation due to running for Charleston County Council seat.
Fotografía en color de tres hombres vestidos como los reyes magos hablando con tres niños. El evento fue organizado por Tri- County Hispanic American Association. / Color photograph of three man dressed as the Three Wise Man talking with three children. The event was organized by the Tri- County Hispanic American Association.
