Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Edward V. Mirmow, Rose Louise Rich Aronson, and Harold M. Aronson
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Title:
Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Edward V. Mirmow, Rose Louise Rich Aronson, and Harold M. Aronson
Date:
1996
Interviewer:
Rosengarten, Dale, 1948-;Mendelsohn, Rhetta Aronson, 1946-
Interviewee:
Mirmow, Edward V., 1930-;Aronson, Rose Louise Rich, 1922-2004;Aronson, Harold M., 1919-
Description:
Edward Mirmow and Rose Louise Aronson, who grew up in Orangeburg, recall the city’s Jewish families, descendants of German and Russian immigrants, and the types of stores they operated, dating to the 1930s. Edward’s paternal relatives, the Mirmowitzes and the Goldiners, emigrated from Russia around the turn of the 20th century. In the 1950s, Rose led an effort to organize a congregation for the benefit of Orangeburg’s Jewish children, including her two daughters, and Temple Sinai was founded.
Collection Title:
Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories Contributing Institution:
College of Charleston Libraries Media Type:
Oral Histories Personal or Corporate Subject:
Mirmow, Edward V., 1930- -- Interviews, Aronson, Rose Louise Rich, 1922-2004 -- Interviews, Aronson, Harold M., 1919- -- Interviews
Topical Subject:
Immigrants -- United States -- History, Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, Jews -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg -- History, Jews -– South Carolina -- Orangeburg -- Social life and customs, Jews -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg -- Religious life, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg -- History, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Summerville -- History, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Blackville -– History, Temple Sinai (Orangeburg), Tree of Life synagogue (Columbia), Temple Beth El (Camden), Antisemitism -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg -- History Geographic Subject:
Lowcountry S.C. County:
Charleston County (S.C.)
Shelving Locator:
MSS 1035-052
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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:
220736
