Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Irving Abrams and Marjorie Kohler Abrams

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Irving Abrams and Marjorie Kohler Abrams

Date:

1997

Interviewer:

Rosengarten, Dale, 1948-;Rosenblum, Sandra Lee Kahn

Interviewee:

Abrams, Irving, 1925-;Abrams, Marjorie Kohler, 1925-

Description:

Irving Abrams moved with his family to Greenville, South Carolina, in 1936, where his father, Harry, led the effort to revive Temple of Israel, the city's Reform congregation. Harry managed the Piedmont Shirt Company, and hired African-Americans as early as 1939. Irving married Marjorie Kohler of Knoxville, Tennessee, followed his father into textiles, and oversaw the integration of his factory during the Civil Rights Movement.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Abrams, Irving, 1925- -- Interviews
Abrams, Marjorie K. -- Interviews
Max M. (Moses) Heller, 1919-

Topical Subject:

Immigrants -- United States -- History, Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews, and South Carolina -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century

Geographic Subject:

Lowcountry

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

MSS 1035-128

Digitization Specifications:

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Internet Media Type:

application/pdf;audio/mpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital resource copyright 2011, The College of Charleston. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

220742