Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Raymond Rosenblum, Caroline Rosenblum, and Irvin Rosenblum

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Raymond Rosenblum, Caroline Rosenblum, and Irvin Rosenblum

Date:

2008

Interviewer:

Rosenblum, Sandra Lee Kahn

Interviewee:

Rosenblum, Raymond, 1930-;Rosenblum, Caroline, 1925-2008;Rosenblum, Irvin, 1927-

Description:

Caroline, Irvin, and Raymond Rosenblum reminisce about growing-up in Anderson, South Carolina, recalling their older siblings, relatives, neighbors, and Jewish religious observance. Their parents, Nathan and Freida Rosenblum, Polish immigrants, lived in several small South Carolina towns and Miami, Florida, before settling in Anderson in 1933. Caroline recounts her work history, and Irvin describes his eleven months in the navy at the end of World War II. Raymond served in the Naval Reserves while he attended medical school. Under the Berry Plan, his active duty was deferred until he completed his residency in urology.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Rosenblum, Raymond, 1930- --Interviews
Rosenblum, Caroline, 1925-2008 -- Interviews
Rosenblum, Irvin, 1927- --Interviews

Topical Subject:

World War, 1939-1945, Jews -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- History, Jews -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- Religious life, Jews -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- Social life and customs, Temple B'nai Israel (Anderson, S.C.), Jews--South Carolina -- Anderson -- Interviews, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- History, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg -- History, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Greenwood -- History, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Blackville -- History, Jewish merchants -- Florida -- Miami -- History, and Antisemitism -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- History

Geographic Subject:

Lowcountry

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

MSS 1035-324

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:

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:

220765