Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Caroline Geisberg Funkenstein and Louis Funkenstein
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Title:
Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Caroline Geisberg Funkenstein and Louis Funkenstein
Date:
1997
Interviewer:
Rosengarten, Dale, 1948-;Rosenblum, Sandra Lee Kahn
Interviewee:
Funkenstein, Caroline Geisberg, 1920-2005;Funkenstein, Louis, 1913-2000
Description:
Louis Funkenstein of Athens, Georgia, married Caroline Geisberg, a native of Anderson, South Carolina, and the couple settled in Caroline’s hometown where Louis established a paper box company. The Funkensteins describe their family histories and discuss a variety of topics including religious practices and Jewish-gentile relations in Anderson.
Collection Title:
Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories Contributing Institution:
College of Charleston Libraries Media Type:
Oral Histories Personal or Corporate Subject:
Funkenstein, Caroline Geisberg, 1920-2005 -- Interviews, Funkenstein, Louis, 1913-2000 -- Interviews, Heller, Max M. (Max Moses), 1919-2011
Topical Subject:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews, World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews, Jews -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- History, Temple B'nai Israel (Anderson, S.C.), Jews -- South Carolina -- Greenville -- History, Jews -- Georgia -- Elberton -- History, Jews -- Georgia -- Athens –- History, Antisemitism -- South Carolina -- History, Jews -- South Carolina -- Cultural assimilation, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Anderson –- History, Temple of Israel (Greenville, S.C.), School integration -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- History, Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity, Conservative Judaism -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- History, Orthodox Judaism -- South Carolina -- Anderson -- History Geographic Subject:
Lowcountry S.C. County:
Charleston County (S.C.)
Shelving Locator:
MSS 1035-124
Date Digital:
2011-8
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:
220769
