Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Philip Garfinkel

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Philip Garfinkel

Date:

1996

Interviewer:

Grossman, Michael Samuel

Interviewee:

Garfinkel, Philip, 1931-2005

Description:

Philip Garfinkel, one of six children of Sam and Hannah Garfinkel, natives of Divin, Russia, grew up in the 1930s and ’40s in Charleston, South Carolina. Philip discusses his siblings, friends from the St. Philip Street neighborhood, and the family’s religious practices. He fondly recalls summers on Sullivan’s Island and afternoons at the Jewish Community Center on St. Philip Street.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Garfinkel, Philip, 1931-2005 – Interviews

Topical Subject:

Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews, Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.), Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.), Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs, Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston – History, Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Religious life

Geographic Subject:

Lowcountry

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

MSS 1035-103

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:

220775