Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Betty Hirsch Lancer

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Betty Hirsch Lancer

Date:

1997

Interviewer:

Grossman, Michael Samuel

Interviewee:

Lancer, Betty Hirsch, 1924-

Description:

Betty Hirsch Lancer, the daughter of emigrants from Mogelnitza, Poland, describes growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, in the decades before World War II. Her father acted in New York’s Yiddish theaters with limited success, and his father made and sold schnapps out of his house on St. Philip Street during Prohibition. Betty recalls the Great Depression, discusses how her parents made a living, and mentions other families in Charleston who were from Mogelnitza.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Lancer, Betty Hirsch, 1924- -- Interviews

Topical Subject:

Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews, Jewish merchants -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History, and Jews -- Immigrants -- United States –- History

Geographic Subject:

Lowcountry

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

MSS 1035-157

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:

220777