Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Isaac Jacobs
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- Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Isaac Jacobs
- Date:
- 1995
- Interviewer:
- Rosengarten, Dale, 1948–
- Interviewee:
- Jacobs, Isaac, 1916–1999;Jacobs, Ruth Bass, 1923–2007
- Description:
- In the second part of an interview, Isaac Jacobs continues his discussion of his family history, including how his mother’s family name, Farber, was changed to Pearlstine in Trestina, Poland. His mother, Ethel Pearlstine of Branchville, married Louis Jacobs (Karesh) in 1908, and the couple raised eight children in the Hampton Park Terrace neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina. Isaac describes his siblings, his aunts and uncles on the Jacobs side, and relays anecdotes passed down in the family about life in Charleston. Isaac also talks about his experiences in the military during World War II. He married Ruth Bass of North, South Carolina, who joins him in this interview. Note: The audio quality of this recording is poor. Corrections and additions to the transcript were made by Isaac and/or his wife, Ruth, during proofing. See Mss. 1035-005 for the first part of this interview, dated February 1, 1995, and Mss. 1035-173 for another interview on January 26, 1998.
- Collection Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- United States. Army, Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.), Karesh family, Jacobs family, Pearlstine family, Jacobs, Isaac, 1916–1999, Farber family
- Topical Subject:
- Jews--South Carolina--Charleston--History, Jewish merchants--South Carolina--Charleston--History
- Geographic Subject:
- Lowcountry, Midlands
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 1035-009
- Date Digital:
- 2011-02-09
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.
- Internet Media Type:
- audio/mpeg; application/pdf
- 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:
- 220890
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