Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Isaac Jacobs
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- Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Isaac Jacobs
- Date:
- 1998
- Interviewer:
- Rosengarten, Dale, 1948–;Rosenbaum, Marcus D.
- Interviewee:
- Jacobs, Isaac, 1916–1999;Jacobs, Ruth Bass, 1923–2007
- Description:
- Isaac Jacobs, in a follow-up session to his previous interviews that were poor in audio quality, tells many of the same stories recorded in 1995 (see Mss. 1035-005 and Mss. 1035-009). He discusses his immigrant grandfathers, Louis Pearlstine and Isaac Jacobs, the changes in the family surnames, and his aunts and uncles on both sides. He tells several anecdotes involving Louis Engelberg of Ridgeville, South Carolina, the family’s interactions with African Americans, and his father’s dealings with wholesalers. He recalls many of the Jewish merchants in Charleston, South Carolina, particularly food retailers such as the Zalkins, Rudichs, Mazos, and Kareshes. Jacobs also describes the origin of the West Ashley minyan house located in South Windermere subdivision. Note: this interview is also available in VHS (original) and DVD (use copy) formats to be accessed in person in Special Collections, Addlestone Library, College of Charleston.
- Collection Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- 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, Jewish merchants--South Carolina--Myrtle Beach--History
- Geographic Subject:
- Lowcountry, Pee Dee, Midlands
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 1035-173
- Date Digital:
- 2011-10-11
- 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:
- 220891
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