Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Irving Sonenshine
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- Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Irving Sonenshine
- Date:
- 1997
- Interviewer:
- Rosengarten, Dale, 1948-;Rosenblum, Sandra Lee Kahn;Jacobs, Ruth Bass
- Interviewee:
- Sonenshine, Irving, 1921-2013
- Description:
- Irving “Itchy” Sonenshine (Zonenschein), son of Polish immigrants, talks about growing up in the St. Philip Street neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina, and recalls many of the Jewish families that operated stores on King Street. He discusses the two Orthodox synagogues, Beth Israel and Brith Sholom, his experiences in Hebrew school and at AZA (Aleph Zadik Aleph) functions, his service as a navigator on bombers in the Pacific theatre during World War II, his partnership with Arthur Kahn in the electronics business, and his wife, Mildred “Mickey” Breibart Sonenshine, also a native of Charleston. Sonenshine also mentions the synagogue his son Stanley attends, B’nai Torah, a “Conservadox” congregation in Atlanta. Note: a videotape of this interview is available for viewing 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
- Preferred Citation:
- Irving Sonenshine, audio interview by Dale Rosengarten, Sandra Lee Kahn Rosenblum, and Ruth Bass Jacobs, 30 September 1997, Mss 1035-169, Special Collections, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA.
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.), Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.)
- Topical Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Jewish, Jews--South Carolina--Interviews, Jewish merchants--South Carolina--Charleston--History, Jews--South Carolina--Charleston--Social life and customs
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 1035-169
- Date Digital:
- 2012-06-07
- 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:
- 220993
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