Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Ida Ginsberg

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Ida Ginsberg

Date:

1996

Interviewer:

Cydney G. Berry

Interviewee:

Ginsberg, Ida, 1914-1998

Description:

Ida Berry Ginsberg, in an interview with her nephew’s wife, Cydney G. Berry, discusses the Berry (Berzin or Berzinsky) family history, with a focus on her father, Barnett Berry, who emigrated from Russia around 1892. After spending two years in New York, he moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where he opened B. Berry’s, a shoe repair and sales shop on Assembly Street. He married Annie Levine and they raised seven children. Ida recalls that the family observed the Sabbath at home, with only the men attending weekly services at House of Peace Synagogue. She remembers the Depression, but notes that it did not negatively affect her family’s welfare.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Preferred Citation:

Ida Ginsberg, audio interview by Cydney G. Berry, 23 March 1996, Mss 1035-059, Special Collections, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA.

Topical Subject:

Jews--South Carolina--Columbia--Interviews, Jewish merchants--South Carolina--Columbia--History, Jews--South Carolina--Columbia--Social life and customs

S.C. County:

Richland County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

Mss 1035-059

Date Digital:

2012-02-01

Digitization Specifications:

Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.

Internet Media Type:

audio/mpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright © Jewish Heritage Collection

Access Statement:

All rights reserved.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

221042