Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Betty Lindau Ustun

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Betty Lindau Ustun

Date:

2014

Interviewer:

Wides, Louise

Interviewee:

Ustun, Betty Lindau, 1932-

Description:

Betty Lindau Ustun revisits some of the stories she told about her parents in her 2013 interviews (Mss. 1035-378) and describes how her family celebrated Passover in Columbia, South Carolina. She discusses her “concept of God;” the founding of Temple Micah in Washington, D.C., where she was a founding member; and her involvement in establishing a Washington-Moscow art exchange in the late 1980s. The transcript includes comments inserted by the interviewee during proofreading. See Mss. 1035-378 for interviews conducted in 2013.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Preferred Citation:

Betty Lindau Ustun, audio interview by Louise Wides, 16 March 2014, 6 April 2014, 25 May 2014, and 22 June 2014, Mss 1035-392, Special Collections, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA.

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Temple Micah (Washington, D.C.)

Topical Subject:

Jews--South Carolina--Columbia--Interviews, Jews--South Carolina--Columbia--Social life and customs

S.C. County:

Richland County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

Mss 1035-392

Date Digital:

2014-10-16

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:

221049