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Hannah Shwayder Berry Public Talk for Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society, 1983 October 1
Topics covered include singing at local churches and a trip to New York, sings a number of songs in recording.
Oral History Interview with Aimee Strauss, 1982 March 19
Oral History Interview with Carol Leight, 1978 July 14
Topics cover Carol’s time serving with the NCJW, first as VP in the early 1960s and as president from 1967-1969; talks about Council’s work in the Civil Rights Movement and in the Middle East.
Oral History Interview with Eva Berger Saphro, 1982 October 11
Interviewed by her daughter, Eva talks about Glen Park School (later became Colfax Elementary) and was first PTA president, she was the first female president of Hebrew Educational Alliance, which was meant to be the Young Men's Hebrew Association. She also talks about gathering kosher food with Fannie Lorber for patients in Beth Israel Hospital.
Oral History Interview with Frayda Ornsten, 1978 July 17
Frayda Lynn Ornsten (née Blumberg) discusses her childhood, including the Jewish environment, schooling, and family gatherings. She also discusses her two marriages and her education and career in the field of special education. She talks about her father, Ben Blumberg, and her relationship with him. She reflects on changing attitudes, roles, goals of youth, and her philosophy of life. Went to the University of Denver.
Interview Index notes in Release file B098.01.0022.0003
Oral History Interview with Hannah Shwayder Berry, 1981 March 1
Major subjects covered in the interview include the Shwayder and Kobey (originally Kobersky) families, immigrating to Colorado from Poland, Hannah Shwayder Berry’s grandmother Miriam "Mary" Kobey (a Denver midwife nicknamed the “Angel of Mercy”) and refers to book “The Tale of the Little Trunk”; a copy of the book can be found in the Beck Archives.
Oral History Interview with Ida Aaron, 1980 April
Covers life on the West Side of Denver; some information in interview not accurate.
Oral History Interview with Jennie Goldberg, 1982 March 10
Major subjects covered in the interview include family immigrating to Denver form Poland, fathers’ grocery business, growing up in a Jewish family, schooling, charity work and religious life. Also talks about Rabbi Kauvar.
Oral History Interview with Leah Silverberg Eisen, 1982 April 30
Major subjects cover the familiy's immigration to Denver, her parents and siblings, Jewish religious education
Oral History Interview with Lillian "Billie" Stein, 1978 April 4
Topics covered: Early family life, learning to play the trumpet, father had a Taylor shop; life as a musician with her all girls band “The Harmony Girls”; had been on Junior Council, became vice president and then president of National Council of Jewish Women, activities they did (bowling, theatrical group), early council memories, hat council has done and still does.
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