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Oral History Interview with Rae Weiss, 1979 August

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Identifier: B098.04.0008.00017
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Topics covered: Came to Denver from Newark, New Jersey, parents died young and she lived with grandmother, came to Denver on her own, siblings followed, lived on Westside but moved to Eastside, married, community life.

Dates: 1979 August

Oral History Interview with Sophie Stillman, 1979 August

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Identifier: B098.04.0008.00025
Abstract

Topics covered: Lived in a poor village in Russia, mother would buy and sell chickens and eggs and father cattle, did housework in Russia, no opportunities there; brother came straight to Denver and worked in cattle; she came to US through NY, took train to Denver; she worked in a cigar factory, took some night school but quit, learned English from brother’s children; married, had 4 children, left husband but didn't divorce him; always lived on West Side, religious life.

Dates: 1979 August

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