Oral History Interview with Frayda Ornsten, 1978 July 17
Abstract
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
Dates
- 1978 July 17
Creator
- Ornsten, Freyda Lynn Blumberg, 1936- (Interviewee, Person)
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Extent
2 Items (2 sound tape cassettes)
Scope and Contents
Series 1 consists of the recorded oral histories of individuals and, occasionally, groups of individuals representing Jewish organizations. Many of the interviewees are descendants of early Colorado Jewish pioneers or were Jewish newcomers to the state in the beginning of the 20th century. The interviews document Jewish history in Colorado in the 20th century.
General
Digitized other analog
- Congregation Emanuel (Denver, Colo.)
- Education
- Jewish families -- Colorado
- Jewish religious schools
- Jewish women -- Colorado -- Denver
- Jews -- Colorado -- Social life and customs
- Oral histories
- Public schools
- Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center
- Special education teachers
- University of Denver
- West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)
Creator
- Ornsten, Freyda Lynn Blumberg, 1936- (Interviewee, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository