Russia
Found in 260 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Frank Quicksilver, 1979 July 25
Oral History Interview with Hyman Bush, 1978 August 25
Topics include: Family coming from Russia to Des Moines, Iowa through Elis Island, father worked in dairy in Russia and was a peddler in US, father didn't want to serve in Russian army, lived in Chicago, work life, son had jewelry business in Denver.
Oral History Interview with Hyman Wright, 2002 October 16
Topics covered: Parents Russian immigrants came to New York, Hymie grew up in New York, went to school there but ended up in Denver looking for work, Married Hungarian immigrant Frida Eisen in Denver, changed his name from Rytsis to Wright when he got married (a few uncles had already changed to that name), drafted in WWII, lived and worked rest of life in Denver.
Oral History Interview with Isidore Caplan, 1978 July 20
Topics include: Early history, born in Kiev, what his family did in Russia; immigrating to America through Galveston, family farm in St. Joseph, MO, farming and labor on the farm, spoke Yiddish at home, met wife in Atlantic City, worked in amusement business, wife’s family background.
Oral History Interview with Max Grimes, 1976 September 20
Oral History Interview with Max Grimes, 1976 September 20
Oral History Interview with Milton Kronfeld, 1978 September 23
Topics covered: Early life in Russia, immigration, life in New York, love of learning English.
Oral History Interview with Rebecca Stein, 1973 September
Grew up with with her grandmother and aunt in a small town in Russia, antisemitism in the town, process of getting to America, working in a factory in New York City at 14 sewing ladies waists, later making house dresses and then a pattern maker. Came to Colorado because her mother was here. Married another Russian immigrant who peddled goods by wagon in mining towns. Moved to Texas when husband became an oil worker and had problems adjusting without other Jewish families in Texas towns.
Oral History Interview with Rose Rotenberg, 1978 June 1
Interview discusses life on Denver's West side, training new immigrants for American citizenship. Also discusses stories of Russian and Nazi persecution in Europe.
Oral History Interview with Rose Stuhlbarg, 1978 August 6
Rose Stuhlbarg details Jewish life on the West Side of Denver, Colo. She also talks about her parents who emigrated from Russia. Her father practiced folk-medicine and her mother was a midwife. She mentions the Yiddish theater in Denver. She discusses her life after her first husband died, and the Depression years in Denver. Her first husband was murdered while on the Denver Police Force in 1919.