Celia Scher oral history interview, 1994 March 6

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Celia Scher discusses her memories of life in New York City, her move to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1959 to provide a better quality of life for her young family, and her role in educating the community about the Holocaust. She talks about joining the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust board in 1981 and their efforts to get the Holocaust taught in public schools. She discusses the personal reason why she became so passionate about educating people about the Holocaust, and shares stories about the impact of her Holocaust educational work. Ms. Scher also describes her work teaching history to pre-teen students in religious school at Temple Israel beginning in 1960. Other topics include her ambivalence about Shalom Park, her children's accomplishments, and her trip to Israel with Rabbi Richard Rocklin.

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Title: Celia Scher oral history interview, 1994 March 6
Interviewee: Scher, Celia, 1929-1994
Interviewer: Klein, Richard
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1994-03-06
Physical Description: 1 audio file (36:17) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (16 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Celia Scher was a 65-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at the Jewish Community Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in New York City in 1929. She was employed as an accountant, an educator, and a Sunday school teacher.
Abstract: Celia Scher discusses her memories of life in New York City, her move to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1959 to provide a better quality of life for her young family, and her role in educating the community about the Holocaust. She talks about joining the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust board in 1981 and their efforts to get the Holocaust taught in public schools. She discusses the personal reason why she became so passionate about educating people about the Holocaust, and shares stories about the impact of her Holocaust educational work. Ms. Scher also describes her work teaching history to pre-teen students in religious school at Temple Israel beginning in 1960. Other topics include her ambivalence about Shalom Park, her children's accomplishments, and her trip to Israel with Rabbi Richard Rocklin.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Accountants
Teachers
Subjects--Names: Scher, Celia, 1929-1994
Subjects--Organizations: National Conference of Jews and Christians (U.S.)
Temple Israel Charlotte (N.C.)
Subjects--Events: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945)
Subjects--Topics: Jews--Identity
Jewish religious education of young people
Judaism--Customs and practices
Fasts and feasts--Judaism
Antisemitism
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
New York (State)--New York
Israel
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2000
Digital Collection Title: Charlotte Jewish Historical Society
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: JC-SC0009
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1859

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