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Blanche Jaffa and Ben Jaffa Jr. oral history interview, 1990 April 22
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Creator
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Jaffa, Blanche Goodman, 1903-2000
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Date Created
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1990-04-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Jews--Social life and customs, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Antisemitism, Jews--Persecutions, Discrimination in housing
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Description
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Blanche Jaffa and her son, Ben Jaffa, Jr., discuss their experiences as members of Charlotte's Jewish community beginning in the 1920s. Ms. Jaffa recalls the early religious services for Reform Jews in Charlotte prior to the founding of Temple Bet...
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Gladys Lavitan oral history interview 1, 1990 April 22
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Creator
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Lavitan, Gladys, 1916-2014
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Date Created
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1990-04-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Judaism--Customs and practices, Jews--Social life and customs, Jewish way of life, Seder, Jewish religious education of young people, Antisemitism
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Description
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A longtime resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, Gladys Lavitan discusses the Jewish experience in the 1930s and 1940s as well as changes to the Charlotte Jewish community during and after World War II. She describes the challenges that life in C...