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Description:: In this interview, Debra Stone (1952 - ) begins by giving some family background as it relates to St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In doing so, she tells briefly the story of her Communist father in Minnesota and the interesting circumstances which lead to both sides of her family settling in the Twin Cities area. As an African American, she...
Creator:: Stone, Debra, (1952 - )
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2012-06-22
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Dobie Hunegs talks about how her parents built a duplex on the North side of Minneapolis. Her family and her grandfather shared the duplex. She goes into detail about her parents and grandfather's professions. Dobie worked as a hygienist, and she gave communities with poor teeth health fluoride treatments. She goes into some d...
Creator:: Hunegs, Dobie
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2011-07-13
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Dorothy Jacobs explains her parent's background and how her family belonged to B'nai Abraham. B'nai Abraham merged and became B'nai Emet. She explains how her music career started and how she met her first husband who was also in the orchestra. She goes into more detail about her children, grandchildren, and second husband. Sh...
Creator:: Jacobs, Dorothy
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2012-06-11
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Elissa Heilicher talks about how she grew up on the North Side of Minneapolis. She goes into detail about her father's many entrepreneurial professions. She attended the University of Minnesota for a short time, and she attended a technical college for medical training. She goes into detail about her children and grandchildren...
Creator:: Heilicher, Elissa
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2011-07-16
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Ellen Roitenberg (1938 - ) discusses her Jewish family and their background on the North Side of Minneapolis. She discusses how difficult it was to get jobs, even as a trained professional, if you were Jewish. She talks of her father being a physician and the impact of the founding of Mount Sinai Hospital in Minneapolis. The d...
Creator:: Roitenberg, Ellen, (1938 - )
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2012-06-12
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Elliott Royce talks about how his father was the first Jewish pharmacist in Minnesota. His family belonged to Beth El. Elliott explains how his family lived during the depression, and how they recovered from it. During this time, they moved from the North side to the South side of Minneapolis. They joined Adath Jeshurun when t...
Creator:: Royce, Elliott
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2012-06-18
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Irving Stern (1928 - ) gives his perspective as mayor of Saint Louis Park and Minnesota state senator on local politics, commercial and residential development, and Jewish issues during his years in public service. The beginning of the interview consists of Stern's journey to politics and family background, including historica...
Creator:: Stern, Irving, (1928 - )
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2012-06-15
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Janice Loftus explains why her family moved to St. Louis park. Her father owned a business and her mother did the bookkeeping for Janice's father. She talks about her experience at Chrysler Motor company. She then goes into detail about her involvement in the STEP program, and mentions her experiences with anti-semitism.
Creator:: Loftus, Janice
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2011-07-12
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Jay Isenberg begins by giving information about his parents birthplaces and professions. He goes into detail about the houses his parents lived in and where he lived on the North side. He mentions how the neighborhoods were separated by race and ethnicity. His family belonged to Beth El. He became an architect after graduating...
Creator:: Isenberg, Jay
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2011-07-18
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16

Description:: In this interview, Jeff Fine talks about how he grew up in South Minneapolis. He is living in the house that his parents built. He belonged to Temple Israel, and he was on the basketball team there. He discusses how his job in the Real Estate business started with his father who built homes for a living. They lived in the homes that they hadn't ...
Creator:: Fine, Jeffrey
Contributor:: Norman, Jeff (Interviewer)
Created:: 2011-07-13
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-16