Stark, William - 1991, 1992, 1997 - Tape 1, Side 1
Description
[T1S1] Respondent provides background information: father born, 1892, Galicia; mother born, 1894, Romania; both active in socialist movement; comments on their lives in Europe and their love of learning. Respondent born in New York; notes family's move to Swissvale, 1926; comments on meeting father called together with Leo Lehman and Louis Caplan to explain Hitler's threat; discusses beginning of United Jewish Federation: Louis Reizenstein, first president; mentions mother's involvement with Planned Parenthood. Respondent comments on writing paper on history of Socialist Party while attending University of Pittsburgh: 1938; explains importance of preserving Yiddish language; notes parents not religious. Respondent describes immediate family, siblings, parents: their previous lives in Europe and involvement with socialist activities; explains father's knowledge of nine languages enabled him to explain to Edgar Kaufmann and Leon Falk events happening in Europe during World War II. Respondent discusses his religious attitudes, adolescent accomplishments and social life.
