[T1S1] Interviewer provides Respondent's biographical details and outlines Respondent's father's work. Respondent mentions contention for synagogue seats and illiteracy of Jewish women in Romania. Father's first wife's reaction to father's freemasonry is recounted; father's response to Jews' renunciation of citizenship is related. Respondent indicates route to, and destination in, U.S. Respondent's bypassing of Ellis Island is related. Respondent indicates unsanitary practices in Franklin School and abuse received from classmates. Accommodations and neighborhood of first residence are discussed. Location of brother's drugstore is noted; Respondent's wages, hours and work as pharmacist are discussed. Respondent reports overcrowding of Letsche School. Cultural pursuits are enumerated. Respondent recounts additional lessons from Ms. Kieler at Letsche School. Respondent's wages as newspaper boy are detailed. Respondent notes parents' synagogue affiliation. Respondent recounts fission of the Romanian Shul downtown over use of Jewish cemetery.
