[T1S1] grandfather's birth in Germany; story of changing the family name to Jackson; his grandfather's clothing store in downtown Pittsburgh, 954 Liberty Avenue; recollections of the store; description of his grandfather, Henry Jackson; grandfather's affiliation with Tree of Life Synagogue and Rodef Shalom Temple; Friday evenings at the grandparent's home; his grandfather's electric generator that supplied power to his store and surrounding businesses; residences of his family; Henry Jackson's activity with Zionism; father's career as a general practitioner at Montefiore Hospital for fifty years; his father's partnership with Dr. K. I. Sanes; maternal grandfather was founder and president of the Jewish Foster Home in Philadelphia, PA; discovery of unknown relatives graves in Pottstown, PA; mother's service as president of the Sisterhood of Rodef Shalom and Ladies Hospital Aid; discussion of the three doctors in his family; their extended family household in his early life; discussion of the middle years of Reform Judaism; celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah; early residences; his confirmation by Rabbi Levy in 1922.
