[T1S1] his birth in Pittsburgh, PA; number of siblings in his family; parents' immigration to the United States; residences in the city of Pittsburgh; father's occupation as a paintbrush manufacturer; his father's bristle import business; father's background in Meseritch, Poland; his education at the Hebrew Institute and Herron Hill Junior High School; participation in activities at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement; economic situation in his parents' household; effects of the depression on his family; his affiliation with a drama club at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement (IKS); discussion of the settlement houses and divisions between German Jews and eastern European Jews; names of leaders at IKS at that time; description of his mother.
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