Oral History Collection
Title
Oral History Collection
Subject
Oral history interviews
Description
Recordings, transcripts, publications and photographs exploring the oral history collections of the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware.
Creator
Jewish Historical Society of Delaware
Publisher
Jewish Historical Society of Delaware
Date
1967-2021
Rights
2022 © Jewish Historical Society of Delaware.
Collection Items
Lena Blatman interview
Lena and Joseph Blatman owned Blatman's Bakery. She had two sons, Morris E. and Arthur, and four daughters, Ida Geller, Doris Himber, Frances Bellak, and Rosalyn Epstein. Arthur Blatman was killed in action on March 8, 1945 in Germany.
Roxana Arsht Interview
Roxana Cannon Arsht became the first female judge in Delaware in 1971 and continued as the only female judge until her retirement in 1983. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women in 1986. When she became a member of the Delaware bar…
Estella Hillersohn Frankel interview Item #95
Estella Frankel (1902-2001), a second-generation Russian-American, was a Wilmington based violinist who began learning violin at the age of seven. She was heavily involved in Wilmington’s music scene throughout her life and taught music both as a…
Estella Frankel Item #96
Estella Frankel (1902-2001), a second-generation Russian-American, was a Wilmington based violinist who began learning violin at the age of seven. She was heavily involved in Wilmington’s music scene throughout her life and taught music both as a…
Leslie Gluckman
Died February 13, 1977, age 75
Lawyer, Wilmington native
Went to Wilmington public schools, Dickinson Law school
50+ years in law. 1934: appointed as a state magistrate succeeding father, Barnet Gluckman
One-time president of Jewish Community…
Lawyer, Wilmington native
Went to Wilmington public schools, Dickinson Law school
50+ years in law. 1934: appointed as a state magistrate succeeding father, Barnet Gluckman
One-time president of Jewish Community…
Mrs. Kanofsky
mentions Martin Briefman, her brother Lou.
worked in Philadelphia, took the train be be at work at 8 am.
worked in Philadelphia, took the train be be at work at 8 am.
Halina Wind Preston
Halinda Wind Preston (1922-1982) was a Polish immigrant, Holocaust survivor, educator, and activist. Though she had planned to pursue higher education in the U.S., the outbreak of WWII prevented her from leaving her home country until 1947. The Nazis…