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JHSD_Audio_Recordings_150_a.mp3
William P. Frank Collection

Sallie Topkis Ginns discusses the early Wilmington Jewish community (late 19th to mid-20th century) and the founding and early activities of many Delaware Jewish organizations, including Adas Kodesch, the Bikur Cholim…

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_143_a.mp3
In this interview, Frank Chaiken talks about his father’s store, Bob’s Men’s Shop, as well as his early life, the JCC, and his time at Wilmington High School.

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_137_a.mp3
Ethel Ferber discusses her life in Wilmington during the 1900's: her and her husband’s jewelry business, her marriage, her children and stepchildren, and her experience as a resident of the Kutz Home

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_135_b.mp3
Martin “Peeny” Berger was born June 1, 1920 to a family of 13 children, 9 boys and 4 girls. He served in World War II, along with three of his brothers, and was wounded. In this interview, Mr. Berger primarily discusses his early life and family.

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_0116_a.mp3
Leo Zeftel (1925-1999) was an organic chemist involved in the negotiations that resulted in an international chemical weapons treaty, ratified by the U.S. in 1997, and worked to raise awareness of the dangers of chemical weapons. He was deeply…

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_0110_a.mp3
Drs. David and Edith Platt were physicians based in the Wilmington area. They established a private practice catering to working class people together after their marriage and completion of medical school. They remained with the practice for nearly…

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_0105_a.mp3
Mrs. Sackman discusses the early Jewish community in Wilmington and how it has changed, as well as some discussion of taking in displaced Jews from Europe during World War II.

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_0099_a.mp3
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…

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_0089_a.mp3
Harry David Zutz (1917-2008) was a second-generation Russian American insurance executive. Though he initially struggled to find work in the middle of the Great Depression, Zutz entered the insurance business as an office agent for U.S. Fidelity and…

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_0061_a.mp3
Rosa Keil (1890-1980) was an Austrian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. at the age of 3, a homemaker, and an author of pose and poems. She wrote her 1952 novel, “A Woman Called Chaye”, while raising nine children. Keil was heavily involved in her…

JHSD_Audio_Recordings_0039_a.mp3
Dr. Abraham A. Golden was a former Chief Petty Officer in the Navy and an osteopathic doctor who completed his clinical fellowship at Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. In this interview, he discusses his family’s background, his early life and…
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