Adams, Janet
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Berger, Allen, 1979 June 02
Hackerman, Barbara [Sachs], 1979 August 03
The Hackerman interview offers a comparison of the neighborhood where she grew up (Mondawmin area) to the neighborhood where her children grew up (Park Heights area), especially in demographic terms of race, schools, and transportation. There is some discussion of interracial business and social relationships also.
Land, Shani [Haberman], 1979 June 10
Levy, David, 1979 August 07
The Levy interview provides details about discrimination against Jewish people and anti-Semitism, social and living conditions for African American West Baltimoreans in the 1920’s, and business practices from the 1920’s-‘40’s. It also provides a comparison of life in America to that in Scotland. There is discussion of interfaith interactions in the Mt. Washington neighborhood (Christian Science, Judaism, Roman Catholicism) as well.
Levy, Lester, 1979 August 19
The Levy interview provides extensive information on the history of the Park Heights area from the 1920’s to the 1950’s (Mt. Washington 1925-1932). The narrator also assesses the differences between orthodox and reform Judaism. There is also much information about the Jewish Community Center and the Association of Jewish Charities.
Mendels, Gertrude [Scheuer], 1979 July 31
The Mendels interview provided great details about German and German-American identity struggles, about the close ties in a mixed Christian and Jewish neighborhood, and about the Baltimore Jewish population’s reaction to Zionism. It also offers an assessment of Baltimore during the 1940’s and 1950’s from a person with a European perspective.
Weinberger, Ingeborg “Inga” [Cohn], 1979 June 11
The Weinberger interview provides many details about the immigration experience, growing awareness of her Jewish identity, and anti-Semitism in relation to housing and hotel accommodations. There is also some discussion of historical events such as the Holocaust, World War II, and the United Nations.