Oral History Collection
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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
Nisson Finkelstein
In this interview, Nisson Finkelstein discusses God, the importance and meaning of grandchildren, and reflections on his life.
Sallie Topkis Ginns interview
In this interview, Mrs. Ginns discusses her involvement in the national prohibition and suffrage movements in the early 20th century.
Mrs. Sallie Topkis Ginns
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…
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…
Ralph Tomases
In this interview, Dr. Tomases discusses his time in World War II and the experience of his unit being captured and being a prisoner of war.
Frank Chaiken
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.
William "Bill" Penn Frank
William “Bill” Penn Frank (1905-1989) was a newspaper columnist, radio commentator, and helped found the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware. He spent much of his career at the Wilmington News Journal and radio station WILM. In this interview…
George Shtofman
George Shtofman (1907-2005) was a newspaper reporter for the Wilmington Journal Every-Evening (now the News Journal), where he covered sports and politics. In this interview he discusses his career at the paper and his time as secretary to Wilmington…
Joe Byer
In this interview, Mr. Byer discusses his life in Europe including his early life, Jewish education and attending Rabbinical school in Israel, career as a police officer, and being part of the British Army during World War II. He also discusses his…
Collection Tree
- Oral History Collection