January 14, 2021 | Noon
Join OJMCHE Archivist Alisha Babbstein, Curator of Collections Anne LeVant Prahl, and Director Judy Margles as they discuss their favorite oral history clips and tell stories about the community that created them. This month the focus is on work. The remarkable progress Oregon Jews made as they integrated into the life of the state–from their days as immigrants to fully participatory Oregonians and Americans is reflected in the world of work and the development of their career choices that opened to them over the years of the 19th and 20th centuries.
OJMCHE’s Oral History collection forms an essential part of our work to document and interpret the Oregon Jewish experience. The 800+ interviews in the collection reveal stories about immigration, assimilation, war, work, play, school, marriage, parenthood, and so much more. Listen to more interviews here.
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