Interviewer
Kathryn P. "Kathy" White
Files
Description
Frieda Fligelman describes her father’s life in Romania and coming to the United States in 1878, due to oppressive political and economic conditions. Fliegelman talks about her father’s decision to settle in Helena, Montana, due to its large Jewish community. She recalls that her mother died during childbirth, and being raised by her aunts until her father remarried. She speaks fondly of her stepmother and mentions the live-in help who assisted with household chores. Fligelman concludes by describing the lack of education for women during the early 20th century and how her family supported her education and her goal of attending college.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Jews, Montana; Jewish faith; Montana; Romanian immigrants, Montana; Jewish immigrants, Montana; Women’s education, Montana
Original Date
10-22-1976
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Montana Women's Oral History Project, OH 049, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 049-014
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (19 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:21 minutes
Local Filename
OH_049_014.mp3; OH_049_014.pdf
Citation
Fligelman, Frieda, "Frieda Fligelman Interview, October 22, 1976" (1976). Montana Women's Oral History Project. 5.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mtwomen_oralhistory/5