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Title	Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Arthur V. Williams and Elza Meyers Alterman
Interviewee	Williams, Arthur V., 1919-2007 Alterman, Elza Meyers, 1925-
Interviewer	Rosengarten, Dale, 1948- (interviewer) Grossman, Michael Samuel (interviewer)
Date Recorded	1997-02-03
Source	Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories
Subject	Williams, Arthur V., 1919-2007 -- Interviews Alterman, Elza Meyers -- Interviews Jews -- South Carolina -- Interviews Williams, Arthur V. Tales of Charleston 1930s Williams family Myers family Pollitzer family Richmond, Zerline Levy Williams, 1898-1999 Meyers, Rosalie Levy Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Social life and customs Jews -- Cultural assimilation -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History Intermarriage -- South Carolina -- Charleston Padoll, Burton L. Tarshish, Allan, 1907-1982 Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations Jewish sects -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History Raisin, Jacob S. (Jacob Salmon), 1878-1946 Tobias, Thomas J Marks, Robert W., 1907-1993 Rubin, Ruth Ensel, 1899-1963 Halsey, Ashley, Mrs. Segregation -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History Civil rights -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History Jews -- Identity Reform Judaism African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Relations with Jews
Description	Cousins Arthur Williams and Elza Meyers Alterman grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. They discuss the Williams and Meyers family histories, intermarriage and assimilation, and Charleston's Reform Jewish community, including changes in the congregation and services during their lifetimes. Arthur became a physician and helped to develop an artificial kidney machine in the 1940s. Elza followed her mother into retail and ran a dress shop in the former home of the Williams family on George Street.
Holding Instution	College of Charleston Libraries
Rights	Digital resource copyright 2011, The College of Charleston. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
SC County	Charleston County (S.C.)
SC Region	Lowcountry
Language	English
Type	text sound
Format	application/pdf; audio/mpeg
Resource Identifier	Williams_Alterman_114.pdf
Media Type	Audio
Digitization Specifications	Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.
Filename	643.pdf

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