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Summary Information
Oral History Interview with Louis Witkin 1977 February 18
Audio 143A; Superior Tape 5
1 tape recording
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)UW-Superior Jim Dan Hill Library / Superior Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Tape-recorded interview conducted February 18, 1977, by Laurie J. Tarlowe with Louis Witkin, concerning his 1912 emigration from Lithuania to New York City, settling in Superior, Wisconsin about 1916, his work as a kosher butcher, and the Jewish community in Superior. Included is information on synagogues, business associations, and community groups, as well as political and social issues between German and Russian Jews within the community. Some comments are in Yiddish.
Forms part of the Wisconsin Jewish Archives.
English and
Yiddish
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-audi00143a
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