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Estelle (Kaufman) Ringer, 2022-09-08

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains the transcripts of the oral history interviews. The transcripts are organized by neighborhood, and then alphabetically by last name.

Dates

  • 2022-09-08

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researcher use. Please contact us to make an appointment to view this collection at jhcreference@nehgs.org.

Biographical / Historical

Estelle (Kaufman) Ringer was born in 1926 in Chelsea, MA, to Anna (née Ganick, b. 1901 in Boston, MA) and Abraham Kaufman (b. 1892 in Russia). Estelle had three children with her husband, Morris, and now lives in Dedham, MA. In her oral history, Estelle tells the story of how her parents met and how her mother lost her citizenship status, unbeknownst to her, when they married because Estelle’s father did not yet have his citizenship. She captures her strong-willed mother and grandmother with such stories as how her immigrant grandmother marched in Boston suffragist parades, and when her mother finally decided to stop keeping separate sets of kosher dishes. Estelle describes her childhood home in detail; and remembers her bat mitzvah at Temple Emmanuel in Chelsea, an uncommon event for girls in the 1930s. She also discusses her parents’ involvement in Zionism and their concern about what was happening to Jews in Europe during the war.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.25 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository

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