A. Rose and Danielle Andersen
Recorded
June 22, 2021
Archived
June 22, 2021
35:17 minutes
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Id:
mby020809
Description
Danielle Andersen (43) interviews new friend A. "Bo" Rose (86) about his experiences as a Jewish person growing up during the Great Depression.Subject Log / Time Code
BR talks about where he was born and grew up.
BR talks about his experiences in school. He tells the story of confronting a 3rd-grade classmate after she used an anti-Semitic slur.
BR talks about applying to college, and encountering anti-Semitism in the interview process. He describes his experiences at Oberlin College.
BR talks about a woman he met while at medical school. He discusses going into the military, and describes a family he met in London who would become his "Jewish family in England."
BR describes meeting and becoming good friends with the boss at a real estate office.
BR talks about a synagogue he went to during his residency in ophthalmology. He considers what gave him the courage to confront the 3rd-grade classmate who used an anti-Semetic slur.
BR describes encountering country clubs and beach clubs in Miami Beach that didn't allow Jewish people, and talks about that experience being different in Harrisonburg.
BR talks about his wife initially not being religious, and her later conversion to Judaism. He describes his favorite Jewish meals.
Participants
- A. Rose
- Danielle Andersen