Maurice Warshaw

Transcript (89 pages) of an interview by Floyd O'Neil and Hynda Rudd with Maurice Warshaw on October 23, November 7, and November 14, 1972, and February 6, 1973. From tapes H-13, H-14, H-19, and H-22 in the Jewish Oral History ProjectMr. Warshaw (b. 1898) recalls his early life in Russia, including a pogrom that took place when he was eight, and gives his impressions of immigrant life just after the turn of the century. He discusses life in Philadelphia, a brief period of residence in Clarion, Utah, and his experiences working in Philadelphia. Warshaw also talks about various family members, including two sisters who espoused communism in the 1930s and on into the McCarthy era. The interview concludes with Warshaw tracing his business ventures from a fruit stand to the Grand Central supermarket chain