The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
A project of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
“Roses in December: A Memoirs of My Parents,” by Florence Berman Karp. Author describes life of parents Abraham Berman and Sylvia Gordin Berman. Discusses immigration, migration through Western Pennsylvania, mercantile trade, changing standards of religiosity, and reaction to World War I and World War II. Typescript, 83-pages with illustrations by Marty Wolfson and genealogical chart.