The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
A project of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
“The Autobiography of a Jewish Immigrant,” by Joseph Hurwitz. Subject describes childhood in Lithuania, immigration to New York in 1903, move to Western Pennsylvania in 1917 to work in family scrap yard. Subject discusses economic opportunities, English language classes, raising children, and son’s injury in World War II. Typescript, English, 28 pages.