| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Herman Friedman Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Friedman, Herman Family | | | | Dates: | 1911-1992 | | | | Abstract: | Herman Friedman was born in Hungary in 1855 and immigrated to the United States as a young man, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio in 1882. He founded Friedman-Blau-Farber in 1883, which was Cleveland's only fully-integrated knitting mill. The Company developed its own dye house, box factory, and knitting machines. It supplied knitted outerwear for men and women. The Company closed in 1939. The collection consists of a scrapbook about the 50th anniversary celebration of the Company in 1933, and photographs of various members of the Friedman family, as well as a scrapbook of condolences that were received by the Friedman family, following Herman's death at age 85 in December, 1935. There also are three compact discs, by Robert Friedman, of the Friedman family history. Robert was a grandson of Herman Friedman. | | | | Call #: | MS 5423 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (one container) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Friedman family | Textile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Arnold Friedman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Friedman, Arnold | | | | Dates: | 1972-2006 | | | | Abstract: | Arnold Friedman (1927-2008) was a Holocaust survivor born in Irsava, Czechoslovakia. He immigrated to the United States in 1948 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He owned and operated Arnold's Scrap Metals for over forty years on the east side of Cleveland. He and his wife Betty had three children, Sharon, Doreen, and Jeff. In 1972 he published Death Was Our Destiny, an account of his time in the concentration camps of Auschwitz, Dornhau, Seifenwasser, and Flossenburg. He spoke often of his experiences to school, church, and youth groups. The collection consists of articles, biographical statements, a book jacket, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5166 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Friedman family | Friedman, Arnold, 1927-2008 | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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