About this episode
Ira Frank shares his experiences and insights from the Pittsburgh Jewish community regarding antisemitism.
Ira Frank is a small business owner who is involved with many synagogues and Jewish communal organizations across Pittsburgh. In this episode, he recounts a life spent in the Pittsburgh Jewish community and shares his perspective on the limits and and the possibilities of our efforts to resist antisemitism. This episode is adapted from an oral history interview conducted by Aliza Becker and Noah Schoen with Ira Frank on August 4th, 2019 for the Meanings of October 27th oral history project. You can listen to the full unedited interview at The October 27 Archive website, which is managed by the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center: https://october27archive.org/profiles/ira-frank To learn more or to donate to help us create more episodes like this one, visit october27podcast.org
People in this episode
Hosts: Aliza Becker, Noah Schoen
Guest: Ira Frank
Topics covered
- antisemitism
- Jewish community
- oral history
- Pittsburgh
- small business
- resistance
Keywords
- Ira Frank
- antisemitism
- Pittsburgh
- oral history
- Jewish community
- small business
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pittsburgh Jewish community, Meanings of October 27th oral history project, The October 27 Archive, Rauh Jewish Archives, Heinz History Center
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