Rauch, Jeanne G., 1923-2010

Klein, Walter, J.

Rauch, Marshall A. (Marshall Arthur), 1923-

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1995-03-05

1 audio file (30:22) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (19 pages : PDF)

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Jeanne G. Rauch was 71-years-old at the time of interview, which took place at the Jewish Community Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. She attended Duke University and graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science degree, and was employed as a director and vice president at Rauch Industries, Inc. She also was the first president of the Gaston County Museum of Art and History, and volunteered at many organizations throughout Gastonia. Marshall A. Rauch was 72-years-old at the time of interview. He was born in New York, New York. He completed coursework at Duke University and was employed as the chairman of Rauch Industries, Inc. in Gastonia, North Carolina, which manufactures Christmas ornaments. Mr. Rauch also served on the North Carolina State Senate from 1967-1990.

Jeanne and Marshall Rauch discuss the Jewish experience during the twentieth century in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, mainly in Gastonia and Bessemer City. A native of Gaston County, Mrs. Rauch remembers her parents' civic participation and involvement in building the first synagogue in Gastonia, Temple Emanuel. They address the limitations and challenges that small-town Jewish communities like theirs face, such as proscribed services and the financial strain temple maintenance places on small congregations. Mr. Rauch proposes building a closer relationship between the larger temples in Charlotte and smaller ones in surrounding towns to help financially sustain smaller synagogues. Moreover, Mrs. Rauch talks about prominent Jewish families in early Gastonia, and the couple talks about their own family and its Jewish traditions.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Rauch, Jeanne G., 1923-2010
Rauch, Marshall A. (Marshall Arthur), 1923-

Temple Emanuel (Gastonia, N.C.)

Businesspeople
Executives
Legislators
Jews--Social life and customs
Judaism--Customs and practices
Synagogues--Organization and administration
Small cities
Jewish cemeteries
Foster parents--Family relationships

North Carolina--Gastonia
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Bessemer City
North Carolina--Banner Elk

Interviews
Oral histories

1910-1990

Charlotte Jewish Historical Society

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