University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives Oral History Register for Ann Michelove Kolodkin Oral History
Title	Ann Michelove Kolodkin Oral History
Creator	Ann Michelove Kolodkin and David Schulman
Alt. Creator	Interviewer: David Schulman
Subject LCSH:	Asheville (N.C.) -- History Kolodkin, Ann Kolodkin family -- History -- Asheville, NC Jews -- Identity Michelove family -- History -- Asheville, NC
Subject Keyword:	Anne Michelove Kolodkin Michelove family tree Rabbi Unger Asheville Jewish community history Asheville Jewish businesses
Description	Anne Michelove Kolodkin goes into very deep explanation of the Michelove family tree and history. Her memories of various Jewish families in and around Asheville is very acute and for much of the interview she is recalling different familial connections between people. Ms. Kolodkin also speaks specifically to who owned what businesses in Asheville. Also, the interviewer presses her to speak expansively on a subject called the Hanoka Club, something Ms. Kolodkin helped start. Essentially, it was the young people involved in the schul and temple around Asheville who got together and held dances or traveled to Asheville for the movies and raised money to help pay for the schul. She expounds greatly on concepts of community and the project of community building.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804
Contributor	Anne Michelove Kolodkin
Date	Electronic Record Issued: 1994-02-03
Type	Text and Tape
Format	Physical Description: 13 page TRANSCRIPT, 1 tape
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/JHWNC/kolodkin_anne.htm
Source	Jewish Heritage of Western North Carolina, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Language	English
Relation	Jewish Heritage of Western North Carolina Jewish Business in Western North Carolina Congregation Beth Israel Papers, Asheville, NC
Coverage	Inclusive dates 1889-1994, Asheville, NC
Rights	Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Acquisition	Donor number:183; Date of acquisition: 2005-08-09
Processed By	Special Collections staff
Interview Date	1994-03-22
Interview Location	The home of Anne Michelove Kolodkin
Biography	Ms. Kolodkin has lived in Western North Carolina for her entire life, presiding dominantly in Brevard and Hendersonville. Her blood and legal relations are all major Jewish presences in the area. She was twice married, but her second husband is never mentioned by name. Many of her children's last names are not mentioned either.
List of Names	Kolodkin, Anne Michelove Kolodkin, Jeanette -- sister Kolodkin, Joe -- brother Michelove, Jack -- husband Michelove, Paul -- son Motsam, Edward -- brother Warrenstein, Yetta -- sister
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