University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives Oral History Register for Joseph Lichenfels Oral History
Title	Joseph Lichenfels Oral History
Creator	Joseph Lichenfels and David Schulman
Alt. Creator	Interviewer: David Schulman
Subject LCSH:	Asheville (N.C.) -- History Lichenfels, Joseph Lichenfels family -- History -- Asheville, NC Jews -- Identity
Subject Keyword:	Joseph Lichenfels Lichenfels family tree Asheville Jewish community history
Description	Joseph Lichenfels begins the interview with an in-depth account of lineage. He discusses his mother and father being "very reform" despite their both being raised in the orthodox tradition and how he was educated prior to his barmitzvah. Mr. Lichenfels then discusses his father Gustav's history and how he came to settle in Asheville. A topic of interest about his journey hitchiking from Asheville along the East coast visiting relatives in Balitmore, New York, and finally Maine; by extension, he also talks about differences in racism and other world views in the North as opposed to South. He speaks extensively to how his career evolved.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804
Contributor	Joseph Lichenfels
Date	Electronic Record Issued: 209-04-09
Type	Text and Tape
Format	Physical Description: 15 page TRANSCRIPT, 1 tape
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/JHWNC/lichenfels_joseph.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	1994-04-25
Interview Location	-
Biography	Joseph Lichenfels was a professional photographer who worked in New York for a time, though his immediate family is rooted in Asheville.
List of Names	Abrams, Johanna -- sister -- b.1913 Gumfort, Helen -- sister -- b.1912, d.1988 Lichenfels, Joseph Lichenfels, Gustav -- father -- b.1877 Lichenfels, Edna Muriel Long -- mother Patton, Rose Sternberg -- cousin Sternberg, Anna -- aunt -- b.1867 ______, Carolyn -- sister -- b.1917
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