Rose Leibowitz Arnovitz, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998

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OHI Rose Arnowitz 3-15-83 s2:30 And then when she got - Her husband was killed. When they'd beat them up thre. And she came over to this country. She came over a long time after my parents were here. Becase she ~ · tiayed there after that. But she was left with a tick. Her head would always - she used to tease, "You know, I alW?YS say no." Because her head - she could never stop her head from shaking. But she recovered. But that was a common occurrence. L K As you heard about it. RA Yes, as I heard about it. LK Is that what your 9randmother told you? RA Yeah. well, my grandmother, my father and this aunt who Igot to know very well. A beautiful lady. There's a gorgeus painting of her in my sister's home. Andpeople think it's just an artist's painting of some model, rut it's my Dad's sister. Ah, and they put up with that. Until they could - finally decided, you know,what am I doing here. Of course, my grandmother usedto say, you know, they always told themover there if they'd come over here, the streets were paved with gold. [chuckles] But she said, we had to work hard here. Ah, now my aunt, my mother's sisterm fuose days. There again, women did not go to work. But they were beautiful - they -did beautiful needle work. My mother andmy sister.And they used to do thatinfue home. Monogrammed. You know, when a girl got married her trousseau had to - in Cleveland. L But your mother did workin Cleveland infue grocery store.