Interview with Louis Bloom, 1954, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Partial Transcript: Louis was born in Poland and came to Milwaukee in 1909.

Partial Transcript: Louis discusses the orthodox temple in Milwaukee.

Partial Transcript: He came from a small town in Poland and was born in 1880.

Partial Transcript: Louis came came to America in 1909. He left his wife and two sons in Poland.

Partial Transcript: Louis says that the section in Poland where he lived was poor, but life was not bad. All of the Jews in the area were orthodox. Louis worked on a flour mill and his father owned a store. His father died during World War I and his mother died just before Hitler invaded Poland.

Partial Transcript: Louis arrived in Portland, Maine and then went to Milwaukee.