Memoirs (Oral History; Interviews)

M. Berman, “Reminiscences of Joseph Joel in Europe and America”, in Jews of the South: Selected Essays from the Southern Jewish Historical Society, Macon: Mercer University Press, 1984, pp. 79-94.

A Place of Exodus: Home, Memory, and Texas

D. Biespiel, A Place of Exodus: Home, Memory, and Texas. Portland, OR: Kelson, 2020.

What's Next? Southern Dreams, Jewish Deeds, and the Challenge of Looking Back While Moving Forward

J. R. Blumberg, What's Next? Southern Dreams, Jewish Deeds, and the Challenge of Looking Back While Moving Forward. Savage, MD: Bartleby Press, 2022.

The Bomb that Healed: A Personal Memoir of the Bombing of the Temple in Atlanta, 1958

J. R. Blumberg, “The Bomb that Healed: A Personal Memoir of the Bombing of the Temple in Atlanta, 1958”, American Jewish History, vol. 73, pp. 20-38, 1983.

Extracted: Unmasking Rampant Antisemitism in America's Higher Education

P. S. Brickman, Extracted: Unmasking Rampant Antisemitism in America's Higher Education. New York City: Morgan James, 2019.

A Prussian-born Jewish woman on the Florida frontier: Excerpts from the Memoir of Bertha Zadek Dzialynski

C. Brown, Jr., “A Prussian-born Jewish woman on the Florida frontier: Excerpts from the Memoir of Bertha Zadek Dzialynski”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 7, pp. 109-154, 2004.

Kissing Cousins: A Memory

H. Calisher, Kissing Cousins: A Memory. New York: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1988.

The Man Who Stayed in Texas: Galveston's Rabbi Henry Cohen, a Memoir

H. I. I. Cohen, “The Man Who Stayed in Texas: Galveston's Rabbi Henry Cohen, a Memoir”, in Lone Stars of David: The Jews of Texas, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press, 2007, pp. 78-92.

The Peddler's Grandson: Growing Up Jewish in Mississippi

E. Cohen, The Peddler's Grandson: Growing Up Jewish in Mississippi. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1999.

Where I Was Born and Raised

D. Cohn, Where I Was Born and Raised. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948.

"Growing Up Jewish in the Mississippi Delta, 1943-1961: A Rabbi's Memoir"

F. Davidow, “"Growing Up Jewish in the Mississippi Delta, 1943-1961: A Rabbi's Memoir"”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 25, pp. 149-182, 2022.

Recollections of Atlanta

D. Davis, “Recollections of Atlanta”, Jewish Currents, no. September, pp. 14-18, 1978.

In Gang Fun di Yorn (Passing Years)

D. Davis, In Gang Fun di Yorn (Passing Years). Tel Aviv: Nay Lebn, 1974.

A Separate Life

D. Ellenson, “A Separate Life”, in Jewish Spiritual Journeys: 20 Essays Written to Honor the Occassion of the 70th Birthday of Eugene B. Borowitz, New York: Behrman House, 1997, pp. 93-101.

The Lonely Days Were Sundays

E. Evans, The Lonely Days Were Sundays. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1993.

The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South

E. Evans, The Provincials: A Personal History of Jews in the South. New York: Atheneum, 1973.

"'God First, You Second, Me Third': An Exploration of 'Quiet Jewishness' at Camp Wah-Kon-Dah"

M. C. Ferris, “"'God First, You Second, Me Third': An Exploration of 'Quiet Jewishness' at Camp Wah-Kon-Dah"”, Southern Cultures, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 58-70, 2012.

A Passion to Serve: Memoirs of a Jewish Activist

S. Z. Frank, A Passion to Serve: Memoirs of a Jewish Activist. Alphareta, GA: BookLogic, 2019.

Voices of Savannah: Selections from the Oral History Collection of the Savannah Jewish Archives

V. Frey, Kole, K., and Spracher, L., Voices of Savannah: Selections from the Oral History Collection of the Savannah Jewish Archives. Savannah: Savannah Jewish Archives, 2004.

One Episode in Southern Jewry's Response to Desegregation: An Historical Memoir

M. Friedman, “One Episode in Southern Jewry's Response to Desegregation: An Historical Memoir”, American Jewish Archives, vol. 33, pp. 170-183, 1981.

The Right Time: An Autobiography

H. Golden, The Right Time: An Autobiography. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.

Off White: A Memoir

L. Gunst, Off White: A Memoir. New York: Soho Press, 2005.

Memories of Two Generations: A Yiddish Life in Russia and Texas

A. Gurwitz, Prero, A., and Stone, B., Memories of Two Generations: A Yiddish Life in Russia and Texas. Tuscaloosa, AL: U of Alabama P, 2016.

"Growing Up Assimilated in the South"

M. Hadditt, “"Growing Up Assimilated in the South"”, Jewish Currents, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 24-28, 1982.

Three: An Unfinished Woman, Pentimento, Scoundrel Time

L. Hellman, Three: An Unfinished Woman, Pentimento, Scoundrel Time. New York: Little Brown, 1980.

Memoirs of a Veteran who Served as a Private in the 60s in the War Between the States: Personal Incidents, Experiences, and Observations

I. Hermann, Memoirs of a Veteran who Served as a Private in the 60s in the War Between the States: Personal Incidents, Experiences, and Observations. Atlanta: Byrd Printing Company, 1911.

Hearing a Different Drummer: A Holocaust Survivor's Search for Identity

B. Hirsch, Hearing a Different Drummer: A Holocaust Survivor's Search for Identity. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2000.

The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor's Fight for Civil Rights in the American South

M. Ingram, The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor's Fight for Civil Rights in the American South. New York: Skyhorse, 2015.

The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South

J. Ivester, The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South. Berkeley, CA: She Writes, 2015.

You Can't Coach Height: Growing up Tall, Jewish, and Free in the Mountains of WNC

J. Kaplan, You Can't Coach Height: Growing up Tall, Jewish, and Free in the Mountains of WNC. Hendersonville, NC: Cheerful Word, 2015.

Sharing Common Ground: Promises Unfulfilled but Not Forgotten

B. Keyserling, Sharing Common Ground: Promises Unfulfilled but Not Forgotten. self-published, 2020.

Sharing Common Ground: Promises Unfulfilled but Not Forgotten

B. Keyserling, Sharing Common Ground: Promises Unfulfilled but Not Forgotten. William Keyserling, 2020.

Living Atlanta: An Oral History of the City, 1914-1948

C. Kuhn, Joyce, H., and West, B. E., Living Atlanta: An Oral History of the City, 1914-1948. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1990.

We Lived that Way: An Oral History Interview with Joe Jacobs

C. Kuhn, “We Lived that Way: An Oral History Interview with Joe Jacobs”, Atlanta History, vol. 36, pp. 54-67, 1993.

One Place: Paul Kwilecki and Four Decades of Photographs from Decatur County, Georgia

P. Kwilecki and Rankin, T., One Place: Paul Kwilecki and Four Decades of Photographs from Decatur County, Georgia. Chapel Hill, NC: U of North Carolina P, 2013.

Lovesong: Becoming a Jew

J. Lester, Lovesong: Becoming a Jew. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.

Upstream: An American Chronicle

L. Lewisohn, Upstream: An American Chronicle. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1922.

Screening Room: Family Pictures

A. Lightman, Screening Room: Family Pictures. New York: Knopf Doubleday, 2015.

Clara Lowenburg Moses: Memoir of a Southern Jewish Woman

W. Machlovitz, Clara Lowenburg Moses: Memoir of a Southern Jewish Woman. Jackson, MS: Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, 2000.

Memoirs of American Jews, 1775-1865

J. R. Marcus, Memoirs of American Jews, 1775-1865. New York: Ktav Publishing House, 1974.

Memories of Rabbi Henry Cohen as I Knew Him

M. M. Marks, “Memories of Rabbi Henry Cohen as I Knew Him”, Western States Jewish History, vol. 18, pp. 120-125, 1986.

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother

J. McBride, The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.

Determined to Survive: A Story of Survival and One Teacher's Passion to Bring That Story to Life

A. McDonald, Determined to Survive: A Story of Survival and One Teacher's Passion to Bring That Story to Life. Birmingham, AL.: Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, 2017.

"An Interview with Bernard Wax"

A. Mendelsohn, “"An Interview with Bernard Wax"”, Southern Jewish HIstory, vol. 17, pp. 131-144, 2014.

Last Order of the Lost Cause: The Civil War Memoirs of a Jewish Family from the Old South

R. J. Moses, Last Order of the Lost Cause: The Civil War Memoirs of a Jewish Family from the Old South. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1995.

The Life of Alfred Mordecai as Related by Himself

J. Padgett, “The Life of Alfred Mordecai as Related by Himself”, North Carolina Historical Review, vol. 22, no. January, pp. 58-108, 1945.

Southern Unionist: A Memoir

P. Phillips, “Southern Unionist: A Memoir”, Commentary, vol. 21, pp. 41-52, 1956.

Neither Fish nor Fowl: A Mercantile Jewish Family on the Rio Grande

M. Riskind and Stone, B. Edward, Neither Fish nor Fowl: A Mercantile Jewish Family on the Rio Grande. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 2024.

Neither Fish nor Fowl: A Mercantile Jewish Family on the Rio Grande

M. S. Riskind, Neither Fish nor Fowl: A Mercantile Jewish Family on the Rio Grande. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 2024.

Deep in the Heart of Texas

S. Rosinger, “Deep in the Heart of Texas”, in Lives and Voices: A Collection of American Jewish Memoirs, Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1972.

My Father's People: A Family of Southern Jews

L. D. Rubin, My Father's People: A Family of Southern Jews. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State UP, 2002.

A Polish Jew on the Florida Frontier and in Occupied Tennessee: Excerpts from the Memoirs of Max White

R. Sapon-White, “A Polish Jew on the Florida Frontier and in Occupied Tennessee: Excerpts from the Memoirs of Max White”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 4, pp. 92-122, 2001.

Kentucky

I. Schwartz, Kentucky. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1990.

My Father's Blessing: A Story of Survival And Triumph

R. S. Siegler, My Father's Blessing: A Story of Survival And Triumph. Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Holocaust Education Center, 2011.

White Girl: A Story of School Desegregation

C. Silverstein, White Girl: A Story of School Desegregation. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2004.

We Were Merchants: The Sternberg Family and the Story of Godchaux's and Maison Blance Department Stores

H. Sternberg and Shelledy, J., We Were Merchants: The Sternberg Family and the Story of Godchaux's and Maison Blance Department Stores. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2009.

The GI Bill Boys: A Memoir

S. Suberman, The GI Bill Boys: A Memoir. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2012.

When It Was Our War: A Soldier's Wife on the Homefront

S. Suberman, When It Was Our War: A Soldier's Wife on the Homefront. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2003.

The Jew Store: A Family Memoir

S. Suberman, The Jew Store: A Family Memoir. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1998.

"Transcending Race, Religion, and Class: Select Huntsville Memoirs by Margaret Anne Goldsmith"

L. J. Sussman and Barness, L., “"Transcending Race, Religion, and Class: Select Huntsville Memoirs by Margaret Anne Goldsmith"”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 27, pp. 135-168, 2024.

"Memoirs of Oscar Dreizin of Butler and Macon, Georgia, c. 1948"

L. J. Sussman and Franklin, K., “"Memoirs of Oscar Dreizin of Butler and Macon, Georgia, c. 1948"”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 26, pp. 175-178, 2023.

Behind the Magic Curtain: Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham's Civil Rights Days

T. K. Thorne, Behind the Magic Curtain: Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham's Civil Rights Days. Montgomery, AL: New South Books, 2021.

Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self

R. Walker, Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self. New York: Riverhead, 2001.

"Postscript: Reminiscences and Observations"

B. Wax, “"Postscript: Reminiscences and Observations"”, Southern Jewish History, vol. 17, pp. 145-147, 2014.

A Jewish Life on Three Continents: The Memoir of Menachem Mendel Frieden

L. S. Weissbach, A Jewish Life on Three Continents: The Memoir of Menachem Mendel Frieden. Redwood City, CA: Stanford UP, 2013.

Tales of Charleston, 1930s

A. Williams, Tales of Charleston, 1930s. Charleston, SC: College of Charleston Library, 1999.

My New Orleans, Gone Away

P. M. Wolf, My New Orleans, Gone Away. New York: Delphinium, 2013.