{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://thebreman.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/gt5fb4z80z/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Wigzell, Viola \"Sister\""]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/082/original/TheBreman_SecondaryMark_Horizontal_Blue_Black.png?1713640889","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2011-03-11 (captured)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Wigzell, Viola \"Sister\" (Interviewee)","Berman, Sandra (Interviewer)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eViola \"Sister\" Wigzell was interviewed by Sandra Berman on March 9, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e (general)","\u003cp\u003eViola “Sister” Farkas Wigzell was born in Albany, Georgia, in 1936 to George Farkas and Anise McCormack Farkas.Her mother was from Denver, Colorado. Her father was first generationAmerican. Her paternal grandfather, Herman Farkas, was the first family member to come to the United States, arriving in Albany, Georgia, from Hungary around 1800. Sisterhas twosiblings,Sam and Leonard Farkas. The Farkas family belonged to Temple B’nai Israel, a Reform synagogue in Albany, which was established in 1876. The family observed all holidays. In 1954, Sister married James Carl Wigzell, from Denison, Texas. He was in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and attended the University of Georgia. They have four children and many grandchildren. Sister has lived in Albany her entire life.\u003c/p\u003e (bioghist)","\u003cp\u003eViola “Sister” Wigzell talks about her family history in Albany, Georgia. She tells of the first Fark as family member arriving to Albany around 1800. She reflects on growing up with her extended family in Albany. She tells that they observed all holidays. She talks about how her mother and father met and discusses intermarriage in Albany and within her family. Sher elates that her grandmother was Jewish and her grandfather was not. She tells that her grandmother and grandfather met in Albany while going to night school to learn English. Sister talks about her grandparents not teaching the family another language because they were very proud to be American. Sister discusses her father’s love for Albany and for America. She talks about attending shows with her father and living in Albany her entire life. She talks about gathering at her grandparent’s house, what they called the “big” house. Sister tells humorous anecdotes about the family and reflects on childhood memories. Her earliest memory in Albany was the old temple before it was destroyed by a tornado in 1940. She talks about celebrating Jewish holidays at the temple during her childhood. She remembers Rabbi Landau and talks about her love for him. She talks about both her and her husband being active at the temple. She describes no separation between the Jewish community and non-Jews in Albany and no apparent antisemitism. She talks about her childhood friends, most of whom are not Jewish. She discusses how Albany has changed and the diminishing number of Jews in the community and temple. She remembers segregation and the Albany Movement. She talks about the relationship between the Jewish community and the African-American community and her personal relationships. She tells how she met her husband in Albany and his conversion to Judaism. She talks about their four children and intermarriage in the family. She reflects that she loves being American and Southern\u003c/p\u003e (scope content)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Source Metadata URI"]},"value":{"en":["https://archivesspace.thebreman.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/29285"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, recorded by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written consent of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum.\u003c/p\u003e"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eViola \"Sister\" Wigzell was interviewed by Sandra Berman on March 9, 2011, in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eViola \u0026ldquo;Sister\u0026rdquo; Farkas Wigzell was born in Albany, Georgia, in 1936 to George Farkas and Anise McCormack Farkas.Her mother was from Denver, Colorado. Her father was first generationAmerican. Her paternal grandfather, Herman Farkas, was the first family member to come to the United States, arriving in Albany, Georgia, from Hungary around 1800. Sisterhas twosiblings,Sam and Leonard Farkas. The Farkas family belonged to Temple B\u0026rsquo;nai Israel, a Reform synagogue in Albany, which was established in 1876. The family observed all holidays. In 1954, Sister married James Carl Wigzell, from Denison, Texas. He was in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and attended the University of Georgia. They have four children and many grandchildren. Sister has lived in Albany her entire life.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eViola \u0026ldquo;Sister\u0026rdquo; Wigzell talks about her family history in Albany, Georgia. She tells of the first Fark as family member arriving to Albany around 1800. She reflects on growing up with her extended family in Albany. She tells that they observed all holidays. She talks about how her mother and father met and discusses intermarriage in Albany and within her family. Sher elates that her grandmother was Jewish and her grandfather was not. She tells that her grandmother and grandfather met in Albany while going to night school to learn English. Sister talks about her grandparents not teaching the family another language because they were very proud to be American. Sister discusses her father\u0026rsquo;s love for Albany and for America. She talks about attending shows with her father and living in Albany her entire life. She talks about gathering at her grandparent\u0026rsquo;s house, what they called the \u0026ldquo;big\u0026rdquo; house. Sister tells humorous anecdotes about the family and reflects on childhood memories. Her earliest memory in Albany was the old temple before it was destroyed by a tornado in 1940. She talks about celebrating Jewish holidays at the temple during her childhood. She remembers Rabbi Landau and talks about her love for him. She talks about both her and her husband being active at the temple. She describes no separation between the Jewish community and non-Jews in Albany and no apparent antisemitism. She talks about her childhood friends, most of whom are not Jewish. She discusses how Albany has changed and the diminishing number of Jews in the community and temple. She remembers segregation and the Albany Movement. She talks about the relationship between the Jewish community and the African-American community and her personal relationships. She tells how she met her husband in Albany and his conversion to Judaism. She talks about their four children and intermarriage in the family. She reflects that she loves being American and Southern\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eAll rights reserved. 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