Interview with Sheila Fidelman, Part 1 of 3

Interview with Sheila Fidelman, Part 1 of 3

Sheila Fidelman

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Interviewers

Alan Hoff

Description

Part 1 of a 3 part interview with Sheila Fidelman (1924-2008) recorded on August 10, 1995 in South Haven, Michigan. Originally recorded by Monadnock Media for a Kalamazoo Valley Museum exhibit on Jewish resorts in South Haven. Sheila Fidelman, last owner of Fidelman's Resort, established in 1911, recounts her memories of the resort, including:

  • after graduating high school, working for her father's restaurant;
  • vacationing in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where she met her husband, Irving Fidelman;
  • returning with Irving to South Haven, Michigan;
  • her first impressions of seeing the Fidelman's Resort;
  • adjusting to a rural environment as a city girl;
  • initiation to resort life and work;
  • Saturday nights out at South Haven's City Grocery; and
  • finding her footing at the resort through her love of people and her love of entertaining, which she shared with Irving, who was also a singer and entertainer.

Date of Interview

8-10-1995

Location of Interview

South Haven, MI

Series

The South Haven Jewish Resort Oral History Project

Keywords

Resorts, Hotels, South Haven (Mich.)

Disciplines

Hospitality Administration and Management | Jewish Studies | Oral History | Public History

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

0:14:56

Length of video log

TBD

Interview with Sheila Fidelman, Part 1 of 3

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