PICK OF THE ARCHIVES (reprinted from Fall 1999 Generations )
Abe Sperling was a saver. He saved his army certificates and letters from Chinese colleagues during World War II. He saved material about his wife Frieda's academic and volunteer accomplishments. He even saved his parents' memorabilia—tax statements, deeds, marriage certificates and citizenship papers. Pictured here is a receipt for the time purchase of a piano, that powerful symbol of the middle class that so many Jewish families aspired to join.
