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Recordiad sain / Audio recording: Lena and Leslie Burns
Oral history recording with Lena and Leslie Burns. One of a collection of interviews conducted by David Jacobs in order to gather information about the lives and traditions of Jews in Dowlais and Merthyr Tydfil. Part 1 of 2 (AV 6014/2, AV 6015/1).
Summary covering AV 6014/2 and AV 6015/1: Leslie Burns (formerly Bernstein) born in 1907. 1930-1969 taught at Merthyr Tudful Grammar School. Only Jewish teacher of English. Relationship with wider community. Role of Naturalisation Society. Lena Burns: Father arrived 1887. Went to Manchester Yeshiva, then to Cork, then North Wales then South Wales. Description of an orthodox Jewish home in Merthyr Tudful. Speaks mainly of her father, his work and life in Merthyr Tudful.