Interview begins with discussion of Fleishman's parents, Jacob and Anne (Edlavitch) Kirsh. Originally from Poland and Lithuania, the couple met in America, married in 1898, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland. Fleishman notes the family name may have been Kirz in Europe. Jacob Kirsh made a living selling supplies and fabric trimmings to tailors, and may have been a tailor himself in Poland. Fleishman was born in 1911; she describes her four older siblings and childhood memories of Baltimore. As Orthodox Jews, the Kirsh family attended synagogue regularly and kept kosher at home. Fleishman recalls kosher meals, Hebrew school, and her brother's bar mitzvah party held at the family store. Interview continues with discussion of Joe Fleishman, (Libby's husband,) whom she met in Baltimore and married in 1935. Shortly after their marriage, the Fleishmans relocated to South Carolina, where Joe Fleishman's brothers had moved several years earlier to open businesses. The couple settled in Anderson, South Carolina. Although Fleishman recalls some culture shock, she also remembers the large social group of Jewish families she encountered in Anderson. She describes card groups, supper clubs and new friends including the Segal and Kaplan families. Anderson did not have a synagogue in the 1930s, however Jewish services were held in a local lodge. Fleishman attempted to keep kosher but found it increasingly difficult to obtain kosher goods in or around Anderson; she discontinued the practice around the start of World War II. She describes her husband's dry-goods business, and her two children, Harriet and Michael. Fleishman notes that both children received a Jewish education, however only her daughter married within the faith. Other subjects covered include Fleishman's gentile and African American friends, discussion of her mother's death (1949) and mention of Jewish funeral customs. Interview ends with Fleishman's observations on the future of Anderson's Jewish community, which she admits has dwindled over the years.
