1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/a8dc2ac25eaea7885e5f6336eba07e41.pdf ace6681be8543e482132e38615ed99fa PDF Text Text Retired Pawtib~oker Enjoying Slow;;""~~~e . .. By PAUL G. CLARK People in need of cash brought Staff Writer in suits, coats, books, cameras and It's been 10 years since Leo all kin_ds of musical instruments to Finkelstein retiied as the busy loan serve as collateral. Finkelstein broker at Finkelstein's, Inc., the would hold the items until the ownwell-known pawnshop on Pack ers returned for them or, if they Square, but he's still keeping busy. didn't, until they were sold. ·· Clyde Osborne, a reporter for Not that the 78-year-old has pressing business anymore, he said, The Asheville .Citizen, interviewed but with his house at Beaver Lake him in 1980. Finkelstein recalled a to look after and his piano playing minister who hocked his Bible durfor the singing group, the Sancti- ing the Depression. The preacher ·rnonious Seven, he manages to fill arrived at the shop each Saturday LEO FI_ KELSTEIN N _his days. to claim it for Sunday's service, and then would return it on Monday. · The store closed for the Jewish 1 ,. __ •• ."You can find things to do if ' -~- you look for .them,~' he said recent· Finkelstein began working .in . ~p!Jdays Rosh Hashana ·and .Yom t·· -~· lv,·:.'< I little cooking and.some .th~)itore when he .was 6 years9Id. . f.(iPP,~f;. arid F!n,k,elstein said·'·B.as·•,: iepair~· wtn~ h()1lse::!i::.. . .~ .··· . .. . o:·~,.~:r .wanted to' g<LouL and sen .· :s~Wcoritinues .the tradition. fjlli{el;, · · ·· No yardwork,thpugh. "1 super- _ newspa~rsi'but Dad:lold .me,:'you ':~t.¢iil.saidheasked-himwhy.> ~~;-,/;.: that,"he chuck]e'd. · come · ii( here and J'U·::~y(;" i:f ;~::\'L_ ''You gotfiobo(iy~of my re.~gion The Sanctimonious·· Seven, so job,' " he said. .He took 'OVer the here," Fifikelstein'Said. .•.::;,::c; : - - ._.·_ , - named because of the religious di- store when his father died in•l933~·"• .· .-·_ Bassett replied,-"I'm:not'·· goiJ}g ._ _ , versity among the group of Lions His father, Harry f'inkelstein; ·_,to ch:'mg~my luck." _ ·_: ''c-r· .. -•-"'·Club musicians;· performs occa~ was born in Russia, then moved to · · _,,_ 'c ~ · ·- ·· . .. 1 . ·-·sionally, and that keeps his toes Germany in 1890 and later to South -. ' ' : '"'>~tapping. · , . : · _ . .. . Africa. Near the turn of the cenj· ,..; . Once an avid hunter and fish, tury, he came to theUnitedSta.t~~~t . erman, he no ·longer fishes-in Bea-. locating in Jacksonville, Fla: "i ;;,,. ' 1 •'> :~ ~ Lake .. He said he prefers ''the · .-.._ A doctor, diagnosing tuberculoO "':] er . • · -" ~path ,of least resistance" :-:-fishing sis; suggested he moye to A~he.v.ille..-.' in commercial pol'lds. · : because of its clean aic. - ' ·· • , ~~ used to play..golfand.~ol> •---- ·-_-.S ~:fie}'e~h, as. ~~e,~$aris histole ., .t.lmp~, but Poth those...actlVl .. c,":f·Y••··cc•>·•-,-,, ,.. ·. ,_,. -~.._ .__.., . ties nave fallen, b~:.t_!~~ -~~ys_idf. ~ :.::-"'-' "';,;:.., -~~~'"'1~P~,,.ftnlq~l~t~in ~x,_,,pp~):!_~fl.~- · ·· · "I JUSt take 1te~sy--an_ct wata,n ::--\V~at Is ,beliey¢,d to ~At.~"""~!_41t_~ ... TV and read the newspapers,'' h~ frrst pawnshop•at-23 Biltmore Ave>• __ } said. _ _ _ _ · _. · r,,nue. Later he ·exiJlmde<i by opening ,_( :. · ' ·• · Th~t's 'qiiite a change from the a"-.ctrY goods shop and hardware _. ;~ way .things .used to be: Before he store next door. -· ' sold his sto~k in the shopto present -. , In 1933 he moved to Pac]5 owner H.G. "June'' Bassettin1973, Square and changed the operation's . · h.~ -over'saw-the daily traffi~·:·or ll:i~ , name~ ·rrom._(\Shevil).e ·• P~_w.IJ and ,.•• ~ .. pawnsh_ p.- ·-.o· o ,.;, ~- _ ->_:;···;; . : , LQ~n~Sho~}o"FitikelS.:~<:iri~s;-In_c. · ,,...,.._ .,_~;I , · --~ · do a you '4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leo Finkelstein Papers Description An account of the resource This collection contains materials relating to Leo Finkelstein, resident of Asheville, North Carolina, the Asheville Lions Club, and the Beth Ha-Tephila Cemetery in Asheville. It contains computer discs, notes, scrapbooks, book drafts, correspondence, photographs, programs, fliers, and other materials related Leo Finkelstein, his wife Sylvia, and the Lions Club, Elks Club, and Jewish Community in Asheville, North Carolina. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Retired Pawnbroker Enjoying Slower Pace, November 15, 1983 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983-11-15 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 107_cd1_07_leocli Description An account of the resource A newspaper clipping about Leo Finkelstein's life after he retired and a brief overview of his career as a pawnbroker. Subject The topic of the resource Finkelstein, Leo, 1905-1998 Pawnbrokers--North Carolina--Asheville Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a title=" In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable" href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0//" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable </a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a title="AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://appstate-speccoll.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/192" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> AC.107 Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. <a title=" Leo Finkelstein Papers" href="https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/collections/show/27" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Leo Finkelstein Papers </a> Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. https://www.geonames.org/4453066/asheville.html Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Image Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1980s 1983 Asheville Bible Depression Harry Finkelstein Leo Finkelstein retired Sanctimonious Seven