Shrem, Jan Isaac and Shrem, Maria Manetti
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content: Allison, David Kite
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content: Velasquez, Steve
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content: Yeingst, William
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection / Born-Digital Interviews / Audio Interviews
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content: 2015-03-18
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Oral history interview with Jan Isaac Shrem, founder of Clos Pegase Winery, and his wife Maria Manetti Shrem, founder of Manetti Farrow, Inc. Originally from Colombia of Jewish-Lebanese ancestry, Jan Shrem recounts growing up in Colombia and Jerusalem; feeling more Jewish than Colombian; immigrating to New York City; attending the University of Utah and the University of California, Los Angeles; moving with his first wife and children from Japan to France; connecting with Jewish culture and Israeli history; and collecting art. Originally from Italy, Maria Manetti Shrem recounts growing up outside of Florence during World War II; marrying and divorcing her first and second husbands; working with Gucci in clothing design, manufacturing, exporting and marketing; travelling across the United States; connecting to her Italian background through food and language; and Buddhist philosophies. Together, the Shrems recount what it means to be an American.