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Alan R. Barasch was born at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham in 1950. He attended Tarrant Elementary School, McElwain School, Ramsay High, Shades Valley High School, Marion Institute, and graduated in the first class at Mountain Brook High School in 1968.
Other Birmingham Connections
- My ancestor, Harris Olim had a grocery store on the North side from about 1885. He is listed as one of the founders of Knesset Israel Congregation.
- I worked at the Emily Shop in Five Points South for 14 years between 1970 and 1986.
- Father had a mens store in Five Points South 1972-83.
- Father had a family clothing store in Tarrant City, Barasch’s Save-A-Plenty, 1952-61.
- Have known LKSeitz since he was a child.
- My father was the first advertiser when Country Boy Eddie Burns went on television around 1955.
- Was president of the Birmingham Philatelic Society, 1978-1984
- Wrote chronology section of the Century book for Temple Emanu-El, 1982.
- Brother was first local person hired at Sam's Club in Homewood when it opened in 1984.
- Another brother was team tailor for the Birmingham Bulls hockey team.
Welcome! I have these story ideas:
- Synagogues
- Temple Emanu-El -- completed 13 Oct 2007 and biography of Rabbi Grafman
- Temple Beth-El
- Cemerteries
- Rabbis
- Neighborhoods
- Suburbs
- more defunct businesses (open > 50 yrs)
- Pizitz
- New Williams
- New Ideal
- Emily Shop
- Parisian's
- drugstore on 2nd & 24th
- Loveman's
- Hanover Jewelers
- Churches
- Banks
- origin of street names
- Historical things
- Cannon ball factory in Cherokee Bend area
- 1963 riots
- People
- Julian Aland
- Brother Bryan, Brother Bryan statue (where did his statue go?)
- William Engel
--MacroAlan 08:21, 4 May 2007 (PDT) Alan --MacroAlan 18:51, 13 October 2007 (PDT)