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The Great Dpresion

The Great Depression started when Wall Street crashed. Most ofthe people lost a lot of money in the stock market. Everyone went broke. You couldn't even get a job, especially if you were Jewish. There was prejudice. Woolworth's wouldn't hire you, and department stores wouldn't hire youThe Great Depression started when Wall Street crashed. Most ofthe people lost a lot of money in the stock market. Everyone went broke. You couldn't even get a job, especially if you were Jewish. There was prejudice. Woolworth's wouldn't hire you, and department stores wouldn't hire you.
We didn't have very much. I heard about a millionaire called Daddy Browning who adopted a little girl and I always wished he would see me and buy me a doll. I finally got a job for 25 cents an hour.
There was no radio and no phonograph. We didn't have a radio until I got married.
When grandpa and I got married, we didn't have any money. My mother didn't have any money. So grandpa saved money. We had forty dollars for th...

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