Leonie Rothschild (b. 1912)
Interviewed by Linda Friedman, March 4, 1998

Leonie Rothschild discusses her childhood growing up in New Orleans, including here early education at Isidore Newman School. She continued her education at Necomb College and Columbia University (during the Depression). While at Columbia, in addition to her journalism studies, she also took a music course that she enjoyed very much.

She met her husband Herbert at a party in New Orleans shortly after he moved here. During the early years of their marriage (in the war years) there were many challenges to overcome.

She remembers the 1950s as a very pleasant time with many opportunities to help others in the community. Some of her role models were Edith Stern, General Williams, and Mrs. Barnett, all people active in the community. She was very instrumental in the opera auditions and also the symphony and other organizations.

She and Herbert love to travel and have gone on many trips, including one around the world. One of her favorite hobbies is golf, which she enjoyed for many years. She has been happily married for sixty-three years and has two children, several grandchildren and also great-grandchildren.

Her philosophy in life is to treat others as you would like to be treated and if you have supportive people in your life, you can overcome many obstacles; she has learned a lot about that from her husband.

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