| Title |
Eugene Hertz, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Eugene Hertz |
| Creator |
Hertz, Eugene, 1910-2002 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1982-11-24 |
| Date Digital |
2015-07-06 |
| Access Rights |
I acknowledge and agree that all information I obtain as a result of accessing any oral history provided by the University of Utah's Marriott Library shall be used only for historical or scholarly or academic research purposes, and not for commercial purposes. I understand that any other use of the materials is not authorized by the University of Utah and may exceed the scope of permission granted to the University of Utah by the interviewer or interviewee. I may request permission for other uses, in writing to Special Collections at the Marriott Library, which the University of Utah may choose grant, in its sole discretion. I agree to defend, indemnify and hold the University of Utah and its Marriott Library harmless for and against any actions or claims that relate to my improper use of materials provided by the University of Utah. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Germany, http://sws.geonames.org/2921044 |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Hertz, Eugene, 1910-2002--Interviews; Antisemitism--Germany; Kristallnacht, 1938; Jews--Social life and customs |
| Description |
Transcript (48 pages) of interview by Leslie Kelen with Eugene Hertz with additional comments from Mrs. Hertz on November 24, 1982 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Oral History Project. |
| Abstract |
Mrs. Hertz is present for this interview. Her comments are included in the transcript. Eugene Hertz (b. 1910) recalls his childhood in Germany and working as a traveling salesman there. Both Hertz and his wife talk about anti-Semitism in Germany before 1933 and conditions after Hitler came to power. Mrs. Hertz recalls the pogroms in Germany just prior to World War II, particularly "Krystalnacht," which took place on 8 November 1938. Eugene Hertz talks about translating German letters and pamphlets for the FBI after coming to the United States in 1937. Both talk about tensions between German Jews and Polish and Russion Jews in Salt Lake City. 48 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
48 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Interviews with Jews in Utah collection, 1982-1988, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv70657/ |
| Scanning Technician |
Niko Amaya; Halima Noor |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s63f6jb9 |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Jews--Social life and customs; Antisemitism; Kristallnacht (1938) |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
904494 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63f6jb9 |
