| Title |
Abe B. Cline, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Abe B. Cline |
| Description |
Transcript (179 pages) of multiple interviews by Leslie Kelen with Abe Cline in 1982 and 1983 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Oral History Project. |
| Creator |
Cline, Abe B., 1895-1983 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1982-06-02; 1983-06-15; 1982-06-06; 1983-05-19 |
| 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 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Cline, Abe B., 1895-1983;--Interviews; Jews--Social life and customs; World War, 1914-1918; Freemasons; Salt Lake City (Utah); Jews--Social life and customs |
| Abstract |
Abe Cline was interviewed five times by Leslie Kelen. Cline (b. 1895) talks about his father and grandfather, both of whom are buried in Jerusalem. He recalls various jobs held early in his life (often as salesman) and tells a number of stores about his years with the National Guard (Mexican Revolution) and the U. S. Army (World War I). He recalls his childhood and teenage years in Salt Lake, the Free Masons, doing business with Mormons, the Greek population, the Depression, France in World War I, and his feelings about Hitler, Germany, and the creation of the state of Israel. Other topics include the Cline Equipment Company, evaporative air coolers, the Salt Lake Jewish community, Rabbi Sam Gordon, his extended family, and Jewish businesses in Salt Lake. 179 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
179 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/s6cz52xd |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Jews--Social life and customs; World War (1914-1918); Freemasons; Utah--Salt Lake City |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902187 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd |
| Title |
Page 63 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902069 |
| OCR Text |
Show L A HI AB lin S-:1.., .. u ne er ed n problems as fas as that was concerned. t as f r as losing business to Mormons was concerned. No. ~ e en called on the presidign Bishop andsol fiim a water s_·tem there for a Ward House. I don't think I sold it directly to him, but I had to get his permission. His ok, before they could buy it. ow, wheni~hey build a new wardhouse, the church pays 50% of the cost of that ward house. The toerh 50% is paid b .. the ward members. And so they gereranlly have b get the ok from the presiding bishop's office before they can make the purchase. And I went up there and met the - not the presiding bishop but whoever was in charge of that department and he okayed it and I sold him the water system. So we never actually met. I would say, i'm sure we lost some business because people insisted on doing business with theMormons, but it was not a big factor in our business. Werepeople able to identiyf you as being Jewish ? AC I think so. I never had to go to them and say, "Look, I'm a Jew . " But if the question came up, liidn 't hesitate to tell them I was Jewish. Ofcourse, there was always a feeling of compatibility between the Mormons and the Jews. There may- have been some individual anti serniticism, because individals weremean. I had some experience which was rather anti-semtic, but most of them, especially the Religious Mormons, had a great deal of respect for Judaism L That's intere sting. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902069 |
