| 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 159 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902165 |
| OCR Text |
Show HI -15- 3 AB line sl: f urs I ,. e h mil·. o h gnoup. My Dadbeing an in ali t it s if icul , or him to make a living hen he 1 st the u o his hands and his legs. And we kids t k \er. And kept the family going . L . . in ur family, _ou took over. Were the kids closer than the uncles ere? Yest _es. We ere all cousins - we were all good friends. some closer than di.hers. Ah, but all good friends. L If ou could close your eyes, couldyou remember how they looked. A I remernberhow they looked, but I can 't describe them. ould you try to describe them? AC el_. they were all so normal. I mean [laughs] that - L hat is normal. What does normal look like. AC Like you or like me . L But we look very different. AC I know .But I couldn't describe you other than the fact thatyou have a beard. LD Did any of them have beards? r AC No, they dinj'thave beards; they didn't have mustaches. In those days . They just didn'thave those. L They were all clean shven. AC yes, they were :all clean shaven and they were all - all nodern. There were no freaks among~ them. We didn'thavehiJies in those da~ but we did have some freaks cpcasionally. And thats' why I say, they were normal. They went to school. In Uncle I' s family, Sam and Haroldbecame attornys •. And the others, the rest of them just, Iguessed, finished high school. And in Uncle Aaron's family, |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz52xd/902165 |
