| Title |
Ralph Tannenbaum, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Ralph Tannenbaum |
| Description |
Transcript (117 pages) of interview by Leslie Kelen with Ralph Tannenbaum on June 19, 1982 and January 24, 1983 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Oral History Project. |
| Creator |
Tannenbaum, Ralph, 1921-2006 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1982-06-18; 1983-01-24 |
| 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 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993 |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Tannenbaum, Ralph, 1921-2006--Interviews; World War, 1939-1945; Jews--Social life and customs |
| Abstract |
Tannenbaum (b. 1921) describes his family background, businesses and prices in Salt Lake City during the 1920s, and his Jewish education. He also talks about scouting, school, ROTC and military school, and his social life as a teenager. Other topics covered include World War II, going into his father's business, Zionism, Mormons and the Masons, the merging of two Salt Lake City congregations, the Jewish underground in the 1940s, and the Jewish community and some of its leaders. 117 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
117 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/s6738kpr |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Jews--Social life and customs; World War (1939-1945) |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902435 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6738kpr |
| Title |
Page 22 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902338 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Ralph Tannenbaum 6-18-82 s2:21 school with the idea that t his was probably the best preparation-- it was a very good school. Very well academically respected and so forth. Joe Shapiro went there, t oo . Andthat's another story. But anyway, I went to military school which a t that time was a two year junior college. And I was supposed to go t o Stanford after tha t but WWII was in the offing. I'm talking about 1940 and there was an officer preparation program in the Nacy. So in 1 940, after graduating junior college, at this military school, a good friend of ours says, here's a wonderfiul opportunity for you to go on a Nacy cruise. So I went on a one month cruise and then I was selected to go to Officers Candidate School. I hadn't heard from Stanford, this was already late August of 1940. In the meantime, I'm still going to West Point. It had beenpromised [the appoint-ment] . So I went on this cruise and then I went to the three-month schooling with the Navy and became an officerin theN ~ qy. A reservist. But in those days, that meant immediate active duty because we wree already in b the spring of 1941. And regardless of how much of a surprise Peral Harbor was, this country knew that war was coming shortly. When I graduated fromfuis Navy school, in Februrary of 1941, I received a telegram from Senator Thomas -- would I accept an alternate appointment to Annapolis. By this time, I was very enthused with the Navy. So I wired back, "Yes." In the meantime, I had my orders to Peark Harbor to join the cruiser there as a reserved ensign on active duty. But I did take the exam for Annapolis. And passed it. But so did my |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6738kpr/902338 |
