| Title |
Sidney, Matz, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Sidney, Matz |
| Description |
Transcript (95 pages) of interview by Leslie Kelen with Sidney Matz on November 12, 1985 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Oral History Project. |
| Creator |
Matz, Sidney, 1919-2001 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1985-11-12 |
| 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 |
Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5777793 |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Matz, Sidney, 1919-2001--Interviews; Antisemitism--United States; Kennecott Copper Corporation |
| Abstract |
Matz (b. 1919) talks about his family background in Russia, the pogroms that took place there, his mother's immigration to the United States, his father's business, the Ku Klux Klan, and anti-Semitism in Magna, Utah. He also talks about the Greek unions, working for Kennecott during the Depression, school prayer, his lack of Jewish identity, and his father. He also touches on Hitler and World War II, life after the war, discrimination, and his years at Kennecott. 95 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
95 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/s6xs7q4z |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Antisemitism; Kennecott Copper Corporation |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902533 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs7q4z |
| Title |
Page 55 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902490 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Sidney Matz 11-19-85 s2: 26 President Roosevelt because he wouldn't let them Jews in -- LK The boat load? SM Yeah,there's soething, the boat load and there's something else. And another thing, you know. And I was reading a story about that where he couldn't possibly taken sides with the Jews -you know, because if he told the American people he was going to to war with the nazis for the way they treat the Jews, he'd have the biggest uprising in the world. They never went to war for the Jews. You see what I mean? LK Ahmrn. SM I mean, he had to be very careful about what he did. There was a lot o f anti semitism at that ume in this country also. Nobody went t o war for the Jews. At that time. So he had to do it like this and I guess they just manipulated them Japanese ____ the war, so we could declare war on Germany. LK Hmrnm. SM So this LK What kind of impact did it have on you. SM Oh, it had a lot of impact. Yeah. Becuase we had - we had relatives that were living there,you know. And - it of course, it would make you mad. You know, like I say. But, actually, youdidn't really realisse what they were doing until after the war. l·lhen you'd seen, you know, unbelievable. Thatpeoplewouldbe like--well, it's just like nazis. Now, in - I guess it was in 38 or 39, me and Pete Krakas - my friend - |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs7q4z/902490 |
