| 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 76 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902511 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Sid Matz 11-25-85 sl: 14 -then they said, "What's your name? " I said, "Matz." That's not a Greek name. I said, "No, it's Jewish." And they were just like this? "Jewish? Toochhh .. " LK Really. [both chuckle] SM It was really funny. Anyway, they orne over and start talking to me. And I told them, you know I was raised with a bunch of Greeks. And they knew them all. Papanikolas. Paulos. You know , all the Greeks in Magna . Karakases and -- They were real friendly and nice, you know. And this was my life. I get out of the pool and here come these four people, all got big Stars of David. And they come by and I say , "Shalom." Oh , they look at me and just practically , ran , you know. And I think , I wonder if they think I'm an Arab or something, you know. But that ' s the way it ' s been. The Jews wouldn't have nothing to do with me. Bu t the Greeks and the Italians , always, you know. So I don ' t know . I think I look Jewish. What do you think? In fact ,you could be taken for a Greek. LK I have been. SM LK Yeah. SM So what's the difference. I bet you could get a bunch of Greeks and a bunch of Jews in the~me buidling an cyou wouldn ' t be able to tell which is which. LK That's true. I've been taken for Greek. I've had the same thing happen that happens to you. |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs7q4z/902511 |
