| 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 83 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902518 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Sid Matz 11-25-85 s2:21 LK Yeah, it makes the atmosphere tense. SM they didn't want it. They didn't want it. So, -- LK WHy did you stay with Kennecott all those years. SM Why? LK YEah. SM Well, I had a family. And -the schools were great. For kids. You had your grade schools and your junior high schools and your high school. It~s just a good place to bring up a family. I-- we thought - me and my wife, we go down to San Francisco. I could got that job, this guy really liked me. But, I said, "Youre not going tobe as well off there as we are here." And we moved in - cornpnay houses. They had this Garfield, Utah company houses. You got a four-room horne, a two-bedr oom horne, and nice yard. And, whateveryou want. You know. Garage. And it cost you $15 a wnth. For rent. And - they had - your gas was cheap. Your lights was for nothing. They furnished the power. It was an ideal place to live. I walked three blocks and I was at work. LK That's easy. SM In Garfield, so you know. This is the best - ah living there is. In fact, all the time I lived in Garfield, I'd get in my car. and drive three blocks to work. And finally, I moved - well, they sold the town out from under us. and then they sold me the horne. I bought the horne for $250 but I didn't want to move it over to Magna. Because I'm a hell of a carpenter. You know, having to do a little carpentry work this and that. ad I -a guy come around nad wanted to buy it for $600 and so I sold it to him for $600, took |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs7q4z/902518 |
