| 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 94 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
902529 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Sid Matz 11-25-85 s 3 : 32 to go over to Los Angeles on Passover. And ok . So he wrote me up a three day pass. And I went. To Passover. So , I went in there. We go in Los Angeles . It takes from S iscopal to Los Angeles in a bus , you know . And you get out there. Well, didn ' t go to Passover , we just wenton a three day furlough, you know , really had a time. I come back. Didn't even come back with the bus. I just hitched a ride back to San Gotthere and told them, real nice time and everything . So here comes the 24th of July . And so all mormon boys sign up for the 24th of July . So I wentup and signed my name . And this first sgt. said,"Now wait minute. You just wenton a three day pass on the Jewish holiday. "I said , "Loo kie I was born and raised in Utah. I celebrated the 24th all my life. Don ' t tell me I can ' t go on the 24th ."Andhe said , you can't. God damn it you can't be Mormon. I said, Idon't care . S owe had a chaplain at San ------- That was a Mormon Bishop. He was a major. M __ zzle I think his name was . I went over to him and I told him , "Look I'm Jewish, but I was raised- born and raised rightin Utah and I've been celebrating the 24th of July all my life.I've been to the primary. I've been to--" You know . sunday schol with the Mormons and everything.Andhe went right over tomy outfit and he got that first sgt. And said, "Hey, you give this boy a three day pass. He's going to Los Angeles and celebrate the 24th of July " Well, that sgt. was so god damn mad, he was boiling. So I went to the 24th of July. I tell you who this sgt. was. - You know, this Van Hickson? You ever hear of him? He was |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs7q4z/902529 |
