| Title |
Rose Leibowitz Arnovitz, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Rose Leibowitz Arnovitz |
| Description |
Transcript (177 pages) of interview by Leslie Kelen with Rose Leibowitz on March 16, 1982 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Project. |
| Creator |
Arnovitz, Rose Leibowitz, 1908-1997 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1983-03-16 |
| 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 ; România, http://sws.geonames.org/798549 |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Arnovitz, Rose Leibowitz, 1908-1997--Interviews; Antisemitism--United States; Salt Lake City (Utah); Jews--Social life and customs; Voluntarism--Religious aspects--Judaism; Zionism and Judaism |
| Abstract |
Interviewed by Leslie Kelen, Rose Leibowitz (b. 1908) talks about her parents' lives in Rumania, their coming to America, her father's experiences in the egg and grocery businesses, her childhood, and Jewish rituals practiced in the home. She also remembers her involvement in various organizations in Salt Lake City, including the Talmud Torah ladies, B'nai B'rith, the Traveler's Aid Society, United Way, the Welfare Fund drive, and the Jewish Relief Society (which became the Jewish Family Service). Other topics covered include the differences between the B'nai Israel and Montefiore congregations, the social "clique-isness" of the women in the Jewish community, Rabbi Cardin, the high holy days, some of the people who were "bulwarks" of the Montefiore Congregation, and Zionism. She also recalls some of the locl scandals, the anit-Semitic situation in Salt Lake schools, and the younger generation of Jewish people moving away from Salt Lake. Finally, she speaks of her involvement in Hadassah, Youth Alleyah, fund raising, blue box luncheons, USO, the Jewish Relief Society, and help Jewish soldiers during World War II. 177 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
177 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Is Part of |
Interviews with Jews in Utah collection, 1982-1988, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv70657/; Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive |
| 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/s6ww9cdw |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Jews--Social life and customs; Antisemitism; Utah--Salt Lake City; Voluntarism--Religious aspects--Judaism; Zionism and Judaism |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
903351 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ww9cdw |
| Title |
Page 103 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
903275 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Rose Arnowitz 4-1 4 - 83 s l:l6 RA In the vestry r oom. They had a whole table. Franz, the c aretaker the, he was an Orthodox Jew more than anybody, this non Jewish ma n. He knew allthe rules. He would scold the women if t h ey c ame in fue kitchen. They t ook a dish out o f the wrong cupboard. They came there f o r Passover and they brought shelled wal~uts in, he wouldn't let them use them. That he-- he was terrific. He and his wife there.So he would set the table up with c andles to light for the holidays and also with Memoria.): ~. candles. And _r:eople would pay for them and light them. But the others, they sabbath candles, they~re gratis. And put in the stands. And Gerry Dupler was down there, after he passed away and she'd light those holiday candles, with the cover on her head. And the little memorial candles in his memory. She was the first one down there. And - she's kept itup all fuese years. He's been gone a long time. So, LK You sound kind of amazed? RA I~. Because this was supposed to be such a -well, kindof an immoral thing, you know. He~s seeing her while he wa s still married to -- I don't think she'd ever been married before. She ·~·as a lot younger than he. And he still had a wife. And - his wife of course, when he started this, she left here and went to liven Los Angeles. And she vowed she would never never divorce him. Andfinally, she did and got a good chunk of what he had. Youknow, she was going tomake it worthwhile. She finally did. she could see-becuase he was living with EGerry all |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ww9cdw/903275 |
