| Title |
Michael Arnovitz, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Michael Arnovitz |
| Description |
Transcript (173 pages) of interview by Leslie Kelen with Michael Arnovitz with additional comments from Rose Leibowitz Arnovitz on Nobember 30, 1982 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Project. |
| Creator |
Arnovitz, Michael, 1896-1983 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1982-11-30 |
| 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 ; Pennsylvania, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/6254927 |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Arnovitz, Michael, 1896-1983--Interviews; Kosher food; Salt Lake City (Utah); Zionism and Judaism |
| Abstract |
Kelen conducted a series of interviews with Michael Arnovitz (b. 1896) in November and December 1982. Arnovitz's wife, Rose Leibowitz Arnovitz, is present for the interviews, and her comments are included in the transcript (as indicated by the initials "RA"). Topics covered include Michael's childhood in Keyesport, Pennsylvania; his parents' life in Austria; the World War I era flu epidemic; jobs held in Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Utah; discrimination by the Irish; religious beliefs; keeping a kosher home; prohibition; pawn shops, and Jewish businesses in Salt Lake City during the 1920s and 1930s. Arnovitz also recalls Salt Lake City in the 1920s; seeing Al Jolson perform; the Depression of the 1930s; the stock market, business and morale; his perception of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, including comments on the fireside chats and the New Deal; Zionist support during World War II; the National Council of Jewish Women; tensions between Montefiore and B'nai Israel; a book called Up From Seltzer; the bar mitzvahs of his sons; and his memories of Rabbi Cardin. 173 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
173 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/s61n9vtw |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Kosher food; Utah--Salt Lake City; Zionism and Judaism |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
903724 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61n9vtw |
| Title |
Page 60 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
903606 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Michael Arnowitz 1:-6-2"-82 sl:3 I ·1 • ~- a customer walked in your store. You&ood by the door, and if you saw a customer looking in your window there, you tried to have him come in, see. LK What wouldyou do. MA Oh , just try to get in a-conversation with him.In other words,if he took out a cigarette out of his pocket, you - went to him and got a rr:atch and;you lit it for him. And then your merchandise in the window, see, you asked him politely if "anything special you have in mind?" "We can't put everything in the window." And you try to get into a conversation with ·,'('\ him. And try to get him~the store. And the ones that were smart enough to do that, they made a living! Otherwise, you're out of luck,see! LK You j ,5'ut waited for the customer to come in [you'd be out of ~ l:Hte] MA That's right. LK So did you iee many ~oresg8ut of business. Was there a quick turnover there? MA Oh, yes, they went out of business. Two or three of them went broke. Berkowitz, Samuels, they went broke. LK Whydo you think they went broke? MA For the same reason like tell you. That - they weren't on the ball and they were a little bit older ahan I am - at that time. See, when 1'---rwas say 23-24 years old, I had a lot of pep. A |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61n9vtw/903606 |
