| Title |
Harry J. Doctorman, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Accn 998 |
| Alternative Title |
Accn 998, Interviews with Jews in Utah, Harry J. Doctorman |
| Description |
Transcript (96 pages) of interview by Leslie Kelen with Harry Doctorman on March 6, 1986 for the Interviews with Jews in Utah Oral History Project. |
| Creator |
Doctorman, Harry J., 1919-2005 |
| Contributor |
Kelen, Leslie G., 1949-; Oral History Institute |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1986-03-06 |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Jews, American--Utah--Interviews; Doctorman, Harry J., 1919-2005--Interviews; Kosher food industry; Meat--Packing; Bar mitzvah |
| Abstract |
Interviewed by Leslie Kelen, Harry Doctorman (b. 1919) recalls his childhood in Salt Lake City and the congregation Shaary Tzedick. He talks about the meat-packing business he inherited from his father (including comments on unions, kosher butchering, and modernization). He also talks generally about his Jewish upbringing and more specifically about his bar mitzvah, meeting his wife, getting married, and relationships with Mormons. 96 pages. |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
96 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/s6864b4h |
| Topic |
Jews, American; Kosher food industry; Meat-Packing; Bar mitzvah |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
904005 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6864b4h |
| Title |
Page 18 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_iju |
| ID |
903925 |
| OCR Text |
Show OHI Harry Doctorman 3-6-86 s2:17 She's Jewish on both sides. For awhile, she said she's a shiksa. She says, "How could Harry intermarry to the shiksa." We had to explain it to her that she was Jewish but she couldn't talk Jewish. LK Where did you go to public school. HD Well, public school I went to the Grant Schoo\, on Sixth South and First West, right where the TriArc Motel is now. And then we movedto Nineth South and Second East, and I went to the Sumner School that was on Sixth South and Third East. LK What didyour parents speak to you at home, what language. HD Well, they spoke alot of Yiddish and a lot of English. But, they spoke Yiddish back and forth so I could - you know, I picke it up. I can speak a little Yiddish. Great but - I can get by. Wife My grandmother loved him because he spoke Yiddish. HD I come down to talk to her Grandmother. Sheneverheard anybody talking Yiddish. Boy, when Ittalked to her, I really made it with her![ both laugh] LK That was thepasssport to the heart. what was school likefor you? Public school. HD WEll, it was fair. _I mean, it wasn't the greatest thing. But I got ~by. Band C. I got fair grades. LK Didyou run into any anti Jewish feeling? HD No~~ I really didn't. Wife ~ said only __ once j.n Salt La_ke. HD When was that? |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6864b4h/903925 |
