| Title |
Louis Zucker,Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Hynda Rudd and Ralph DeRose, September 1 & 4, and October 24, 1972, January 25, 1973 and June 1, 1977 |
| Alternative Title |
Louis Zucker |
| Creator |
Zucker, Louis C., 1895-1982 |
| Contributor |
DeRose, Ralph; Rudd, Hynda |
| Date |
1972-09-01; 1972-09-04; 1972-10-24; 1973-01-25 |
| Date Digital |
4/29/2016 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States |
| Access Rights |
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| Subject |
Zucker, Louis C., 1895-1982--Interviews; University of Utah--Faculty--Biography; Jews--Utah--Interviews; Schiller, Herbert M.--Biography |
| Description |
Transcript (184 pages) of an interview by Hynda Rudd and Ralph DeRose with Louis C. Zucker on September 1 and 4 and October 24, 1972, and January 25, 1973. From tapes H-10, H-17, H-18, H-20, H-21, and H-32 in the Jewish Oral History Project |
| Abstract |
Mr. Zucker (b. 1895) discusses the emigration of his parents from Poland, their life in Philadelphia, and political leanings. He recalls his education in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, his move to Salt Lake City to join the English faculty at the University of Utah, and life in the Jewish community. Also included are stories of various Jewish families, his experiences teaching Sunday school, the Maimonides, Jewish students and faculty at the University in the 1930s and 1940s, Jewish politics and culture, and the life of Judge Herbert Schiller. |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
174 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| 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/s6gj1qmh |
| Topic |
Jews--Interviews; University of Utah |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Setname |
uum_johp |
| ID |
919979 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj1qmh |
| Title |
Page 69 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_johp |
| ID |
919866 |
| OCR Text |
Show LOUIS ZUCKER #2 HR: Then the only thing that was there was the sanctuary. LZ: Where? HR: In the Temple. LZ: Yes. Rabbi Cardon did think that the more advanced classes, at least, should meet at the Temple, on the theory that if the kids went there for Sunday school then they would want to come Friday nights, you know. Reformed rabbis had this great talent for deceiving themselves. However, this did not come about. I do not remember all the reasons, but it did not come about. He apparently met with opposition. The B'nai Israel Sunday School, if I remember correctly, did not come to the Temple, where it has been now for a number of years, until that social hall was completed. Then they built those rooms on the side for classes out in the sanctuary and some remodeling upstairs. Of course in ancient times, before I came, classes had been held on the balconies. HR: Oh? LZ: But in my time that had ceased. Jules Frank, Harry Frank's oldest boy, was another character. He would also come in when he felt like it. He would get up and walk out when he felt like it, and he would lie down when he felt like it. But Jules and I never tangled; I indulged him. Again, he did not bother. He did not disturb. Jules was known to be a little bit eccentric. Jules was a very 63 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj1qmh/919866 |
