| 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 |
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. |
| 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 108 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_johp |
| ID |
919905 |
| OCR Text |
Show LOUIS ZUCKER #3 fact. with Rabbi Lux there was a partnership between him and me. For instance, when Elia Salmons, an Israeli boy who came here with almost nothing, came here to be a student of civil engineering, Rabbi Lux and I watched over Elia. Rabbi Lux included me in watching over Elia. When Elia's brother came over, I helped to bring him over because I had to give assurances to the University of Utah that the boy could make the grade here at the university. How much English did he know, and so forth. I took Elia's word for it; but Elia's word was a little optimistic. To make a long story short, we are still in close association with his younger brother Raffael who stayed in America. Elia went back. He is an important man in Israel with a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. These boys had determination, and they made it. Raffael has a Ph.D. now, and he is a big man in government in resource development. He and his wife, we are very good friends. Whenever they move to a new house, they always let us know, "We have got a room for you. "You come and it is your room." We are very happy about that. We had a chance to reunite with them in New Jersey. They live now just a few miles from where my sister lives in New Jersey, so we had a reunion. we have a room waiting for us there when we go East again, and so 102 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj1qmh/919905 |
