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Articles 901 - 930 of 1937

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Interview No. 958, Esther Rollansky Nov 2000

Interview No. 958, Esther Rollansky

Combined Interviews

Her mother was born in the colonies and her father, Samuel, was born in Poland. Samuel was a journalist for Jewish papers, a theater critic, a scholar, and the head of the Kultur Congress. He initiated love of Jewish culture and traditions- as well as socialism-into his children. They didn't only speak Yiddish at home, they lived Yiddish culture. She attended state (public) and Yiddish laic schools and became a teacher in various Jewish schools.A s a young girl she practically lived in the Yiddish theater. She met famous people in Yiddish culture from abroad, who visited her parent's house. …

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Guide To Ph015 Mexican Revolution Photograph Collection, Samuel Sisneros Oct 2000

Guide To Ph015 Mexican Revolution Photograph Collection, Samuel Sisneros

Finding Aids

The collection dates 1900 – 1920 and includes original photo postcards, negatives, copy prints, and half-tone prints pertaining to the Mexican Revolution. The majority of the images are copy prints, which are often duplicated within the collection, and some replicate images from separate sources.

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Interview No. 956, Sara Salon Oct 2000

Interview No. 956, Sara Salon

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Her parents met in Smyrna and her father sent for her mother after he got to Posadas. They married in Paraguay because the Argentine officials didn't want to officiate over the marriage of a minor. Her mother was illiterate, yet she knew how to handle business affairs and was a musician. They participated in the small Turkish community. They moved to Corrientes and her mother's large family joined her there. The Turkish community in Corrientes was large. Her mother, with her friends, held singing and dancing sessions on Sundays to raise money to build the synagogue, which became the Asociación …

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Interview No. 953, Anita Lang Oct 2000

Interview No. 953, Anita Lang

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Born 1918, Lang came to Argentina with her parents from Russia when she was five years old. Her parents and grandparents also were in the theater.Although her dad didn't want her to be an actress, she became one anyway. She enjoyed a happy adolescence studying and going to the Hebraica and Macabi. She started in film when a film personality saw her on the beach and asked her to come for a tryout. She acted in 8 films, one of them about a prostitute ("una mujer"). Then she got married and had two children. When she separated from her husband,s …

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Interview No. 960, Bertha P. De Braslavsky Oct 2000

Interview No. 960, Bertha P. De Braslavsky

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Born 1913 in small town in Entre Rios, Argentina. Her parents had lived in the colonies. They were not very interested in their daughter's education, but because they moved to Buenos Aires, she was able to go beyond the 3rd grade. She finished normal school and then studied physics at the Profesorado for secondary school teachers. Here, and at the university later, she experienced persecution because of her student activism and interest in Marxism. As a result of her expulsion from her studies in 1936, she joined the Communist Youth. Eventually she earned a degree in Pedagogy from the Universidad …

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Interview No. 952, Luna And Salomón Mayo Sep 2000

Interview No. 952, Luna And Salomón Mayo

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Luna de Mayo is 98 years old and her son Salomón, a retired doctor, is in his 70s. She met her future husband in her uncle's home and her aunt said she would marry him. He was 20 and she was 17, when they arrived to Argentina. They headed straight to Posadas (by train), where he had sisters. Posadas was very poor then, and their lives were very difficult. They lived in a one room wooden house with a well and no running water. Household tasks and raising 7 children on her husband's initially meager earnings, selling in the street …

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Guide To Ph026 Leigh W. Osborn Photograph Collection, Samuel Sisneros Sep 2000

Guide To Ph026 Leigh W. Osborn Photograph Collection, Samuel Sisneros

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This collection of photographs was donated in 1976 by Leigh W. Osborn, sister of El Paso author Owen P. White. The images in this collection consist primarily of postcards about the Mexican Revolution (1910 to c.1920). The majority of the images are of Madero’s camps or military officials and soldiers.

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Interview No. 1663, Rogelio Carlos Jr. Aug 2000

Interview No. 1663, Rogelio Carlos Jr.

Combined Interviews

Rogelio Carlos, Jr. was born and raised in Smeltertown. He recalls swimming in the river, hunting, and hiking with other neighborhood friends as a child and details the layout of Smeltertown. He states there was a strong sense of community in this small town among the older residents. The problem was with the younger children who created gangs, especially in the Calavera neighborhood. Rogelio discussed his education as a young boy, he attended a Mexican school in Smeltertown; there were only two schools in this area during the 1950’s. He discusses vocational education and extracurricular activities such as basketball. He …

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Interview No. 954, Maria Eisser Aug 2000

Interview No. 954, Maria Eisser

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She was born in Vienna in 1922. Her father was an Austrian industrialist and her mother a Hungarian pharmacist- the first woman to graduate with this specialty in Hungary. They lived in Vienna until she was 16, when the Nazis took over and they left for Hungary. At her mother's prompting, they left Hungary in1942 for Argentina; the trip had been planned for two years and was extremely dangerous. They took the last ship that sailed the Atlantic for South America. They were supposed to go to Brazil but wound up in Argentina instead, their stay in this country facilitated …

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Guide To Ph020 J. E. Morgan & Sons Construction Photographs, Rose Hillbrand Aug 2000

Guide To Ph020 J. E. Morgan & Sons Construction Photographs, Rose Hillbrand

Finding Aids

The collection contains mostly photographs of architectural projects undertaken by J. E. Morgan & Sons, contractors. The records date 1894-1956.

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Interview No. 955, Eugenia Sacerdote Jul 2000

Interview No. 955, Eugenia Sacerdote

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Born in Turin in 1910. Very antifascist-saw Peronism as reply to fascism. Father died when she was about 10 years old so, was brought up by mother. Women couldn't study at that time, so she attended the Liceo Femenino, which didn't feed into the university, and then stayed home for a year. She and her cousin, who would go on to win a Nobel Prize, and who was brought up in an even more restricted fashion, studied for one year to be able to pass certain courses to get into the university. She experienced much prejudice in medical school, but …

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Interview No. 959, Ruth De Sommer Jul 2000

Interview No. 959, Ruth De Sommer

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Sommer left Germany at the beginning of the Third Reich, for Holland; she saw how bad the antisiemitism was. She left when she was 16, and she lived in Holland with a family, working as a nursemaid (niñera). Then she came alone to Buenos Aires in 1936; her parents arrived later. When she arrived, since she was alone (without parent's written consent) and only 20 years old, she wasn't allowed to leave the port until her aunt arrived to vouch for her. She lived with her uncle and aunt in Belgraro until her parents arrived.Her parents rented an apartment in …

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Interview No. 957, Simone Barbouth May 2000

Interview No. 957, Simone Barbouth

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She was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1942. Her father had been born in Turkey, but he moved to Italy and went to Egypt to escape the racial laws. Her mother's family was also from Turkey, but she was born in Egypt. In Alexandria her family lived a very cosmopolitan life, speaking French among themselves and hardly learning Arabic. Her great-grandmother's generation of women could not read or write, although the men generally went to the university. In 1947 they moved to Italy, and in 1953 to Argentina. Some members of her father's family were living in Buenos Aires. For …

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Interview No. 951, Mina Fridman Apr 2000

Interview No. 951, Mina Fridman

Combined Interviews

Parents from the Ukraine. She was born in Argentina in 1922. Lived much of her life in Rosarió. Though her father was of a good economic position, she imbibed communism from her Yiddish teacher. The Spanish Civil War also awoke her desire for social change. She entered the Communist party in 1940. She had been active in the Comisión de Ayuda a la Unión Soviética y Países Aliados and previously in Organización Popular contra el Racismo y Antisemitismo. She was also involved in solidarity work for political prisoners including her own husband.She her self was jailed twice. Her other activities …

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Interview No. 1623, L.A. Gladstone Mar 2000

Interview No. 1623, L.A. Gladstone

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He describes professors that influenced him during these early years, as well as his adaptation to speaking English. He returned to El Paso in 1956 to practice medicine. He worked as an intern at Thomason Hospital for several years. He also discusses being interview by Steven Spielberg in association with the movie Schindler's List and a museum built in Hollywood to house the stories of Holocaust survivors. Dr. Gladstone also discusses his courtship with his wife during his med school years in Dallas, and life in the fraternity. After returning to El Paso, Dr. Gladstone served as physician for a …

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Interview No. 1625, John Hick Johnstone, Lady Ruth Johnstone Feb 2000

Interview No. 1625, John Hick Johnstone, Lady Ruth Johnstone

Combined Interviews

In this interview, conducted primarily with Dr. John Hick Johnstone (b. 1909), he discusses his World War II experiences as a physician traveling with the Advance Command Corps; in addition, he speaks at length on El Paso’s mid-twentieth-century medical scene, including the state of the hospitals and the practices of the medical community. At the start of the interview, both John Hick and Lady Ruth share memories of their early years and courtship in Eldorado, Illinois. On their 1940 honeymoon the couple passed through El Paso where they encountered some trouble at the international border due to the narcotics in …

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Interview No. 1356, Antonio Mendoza García Jan 2000

Interview No. 1356, Antonio Mendoza García

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Mr. Mendoza briefly talks about his family; initially, he heard about the bracero program through the radio; during the 1960s, he enlisted in the bracero program; he went through centers in Durango and Monterrey, Nuevo León, México; the center in Monterrey was a sports stadium, and people often went by to give the men free food as they waited; once in the United States, he was medically examined and deloused, like an animal; the powder used smelled horribly, and he had to wait two hours before he could wash it off; he and others were then packed into trailers like …

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Guide To Ms369 The Kohlberg Family Papers, Anna Hernandez Sep 1999

Guide To Ms369 The Kohlberg Family Papers, Anna Hernandez

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The Kohlbergs were a pioneer Jewish family in El Paso. They were successful business entrepreneurs and civic leaders in El Paso. The Kohlberg family papers include materials about the Taft-Díaz meeting, the International Cigar Factory, various members of the Kohlberg family, and early El Paso. The papers date 1875 – 1995.

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Interview No. 931, Ralph Seitsinger Dec 1998

Interview No. 931, Ralph Seitsinger

Combined Interviews

Born in Kinross, Iowa. Family background ; college education and reasons behind his career choices; early job experience: Normal School Science teacher, Boy Scout executive, military service at Fort Bliss. Discusses political career: how Raymond Telles got him involved him in politics; his accomplishments as Alderman, his mayoral term.

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Interview No. 937, María De Los Angeles Skatzes Nov 1998

Interview No. 937, María De Los Angeles Skatzes

Combined Interviews

Family origin. Mar village in Kwangtung Province, China. Turning to the United Sates, her father's youth, how he came to El Paso. Growing up in a multicultural home in El Paso's Chinese community.

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Interview No. 930, Harvey Hilley Nov 1998

Interview No. 930, Harvey Hilley

Combined Interviews

Born in Socorro, Texas; second generation Texas; served in the United States Navy; participation in the local Cotton association. Discusses parents' background; the effects of the Great Depression; the CCC at Rio Vista; the effects of WWII on the Lower Valley; experiences with Braceros and previous Mexican agricultural workers; the role of Rio Vista in the Bracero Program; evolution of the cotton farming in the lower valley.

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Interview No. 939, Melvin Potter Straus Nov 1998

Interview No. 939, Melvin Potter Straus

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Discusses his family's political ties with the Democratic Party. How as a young boy was taught loyalty and discipline as party member. The Politics and the University.

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Interview No. 928, Tom Diamond Nov 1998

Interview No. 928, Tom Diamond

Combined Interviews

Born in Fresno, California; enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private; attended Officer Candidate School and became Capital of Artillery. Memories of childhood and education; WWII memories; service in Australia, the invasion of Luzon, the surrender of Japan; service at Fort Bliss; Meetings with the Tiguas, experiences with tribal leaders of the 1960's; gambling and lawsuits and legal battlers.

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Interview No. 936, Estine Davis Nov 1998

Interview No. 936, Estine Davis

Combined Interviews

Born in Troy, Texas, Childhood experiences; early work experiences; farm and segregation experiences; family relationships; encounters with racism; work experiences at Fort Bliss, and downtown El Paso; work ethics; El Paso community; Affirmative Action.

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Interview No. 935, Peter De Wetter Nov 1998

Interview No. 935, Peter De Wetter

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Born in New Rochelle, New York. Discusses family background including his mother and father first hand view of the Russian Revolution in Europe as a privilege society member. WWII experiences in the U.S. Army as a member of the intelligence Corps; business endeavors before and after serving a mayor including CEO of Beking Company.

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Interview No. 934, Marvin Shady Nov 1998

Interview No. 934, Marvin Shady

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Born in Larned, Kansas; earned journeyman card in International Typographical Union, member for 65 years. Family history as a strike leader/organizer. El Paso Labor Advocate, purchase of newspaper, international union, starting union brick plant.

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Interview No. 929, James Franklin Scherr Nov 1998

Interview No. 929, James Franklin Scherr

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Born in El Paso, third generation El Pasoan. Educational background; three generations of family history in El Paso; motivations for entering politics; events leading up to his nomination and election; achievements during tenure as Alderman; legal trends in El Paso.

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Interview No. 932, Arturo Otero Nov 1998

Interview No. 932, Arturo Otero

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Born in Plaza de Otero, Chihuahua, Mexico. Descendant of town's founders. Discusses family ancestry; life from child to adult including games, traditions, employment, travel, and social life; personal accounts of the Mexican Revolution of 1910; relationship between town's people and Apache invaders.

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Interview No. 933, Hortencia Cedillos Nov 1998

Interview No. 933, Hortencia Cedillos

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Born in San Ignacio, Chihuahua, Mexico. Descendant of town's founders. Aunt to the town's present mayor; discusses family ancestry; life from child to adult including games, traditions, employment, travel, and social life; personal accounts of the Mexican Revolution 1910; religious traditions; cross-border issues; commerce, explanation of ejidos and colonias.

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Interview No. 945, Perla Wasserman Jul 1998

Interview No. 945, Perla Wasserman

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Active Spanish Republican cause, Pro-allied, Socialist Party; discussed she aid to political prisoner and was put in jail. Opposes Peronism but has worked with leftist Peronists.

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