Max Katz papers and oral history interview, 1918, 1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Katz, Max
Title
Max Katz papers and oral history interview
Dates
1918, 1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 sound cassettes (ca. 3.5 hours); Transcript: 77 pages.
1 ledger
Collection Number
3247
Summary
Oral history interview and dues ledger of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers Local 257
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
English

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Accession No. 3247-001: Max Katz oral history interview, 1981Return to Top

4 sound cassettes (ca. 3.5 hours); Transcript: 77 pages.

Scope and Content: Tape recorded interview conducted by Howard Droker on 19 Nov and 3 Dec 1981; transcript. Max Katz gives a vivid description of growing up in Seattle's old Jewish neighborhood in the 1920s and 1930s. Beginning with background on his parent's lives and personalities, Katz tells what life was like for a relatively poor Orthodox Jewish family in Seattle. Issac Jacob Katz was trained asn worked as a shoykhet in and around his native Riga, Latvia. Settling in Seattle in about 1916, Jake Katz worked as a junk peddler. A member of Herzl Congregation, though not an ardent Zionist, the argumentative Jake Katz was constantly at loggerheads with Rabbi Shapiro and other members. Sophie Michoil Katz came from the small Russian town of Katteberg, near Krenenetz. Following relatives to New York and Cleveland, Sophie Michoil was engaged to Jake Katz by mail and came to Seattle in 1916. The more impressive of the couple, according to her son, Sophie ran the household and saw to it that her children got good secular and religious educations. He discusses his parents' view of the Reform Jews and Sephardic Jews. He describes the mixture of families - Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews, Blacks, Chinese, Finns and Irish Catholics - who lived on his block bounded by 19th and 20th Avenues and Fir and Spruce Streets. He remembers his experiences at Seattle Talmud Torah and the public schools.

Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Description
Max Katz oral history interview

Accession No. 3247-002: Max Katz papers, 1918Return to Top

1 item

Scope and Content: Dues ledger of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers Local 257. Most of the members listed were Jewish; their names, addresses, and sometimes ages are included.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's rights dedicated to the public. May be used for research, instruction, publication or similar purposes.

Acquisition Info: Max Katz, 1994-11-22

Description
Max Katz papers

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Corporate Names

  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers of America. Local 257

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Katz, Max (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers of America. Local 257 (creator)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)