Alexander Sytman Oral History Interview, 2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sytman, Alexander
Title
Alexander Sytman Oral History Interview
Dates
2014 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Vertical File containing 1 WAV file on CD and one printed transcript
Collection Number
5832 (Accession No. 5832-001)
Summary
Interview with Alexander Sytman of his memories of WWII in Warsaw and growing up here in the Pacific Northwest
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
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Born in Warsaw Poland, Alexander Sytman is a Holocaust survivor who was two years old at the outbreak of WWII. He recounts his early childhood memories in the Warsaw Ghetto. His father died there, but Alex and other family members escaped and survived in hiding. After the war he and his mother lived in France until they could immigrate to the U.S. Alex, at 10 years old, traveled alone from Paris to Corvallis, Oregon, to join an uncle who adopted him. Alex and his mother later moved to Seattle because of its larger Jewish community. Alex Sytman attended Garfield High School, the University of Washington, and the University of Washington School of Medicine. He served in the Vietnam War. He specialized in cardiology and became a leading cardiologist in Seattle. He reported highlights of his medical career and comments on one-time discrimination, locally and nationally, against Jews in medicine. Dr. Sytman discusses his attitudes toward Judaism, participation in various Jewish youth groups, and his past and current community activities, such as the SAMIS Foundation, Congregation Herzl Ner Tamid, MEDIC One Foundation. He has also been an avid participant in multiple sports.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Oral history interview conducted by Eleanor Rogers and Doris Stiefel on February 21, 2014.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

Listen to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections site.

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Alex Sytman, 2014-3-4

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Sytman, Alexander--Interviews

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)