Shema Arizona
designed by Max Gimpel
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society Oral History Project
Shema Arizona adds a Jewish voice to Arizona's history. Shema (sheMA) means "hear" in Hebrew. With this site you can hear some of Arizona's Jewish history.
Sixty-three oral histories conducted by the Arizona Jewish Historical Society provide a valuable and unique resource for understanding how American Jews in the early 20th century pulled up roots, continued a tradition of migration and became western Jews.
This site has the full transcripts of the 63 oral history interviews and an audio excerpt from each oral history recording. Photographs accompany some of the interviews. Collectively these documents make us reflect on, imagine and sometimes laugh about how Jews learned to make a living, make a community and make a mark in Arizona.
Shema Arizona is a joint project of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society and Arizona State University Library. This project was made possible by federal Library Services and Technology Act funds distributed by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. The project development team for Shema Arizona was: Beryl Morton, Executive Director, Arizona Jewish Historical Society; Jack Fradin, Administrative Assistant, AJHS; Robert Spindler, University Archivist, Arizona State University Library; Pamela Dunlock, Systems Programmer, ASU Library; Heather Knowles, web designer, ASU Library; Nancy Dallett, Project Director, Projects in the Public Interest.
Copyright and publication permissions information
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society holds copyright to the transcripts, recordings and photographs included on this website and provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes only. Rights have been licensed to the Arizona State University for presentation on this web site. No other rights are extended for copying or publishing these oral history materials.
The Arizona Jewish Historical Society asks that researchers and users approach this material with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas and experiences are documented here. We invite researchers and the general public to use these oral history materials for their research and educational pursuits. Requests for permissions, copyrights, clearances and assessment of commercial use fees for use and citation of any of these oral history materials must be directed to:
Lawrence D. Bell, Ph.D., Executive Director
Arizona Jewish Historical Society
122 E. Culver Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602 241-7870
[email protected]
Oral history files
List of oral history interviews with transcripts and audio excerpts.
- Bellman, B – Transcript of interview with Bellman, B, Audio excerpt of interview with Bellman, B
- Bellman, C – Transcript of interview with Bellman, C, Audio excerpt of interview with Bellman, C
- Bendalin, H – Transcript of interview with Bendalin, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Bendalin, H
- Bendheim, O – Transcript of interview with Bendheim, O, Audio excerpt of interview with Bendheim, O
- Brown, S – Transcript of interview with Brown, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Brown, S
- Citron, T – Transcript of interview with Citron, T, Audio excerpt of interview with Citron, T
- Cohen, M – Transcript of interview with Cohen, M, Audio excerpt of interview with Cohen, M
- Davis, L – Transcript of interview with Davis, L, Audio excerpt of interview with Davis, L
- Diamond, S – Transcript of interview with Diamond, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Diamond, S
- Eckstein, A – Transcript of interview with Eckstein, A, Audio excerpt of interview with Eckstein, A
- Feffer, F – Transcript of interview with Feffer, F, Audio excerpt of interview with Feffer, F
- Feiler, B – Transcript of interview with Feiler, B, Audio excerpt of interview with Feiler, B
- Fireman, E – Transcript of interview with Fireman, E, Audio excerpt of interview with Fireman, E
- Fogelson, B – Transcript of interview with Fogelson, B, Audio excerpt of interview with Fogelson, B
- Frank, F – Transcript of interview with Frank, F, Audio excerpt of interview with Frank, F
- Freed, R – Transcript of interview with Freed, R, Audio excerpt of interview with Freed, R
- Gerst, M – Transcript of interview with Gerst, M, Audio excerpt of interview with Gerst, M
- Gerstman, M – Transcript of interview with Gerstman, M, Audio excerpt of interview with Gerstman, M
- Gorodezky, E – Transcript of interview with Gorodezky, E, Audio excerpt of interview with Gorodezky, E
- Grodzinsky, J – Transcript of interview with Grodzinsky, J, Audio excerpt of interview with Grodzinsky, J
- Grouskay, A – Transcript of interview with Grouskay, A, Audio excerpt of interview with Grouskay, A
- Herzberg, B – Transcript of interview with Herzberg, B, Audio excerpt of interview with Herzberg, B
- Herzberg, E – Transcript of interview with Herzberg, E, Audio excerpt of interview with Herzberg, E
- Kaplan, H – Transcript of interview with Kaplan, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Kaplan, H
- Kiviat, S – Transcript of interview with Kiviat, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Kiviat, S
- Korrick, E – Transcript of interview with Korrick, E, Audio excerpt of interview with Korrick, E
- Kroloff, K – Transcript of interview with Kroloff, K, Audio excerpt of interview with Kroloff, K
- Kruglick, B – Transcript of interview with Kruglick, B, Audio excerpt of interview with Kruglick, B
- Kurn, N – Transcript of interview with Kurn, N, Audio excerpt of interview with Kurn, N
- Lange, H – Transcript of interview with Lange, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Lange, H
- Lantin, J – Transcript of interview with Lantin, J, Audio excerpt of interview with Lantin, J
- Lebeau, S – Transcript of interview with Lebeau, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Lebeau, S
- Lehman, M – Transcript of interview with Lehman, M, Audio excerpt of interview with Lehman, M
- Lehman, S – Transcript of interview with Lehman, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Lehman, S
- Leibsohn, R – Transcript of interview with Leibsohn, R, Audio excerpt of interview with Leibsohn, R
- Lewkowitz, H – Transcript of interview with Lewkowitz, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Lewkowitz, H
- Lipow, H – Transcript of interview with Lipow, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Lipow, H
- Mallin, S – Transcript of interview with Mallin, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Mallin, S
- Marks, R – Transcript of interview with Marks, R, Audio excerpt of interview with Marks, R
- Meckler, B – Transcript of interview with Meckler, B, Audio excerpt of interview with Meckler, B
- Metz, D – Transcript of interview with Metz, D, Audio excerpt of interview with Metz, D
- Pickelner, D – Transcript of interview with Pickelner, D, Audio excerpt of interview with Pickelner, D
- Plotkin, A – Transcript of interview with Plotkin, A, Audio excerpt of interview with Plotkin, A
- Polson, D – Transcript of interview with Polson, D, Audio excerpt of interview with Polson, D
- Pransky, J – Transcript of interview with Pransky, J, Audio excerpt of interview with Pransky, J
- Ramenofsky, E – Transcript of interview with Ramenofsky, E, Audio excerpt of interview with Ramenofsky, E
- Rebibo, D – Transcript of interview with Rebibo, D, Audio excerpt of interview with Rebibo, D
- Ronay, P – Transcript of interview with Ronay, P, Audio excerpt of interview with Ronay, P
- Rosenberg, A – Transcript of interview with Rosenberg, A, Audio excerpt of interview with Rosenberg, A
- Rosenberg, R – Transcript of interview with Rosenberg, R, Audio excerpt of interview with Rosenberg, R
- Rosenthal, M – Transcript of interview with Rosenthal, M, Audio excerpt of interview with Rosenthal, M
- Rosenzweig, H – Transcript of interview with Rosenzweig, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Rosenzweig, H
- Schechtman, H – Transcript of interview with Schechtman, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Schechtman, H
- Schurgin, S – Transcript of interview with Schurgin, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Schurgin, S
- Silverman, N – Transcript of interview with Silverman, N, Audio excerpt of interview with Silverman, N
- Silverman, S – Transcript of interview with Silverman, S, Audio excerpt of interview with Silverman, S
- Smith, H – Transcript of interview with Smith, H, Audio excerpt of interview with Smith, H
- Spitalny, B – Transcript of interview with Spitalny, B, Audio excerpt of interview with Spitalny, B
- Straus, M – Transcript of interview with Straus, M, Audio excerpt of interview with Straus, M
- Swirnoff, T – Transcript of interview with Swirnoff, T, Audio excerpt of interview with Swirnoff, T
- Waldman, F – Transcript of interview with Waldman, F, Audio excerpt of interview with Waldman, F
- Weiss, M – Transcript of interview with Weiss, M, Audio excerpt of interview with Weiss, M
- Yablonsky, W – Transcript of interview with Yablonsky, W, Audio excerpt of interview with Yablonsky, W
