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Oral history interview with Oscar Tobias
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Tobias discusses growing up as a member of the Jewish community in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He discusses his family's emigration from Russia, his education at the State Normal School in La Crosse, his...
Tobias discusses growing up as a member of the Jewish community in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He discusses his family's emigration from Russia, his education at the State Normal School in La Crosse, his work history, and the social lives and cultural practices of local Jewish families.
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- Creator
- interviewed by Howard Fredricks
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- 1970 Apr. 14
- Physical Details
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- 1 audiotape reel (approximately 60 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 2 Audiocassettes, 1 CD, 1 transcript (30 leaves ; 28 cm)+ 2 audiocassettes
- OCLC
- ocm45818658
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- Name index
- Immigration from Russia, 1901--Jewish community, La Crosse--Reasons for immigration to U.S.--Persecution in Russia, violence and starvation--Memories of immigration travel--First impressions of La Crosse--Goose Town community--Bluff hiking--Prejudice among children, school rivalries--Recreation activities, sporting events--Descriptions of teachers, La Crosse--History teaching as Professor, University of La Crosse approach--Students' impatience for learning, 1970--Teaching career, Great Depression, 1929--Great Depression influence, La Crosse--Anti-German sentiment, WWI--Ku Klux Klan, 1920s La Crosse--Enlistment, World War, 1914-1918--Goldish family, Synagogue and Orthodox Jewish practice--La Crosse Russian community assistance for Russian immigrants--Feinberg center, immigration facility, La Crosse--Goldenberg Pawn Shop, immigrant owned, La Crosse--Jewish business community, La Crosse--Max Bemel, marsh construction to urban wetland--Tobias paper mill