by DJHS Archivist | Jul 21, 2020 | Oral History Interviews, Video Oral History |
Ruth Andres was interviewed by Rosalind Benjet on April 3, 2008
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Ruth Andres, and her children Rachel Andres, Jill Andres, Roger Andres, & Marc Andres, were interviewed on May 5, 2022 by Debra Polsky for the DJHS 50th Anniversary celebration, “Jews, Brews, BBQ & Blues.” Watch their interviews here.
by DJHS Archivist | Jul 21, 2020 | Video Oral History |
Rosalie Alexander was interviewed by Rosalind Benjet on August 8, 2011.
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by DJHS Archivist | Jul 21, 2020 | Oral History Interviews, Video Oral History |
James Alexander, born in Cleveland, OH, followed his parents to Dallas upon graduating high school in 1940. He does not mention having lived anywhere else ever since. As a student at SMU, he was active in the Jewish Students’ Association, the Menorah Society and a Jewish fraternity. Throughout his life, Mr. Alexander has remained active in various Jewish and political organizations, such as the Texas Jewish Historical Society, which he served as director. An attorney, with various partners through the years, namely Arthur Goldberg, Robert F. Roberts and Ned Fritz, Mr Alexander had a case that went to the US Supreme Court. Rosalie Alexander is a singer / soloist, whose graduate thesis on the origins and development of the Ugdal Chant is at the library of the Hebrew Union College and SMU.
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by DJHS Archivist | Jan 6, 2020 | Video Oral History |
Rusty Cooper
Interviewed by Liz Faeder on July 11, 2018.
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by DJHS Admin | Feb 5, 2019 | Video Oral History |
Born in 1924, New Jersey.
Wally was born in Hobo ken and Ruth was born in Union City. They met at a Hebrew school at the age of 10. Wally was in the Air force and flew for 37 missions during the war He got married after the war in 1947 and attended the New York University. Ruth is a physical therapist by profession and she graduated from Syracuse University in 1944. She has been very active in Judaism and was also the president of American Jewish Committee.
Published on Sep 20, 2018
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