by DJHS Admin | Jul 28, 2016 | 1920s and Earlier, Video Oral History |
Maxine Waldman was born in Chicago, IL, in 1922 and moved to Houston with her family when she was five years old. Then, at the age of 12, the family moved to Dallas. Maxine started her college education at the University of Oklahoma and finished her degree at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Maxine and her husband, Erwin, got married at the old Shearith Israel when they were still in college at SMU. After years of working in various industries, Erwin and his brothers created Waldman Bros, an insurance agency. As a member of the Dallas Jewish community, Maxine has spent many dedicated years working with Shearith Israel, the National Council of Jewish Women, Jewish Family Service, the Jewish Community Center, and as a BBYO Advisor.
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by DJHS Admin | Aug 6, 2015 | 1940s, Video Oral History |
Bill Gutow was born in 1941 in Dallas, Texas, to Texas transplants — his father was born in New Jersey and his mother in Toronto. Bill attended Hillcrest High School and then the University of Texas followed by Southern Methodist University Law School, and graduated law school in 1965. He met his wife, Barbara, while she was working as a teacher. Bill was on the board of the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, and has served Dallas’s Jewish community alongside his wife as a strong advocate of education.
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by DJHS Admin | Aug 3, 2015 | 1930s, Video Oral History |
Norma Shosid was born in 1937 in Dallas, Texas. She strongly believes in remembering one’s past – religion, family traditions, people, and influences.
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by DJHS Admin | Jul 20, 2015 | Video Oral History |
Corinne Tycher was born in Chicago and moved to Dallas in 1935. She and her family have been incredibly generous and involved within the Dallas Jewish community, and due to their efforts, community members are able to enjoy the Tycher Library located at the Jewish Community Center in Dallas.
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by DJHS Admin | Jul 7, 2015 | 1920s and Earlier, Video Oral History |
Rosalee Cohen, the oldest of two girls, was born in 1920 to her father who came from Poland and her mother from Russia. When Rosalee was 11 years old, her family moved back to Dallas, where she attended Colonial Hill Elementary, followed by Forest Avenue High School and eventually Southern Methodist University, from which she graduated. She began as an education major but switched to sociology and became a social worker, working for Dallas County Welfare. Rosalee married in Dallas in 1942. She was the secretary at Congregation Shearith Israel, where she also taught, in addition to serving as the president of the Sisterhood at Temple Emanu-El. Rosalee comes from a family that has always valued giving back to the Jewish community.
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