[T1S1] brief family background; education at Fifth Avenue High School, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Hebrew Institute; affiliation with ZOA from 1949 to 1984; 1985, became Special Consultant to ZOA and director of ZOA Foundation Fund; travels for ZOA; Jewish training; marriage to Lucille Tepper; children and their education; education in Hebrew; meeting David Ben Gurion; discussion of job offers in Israel; definition of Zionism; discussion of Theodore Herzl, the father of Zionism and the World Zionist Congress of 1894; ZOA's encouragement of the Kibbutz movement; organizations that are part of ZOA including the Jewish Agency and Hadassah Hospital.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.236_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.236
"Kimel, Hyman - July 19, 1985" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Kimel, Hyman - July 19, 1985
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Hyman Kimel, an administrator in the Department of Public Assistance served with the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) from 1949 to 1984.
Contributor
Kimel, Hyman (interviewee), Shapiro, Arlene;Kimball, Harold (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1985-07-19
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.236
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