[T1S1] Respondent active community leader; talks about maternal, paternal grandparents; father's siblings, their children; father's job; Respondent's sister; mother's siblings, their lives. Respondent recalls schooling; serving in South Pacific during WWII as engineering officer in 1944-46. Respondent mentions wife; their marriage, son's Andrew, James; their careers, families. Respondent talks about his degree in mechanical engineering; how father's heart attack influenced his career choice. Respondent details how Rogal Company (now HRH), an insurance agency, company's history; what types of insurance HRH sells; putting HRH on stock market; Respondent retired; Andrew took Respondent's place on board; other son journalist. Respondent talks about father's brother Max's involvement in Jewish Community Center (JCC) and politics. Respondent mentions how JCC formed; how father was influential in Respondent's life. Respondent states he never experienced overt forms of anti-Semitism; most good friends non-Jews; at Cornell University joined Jewish fraternity. Respondent mentions both sons married non-Jews. Respondent talks about his, children's religious training.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.370_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.370
"Rogal, Alvin - 1995" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Rogal, Alvin - 1995
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent. Partner in Hilb Rogal and Hamilton Insurance Company of Pittsburgh (HRH), born 1923.
Contributor
Rogal, Alvin (interviewee), Herzog, Bernice;Herzog, Marvin (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1995
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.370
Rights
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