[T1S1] Respondent reads from notes: gives background information on father, Eugene Herzog, born 1880, Allegheny City (now North Side, Pittsburgh) provides name of his father: Moses, born in Bavaria; emigrated to America, lived on North Side. Respondent describes Herzog home on Beech Street: gives full description, owned and renovated by Carnegie Mellon University students, shown on house tours in that area. Respondent continues reading: adds information to Moses Herzog and wife Mollie, gives names of their children, describes life in Allegheny City: nice Jewish community, exclusive, good social life; mentions father's education: father and neighbors founded the Concordia Club, located on Duquesne Boulevard, then moved to O'Hara Street; father partner in Benswanger, Hast and Herzog, insurance firm. Respondent reads list of organizations in which father was involved; notes father listed in "Who's Who in Pittsburgh Jewry," 1927; discusses father's attempts to bring relatives in Bavaria and Germany to Pittsburgh; started 1937, very successful, describes how it was done and relatives lives in United States: happy and productive. Respondent states father married Nellie Stein, 1907; one child, Virginia Herzog (Vatz); gives date of father's death: 1950; explains Rodef Shalom Temple Junior Congregation started by Allen Vatz and Martin Fleishman. Respondent begins discussion of her life: born in Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, attended Colfax School, Taylor Allderdice High School and Northwestern University, returned to Pittsburgh and received Master of Social Work from University of Pittsburgh, gives date of marriage to Allen Vatz, 1939.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.475_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.475
"Vatz, Virginia H. - 1994" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Vatz, Virginia H. - 1994
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent. social worker.
Contributor
Vatz, Virginia H. (interviewee), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1994
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.475
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