Jerry Lewkowitz Oral History

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Part OfJerry Lewkowitz Oral HistoryIntervieweeLewkowitz, JerryInterviewerBell, LarryBrowse TopicBusiness and IndustryCommunity GroupsGovernment and PoliticsSociety and CultureSubjectPhoenix (Ariz.)Jewish Communitylaw practiceAttorney GeneralPhoenix ThunderbirdsAntisemitismDescriptionJerry Lewkowitz talks about his experiences growing up Phoenix in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. He discusses his experiences going through law school and working for the Attorney General. He discusses his community involvement including his participation in the Phoenix Thunderbirds and being President of the Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Lewkowitz talks about antisemitism, including his brother's experience organizing the National Attorney General Association's conference amidst discrimination and exclusion of Jews from all Phoenix hotels except the Biltmore Inn.Video Length00:11:09Date Range1910s (1910-1919)1920s (1920-1929)1940s (1940-1949)1950s (1950-1959)1960s (1960-1969)1990s (1990-1999)TypeMoving ImageOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionArizona Jewish Historical SocietyCollectionVideo Histories of Arizona Jewish ResidentsSubcollectionAZJHS Video/Oral History CollectionRights StatementProperty of Arizona Jewish Historical Society. Please contact us at http://www.AZJHS.org

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Jerry Lewkowitz Interview-58914283.mp4