Jews in Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Amos Deinard

Titles: Jews in Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Amos Deinard (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Amos Deinard was raised near Lake Minnetonka and later resided in Minneapolis. He was a prominent Jewish figure in Minnesota. In 1933 he married his sister's close friend. Together they raised their son and daughter. Among the many positions he served he continued to improve the community by serving as member and chairman on the Fair Employment Practices Commission from 1947 to 1964. He considered himself a liberal in "the true sense of the word." SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Temple of Israel members in Minneapolis; his family; Jewish families; anti-Semitism; businesses and bootlegging; studying law; education; politics; minorities and discrimination; Unitarianism; community involvement; and liberalism. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: According to the narrator's wishes, the names of a company and its president referred to in an anecdote on pages 37 and 38 have been erased from the transcript and tape recording.

Dates

• 12/10/1978 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Deinard, Amos
• interviewer: Lewin, Rhoda G.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 131.6
• Accession Number: AV1986.12

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Jews in Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 131>

Quantity: 3 hours sound cassette 29 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 02:00:08 running time

Subjects

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