The Jewish Community Federation Leadership Oral
History Project was initiated in 1990 with the sponsorship of the
Jewish Community Endowment Fund to record the recent history of the
Jewish Community Federation. Through oral histories with living past
presidents and executive directors of the Federation, the project
documents Jewish philanthropy in the West Bay as spearheaded by the
Federation during the past half-century. The following interviews
have been completed by the The Regional Oral History Office (ROHO), a division of The
Bancroft Library.
Jewish
Community Federation Leadership Oral Histories | California
Jewish Community Oral History Series of the Judah L. Magnes Memorial
Museum | Other
Interviews Related to the Jewish Community | Multi-Interviewee
Projects |
Jewish Community
Federation Leadership Oral Histories
Jerome Braun (b. 1929), President, Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 1979-1980,
1995, 110 pp.
Adele Corvin (b. 1922) President, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 2002-2004, 2009, 105 pp.
Annette R. Dobbs (b. 1922), President,
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, 1988-1990
Jesse Feldman (b. 1916), President, Jewish
Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties,
1973-1974, 1991, 76 pp.
John Goldman (b. 1949),
President, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, The Peninsula, Marin and
Sonoma Counties, 2000-2002, 2009, 203 pp.
Richard N. Goldman (b. 1920), President,
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, 1981-1982, 1993, 145 pp. [Available in The Bancroft Library]
Frances D. Green (b. 1928), President,
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, 1975-1976
Peter E. Haas (b. 1918), President, Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 1977-1978,
1994, 129 pp.
Douglas M. Heller (b. 1931), President,
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, 1994-1996
Ronald Kaufman (b. 1934), President, Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 1984-1986
Samuel A. Ladar (1903-1991), A Reflection
on the Early Years of the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation, 1990,
96 pp.
William J. Lowenberg (b. 1926), President,
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, 1983-1984
Brian Lurie (b. 1942), Former Executive Director, Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties,
1974-1991, 1997, 230 pp.
Laurence E. Myers (b. 1922), President,
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, 1986-1988,
1993, 154 pp.
Alan Rothenberg, President, Jewish Community Federation
of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 1996-1998
Donald Seiler (b. 1928), President, Jewish
Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties,
1990-1992
Robert E. Sinton (1915-1997), President, Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 1967-1968,
1991, 124 pp.
John H. Steinhart (1917-1994), President, Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 1969-1970,
1992, 106 pp.
Melvin M. Swig (1917-1993), President,
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties, 1971-1972,
1992, 228 pp.
Roselyne C. Swig (b. 1930), President, Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, 1992-1994
Louis E. Weintraub (b. 1914), Administration
of the San Francisco Jewish Welfare Fund, 1996, 148 pp.
Harold Zlot, President, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin anand Sonoma Counties, 1998-2000, 2005, 122 pp.
Descriptions of Jewish Community Federation narrators
California Jewish Community Oral History Series
of the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum
The California Jewish Community Series is a collection of oral history interviews
with persons who have contributed significantly to the Jewish life of the San
Francisco Bay Area, as well as to their professions and the wider community.
Sponsored by the Western Jewish History Center of the Judah L. Magnes Museum,
the interviews are produced by the Regional Oral History Office of The Bancroft
Library.
Ludwig Altman (1910-1990), A Well-Tempered
Musician's Unfinished Journey Through Life, 1990, 187 pp.
Mortimer Fleishhacker (1907-1976), and Janet
Choynski Fleishhacker, Family,
Business, and the San Francisco Community, 1975, 411 pp.
Alfred Fromm (b. 1905), Alfred Fromm:
Wines, Music and Lifelong Education, 1988, 269 pp.
Elise Stern Haas (1893-1990), The Appreciation of Quality,
1979, 209 pp.
Walter A. Haas, Sr. (1889-1979), Civic, Philanthropic,
and Business Leadership, 1975, 162 pp.
Walter S. Hilborn (1879-1976), Reflections
on Legal Practice and Jewish Community Leadership: New York and Los Angeles,
1907-1973,
1974, 226 pp.
Marcel Hirsch (1895-1980), The Responsibilities and Rewards of Involvement, 1981, 179 pp.
Daniel Koshland (1892-1979), The Principle of Sharing, 1971, 325 pp.
Lucile Heming Koshland (1898-1978), Citizen
Participation in Government, 1970, 79 pp.
Robert J. Koshland (1893-1989), Volunteer
Community Service in Health and Welfare, 1983, 310 pp.
Marshall H. Kuhn (1916-1978), Marshall
H. Kuhn: Catalyst and Teacher; San Francisco Jewish and Community Leader, 1934-1978, 1979, 364 pp.
Edgar Fogel Magnin (1890-1984), Leader and Personality,
1975, 317 pp.
Rose Rinder (1893-1981), Music, Prayer, and Religious
Leadership: Temple Emanu-El, 1913-1969, 1971, 224 pp.
Helen Arnstein Salz (1883-1978), Sketches of an Improbable
Ninety Years, 1975, 272 pp.
Jacques Schnier (1898-1988), A Sculptor's
Odyssey, 1987, 313 pp.
Edgar Sinton (1889-1984), Jewish and Community Service
in San Francisco, a Family Tradition, 1978, 223 pp.
Sylvia L. Stone (1902-1984), Lifelong Volunteer in San
Francisco, 1983, 134 pp.
Sanford M. Treguboff (1910-1988), Administration
of Jewish Philanthropy in San Francisco, 1988, 243 pp.
Other Interviews Related to the Jewish Community
The following interviews, reaching back to histories from the first year
of the Regional Oral History Office, represent a selection of memoirs with
individuals who are members of the Jewish community and who address the importance
that has had for them, or individuals whose professions have brought them into
important contact with the greater Jewish community.
David Adelson (1912-1992), History of
the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 1990, 66 pp.
Lawrence Arnstein (1880-1979), Community Service in California Public Health and Social Welfare. 1964, 292 pp.
Flora Jacobi Arnstein (1886-1990), Ongoing:
Poetry, Teaching, Family in San Francisco, 1885-1985, 1985, 172 pp.
Amy Steinhart Braden (1879-1978), Child Welfare
and Community Service, 1965, 263 pp.
Ann Eliaser (b. 1927), From Grassroots
Politics to the Top Dollar: Fundraising for Candidates and Non-Profit Agencies,
1983, 306 pp.
Adrien J. Falk (1884-1971), An Interview with Adrien
J. Falk, President, S&W Fine Foods, Inc., 1955, 180 pp.
James M. Gerstley (1907-2007)
Executive, U.S. Borax and Chemical Corporation; Trustee, Pomona College; Civic Leader, San Francisco Asian Art Museum. 1990, 236 pp.
Laurette Goldberg (b. 1932, Early Music
Performance in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1960s-Present, 1997, 467 pp.
Louis Goldblatt (1921-1983), Louis Goldblatt:
Working Class Leader in the ILWU, 1935-1977, Volume I, Volume II, 1980, 1216 pp.
Rhoda H. Goldman (1924-1996),
and Richard M. Goldman (b. 1920), Experience and Adventure in the Goldman
Charitable Funds,
1994, 241 pp. [Available in The Bancroft Library]
Evelyn Danzig Haas (b. 1917), Fine Arts
and Family: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Philanthropy, Writing, and
Haas Family Memories, 1997, 288 pp.
Walter A. Haas, Jr. (1916-1995), Levi Strauss & Co
Executive, Bay Area Philanthropist, and Owner of the Oakland Athletics, 1995, 299 pp.
Ruth Arnstein Hart (1917-1977), Concern
for the Individual: The Berkeley YWCA and Other Berkeley Organizations,
1978, 318 pp.
Louis H. Heilbron (b. 1907), Most of a
Century: Law and Public Service, 1930s to 1990s, 1995, 397 pp.
Elinor Raas Heller (1904-1987), A Volunteer
Career in Politics, In Higher Education, and on Governing Boards, 1984,
845 pp. Two volumes.
David Jenkins (1914-1993), The Union Movement,
the California Labor School, and San Francisco Politics, 1993, 317 pp.
Morris Katz (b. 1923), Paul Masson Winery
Operations and Management, 1944-1988, 1990, 75 pp.
Harold Kay (1909-1994), A Berkeley Boy's
Service to the Medical Community of Alameda County, 1994, 104 pp.
Felix Khuner (1906-1991), A Violinist's
Journey from Vienna's Kolisch Quartet to the San Francisco Symphony and Opera
Orchestras.
Morris Kleiner (1889-1985), Recollections
of Family, Community, and Business: Poland, Canada, and Tacoma, Washington, 1889-1974,
1974, 141 pp.
Robert J. Koshland (1893-1989), Volunteer
Community Service in Health and Welfare, 1983, 310 pp.
Levi Strauss and Company: Tailors to the World [interviews
with Walter A. Haas, Sr., Daniel E. Koshland, Walter A. Haas, Jr., and Peter
E. Haas] 1976, 337 pp.
Alice Gerstle Levison (1873-1973), Family Reminiscences,
1967, 141 pp.
Benjamin Lewis M.D. (b. 1911), History of the Kaiser
Permanente Medical Care Program, 1986, 179 pp.
Jonathan C. Lewis (b. 1948), Executive Director, California
Tax Reform Association 1978-1979; Legislative Assistant to Senator Nicholas
Petris, 1971-1977, 1991, 54 pp. [Part of California State Archives series. Click here for ordering information.]
Rubin M. Lewis (1899-1976), From Butte
to Berkeley: The Making of a Thoracic Surgeon, 1977, 178 pp.
Walter Clay Lowdermilk (1888-1974), Soil,
Forest, and Water Conservation and Reclamation in China, Israel, Africa, and
the United States, 1969, 704 pp. Two volumes.
Rebecca M. Lubin (1885-1983), Reminiscences
of Mrs. Simon J. Lubin, 1954, 54 pp.
Larry Margolis (1923-1997), Chief Asistant
to the Speaker of the California Assembly, 1961-1965, 1990, 378 pp.
[Part of California State Archives series. Click here for ordering information.]
Jennie Matyas [Mrs. John Charters] (1895-1988)
Jennie Matyas and the ILGWU. 1957, 409 pp. [Vice-president ILGWU]
Karl F. Meyer
Medical Research and Public Health. 1976, 439 pp.
Otto E. Meyer (1903-1994), California
Premium Wines and Brandy, 1973, 71 pp.
Walter Simon Newman
An Oral History with Walter Simon Newman. 2010, 228 pp.
Video Excerpt: The Allied Invasion of Normandy: A Life-Changing Experience
Earl Raab (b. 1919)
Executive of the San Francisco Community Relations Council, 1951-1987;
Advocate of Minority Rights and Democratic Pluralism, 1998, 264
pp.
Rebecca Hourwich Reyher (1897-1987), Working for Women's
Equality, 1978, 309 pp.
Sidney Roger, Volume 1 (1914-1994), A Liberal Journalist on the Air and on the Waterfront: Labor and Political Issues, 1932-1990, 1053 pp.
Sidney Roger, Volume 2
Joseph Rosenblatt (1903-1999), EIMCO,
Pioneer in Underground Mining Machinery and Process Equipment, 1926-1963,
1992, 192 pp.
Madeleine Haas Russell (1915-1999), Democratic
committeewoman, philanthropist. (In process.)
Herman F. Selvin (1904-1982), The University
of California and California Law and Lawyers, 1920-1978, 1979, 217 pp.
William Sennett (b. 1914), Communist Functionary and
Corporate Executive, 1984, 401 pp.
Clara Shirpser (1901-1996), One Woman's
Role in Democratic Party Politics: National, State, and Local, 1950-1973, Volume 1, Volume 2,
1975, 671 pp.
Rita Singer (b. 1915), Attorney, U.S.
Department of Interior, 1944-1976; California Department of Water Resources,
1977 to present,
1992, 140 pp. [Part of California State Archives series. Click here for ordering information.]
Nell Sinton (1910-1998), An Adventurous Spirit: The Life of a California Artist, 1993, 314 pp.
Milton R. Stern (1918-1996), The Learning
Society: Continuing Education at NYU, Michigan, and UC Berkeley, 1946-1991,
1993, 292 pp.
Simon David Strauss (b. 1911), Market Analyst for Non-ferrous
Metals and Non-metallic Minerals, Journalist, Mining Corporation Executive,
1927-1994, 1995, 387 pp.
Eleanor Wagner (b. 1917), Independent Political Coalitions:
Electoral, Legislative and Community, 1977, 166 pp.
Carmen Warschaw (b. 1917), A Southern
California Perspective on Democratic Party Politics, 1983, 450 pp. [Not available for sale; available
for research only in The Bancroft Library of UC Berkeley and the Department of Special Collections,
UCLA.]
Albert Charles Wollenberg Sr. (1900-1981), To Do the
Job Well: A Life in Legislative, Judicial, and Community Service, 1981,
396 pp.
Rosalind Wyman (b. 1930), "It's a Girl": Three Terms
on the Los Angeles City Council, 1953-1965; Three Decades in the Democratic
party, 1948-1979, 1979, 150 pp.
Avram Yedidia (1911-1990), History of the Kaiser Permanente
Medical Care Program, 1987, 103 pp.
Harold Lionel Zellerbach (1894-1978), Art,
Business, and Public Life in San Francisco, 1978, 256 pp.
Zellerbach Family Fund Innovations in Support of Human Services
and the Arts, 1992, 267 pp.
William Joseph Zellerbach, Edward
Nathan on grantmaking for family and child welfare services; Beverly
Abbott, and Janice Mirikitani.
William J. Zellerbach (b. 1919) and Stephen A. Zellerbach (b. 1927) (b. 1927), Recollections [Zellerbach Paper Company], 1992, 74
pp.
Multi-Interviewee Projects
Rhoda H. Goldman, A Retrospective Memoir, 2000, 394 pp. [Available in The Bancroft Library]
Interviews with: Richard N. Goldman (b. 1920), John D. Goldman (b. 1949),
Douglas E. Goldman (b. 1952), Susan R. Gelman (b. 1954), Phyllis K.
Friedman (b. 1923), Gary S. Cohn (b. 1954), Phyllis Cook (b. 1937), Martin
H. Diamond (b. 1943), Martin A. Paley (b. 1930), Peter Pastreich (b. 1938),
Duane Silverstein (b. 1952), Sheila B. Braufman (b. 1939).
Robert Gumbiner (b. 1923) -- FHP: The Evolution of a Managed Care Health Maintenance Organization,
Volume I, 1955-1992, 1994, 458 pp. [Physician; HMO founder Southern
California]
Includes interviews with nine former and present FHP employees, with early
association or with key positions in the company: R. Colleen Bennett (b.
1934); Burke F. Gumbiner (b. 1950); Harold W. Johnson, III (b. 1944); David
LeSueur (b. 1949); Charles A. Lifschultz (b. 1948); Jack D. Massimino (b.
1949); Raymond W. Pingle (b. 1947); Westcott W. Price, III (b. 1939); Henry
Schultz (b. 1915).
FHP: The Evolution of a Managed Care Health Maintenance Organization,
Volume II, 1993-1997, 1997, 170 pp.,
Includes interviews with Nick Franklin, senior vice president of FHP Public
Affairs; and Burke F. Gumbiner, FHP senior vice president and president of
FHP insurance group.
Land-Use Planning, Volume III: Four Perspectives on State, Regional,
and Local Mandates for Land-Use Planning, 1960-1982, 1982, 349 pp.
Includes a 69-page interview with Ilene Weinreb (b. 1931) "A City Official
Analyzes the Impact of State and Local Planning Mandates on Local Government."
Renaissance of Religious Art and Architecture in the San Francisco
Bay Area, 1946-1968, Volume II, 1985, 327 pp.
Includes interviews with Lucienne Block Dimitroff, "Art, Music, Family, Fresco,
Belief."; Ruth Levi Eis, "The Jewish Artist and the Synagogue."; Victor Ries, "Religious
Artistic Expression in Metal Sculpture."
The Suffragists: From Tea-Parties to Prison, 1975, 358 pp.
Includes a 61-page interview with Ernestine Hara Kettler (b. 1896), "Behind
Bars."
