[T1S1] father's emigration from Finland in 1886; father's employment as a driver for a dairy business; names and locations of his siblings; atmosphere in his parents' home in the Hill District of Pittsburgh; his son, William Kahn; number of grandchildren; political atmosphere of the Hill District; experiences with anti-Semitism in growing up; learning to box as a youth; organizing a Jewish boy's club; early education, Moorehead School, Central High School; his participation in basketball, football, baseball, and track in high school; education, University of Pittsburgh, Danzer College in physical education; anti-Semitism in the job market; his employment at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement; the story of how he got his nickname, Ziggy; organizing the Squirrel Hill Boys Club; his service for forty-two years as director of the Irene Kaufmann Settlement; names of young men who have become university athletes; his election as Alderman of the 14th Ward of Squirrel Hill, 1949; former president, Amateur Athletics Association; courtship and marriage to Ann Pearlman; early medical care; discussion of his service as the only Jewish Alderman at the time of his election.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.214_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.214
"Kahn, Joseph (Ziggy) - December 19, 1975" Metadata
