[T1S1] grandparents' names and background; father's birth in Russia; father's immigration to America; settlement in Pittsburgh; his second hand clothing store in downtown Pittsburgh; Jack's birth in Soho District of Pittsburgh; his siblings and their lives; his children, their families and careers; his wife, Frances Bloom; education, Forbes Elementary, Holmes School, Schenley High School, University of Pittsburgh and Slippery Rock State Teachers' College; his draft into the army during WWII; his experiences in Australia, New Guinea; championship swimmer in the army; family connections; affiliation with B'nai Israel; learns to swim at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement (IKS); participant in grade school and high school swimming teams; names of teachers and athletes at IKS; employment with YMandWHA as swimming coach; marriage to Frances; teaching at Greenfield Elementary School, Point Park College, and Yeshiva; his personal goals in teaching; philosophy of teaching; his work with competitors on all levels; aquatic consultant for Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Institute (PRI), private teacher, and staff member at the City Club; his work at PRI; coach for the US Swim Team competing in the 1968 Olympics in Israel; member, Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and Jewish Sports Hall of Fame; chairman, American Red Cross, Swimming Committee for the Handicapped; changes in Pittsburgh; political involvement; experiences with anti-Semitism; regrets; hopes for the future.
