[T1S1] Respondent active community leader; talks about maternal, paternal grandparents; father's siblings, their children; father's job; Respondent's sister; mother's siblings, their lives. Respondent recalls schooling; serving in South Pacific during WWII as engineering officer in 1944-46. Respondent mentions wife; their marriage, son's Andrew, James; their careers, families. Respondent talks about his degree in mechanical engineering; how father's heart attack influenced his career choice. Respondent details how Rogal Company (now HRH), an insurance agency, company's history; what types of insurance HRH sells; putting HRH on stock market; Respondent retired; Andrew took Respondent's place on board; other son journalist. Respondent talks about father's brother Max's involvement in Jewish Community Center (JCC) and politics. Respondent mentions how JCC formed; how father was influential in Respondent's life. Respondent states he never experienced overt forms of anti-Semitism; most good friends non-Jews; at Cornell University joined Jewish fraternity. Respondent mentions both sons married non-Jews. Respondent talks about his, children's religious training.
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