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Seitlin, Jack Dr. – ca. 2006

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Dr. Jack Seitlin’s father arrived in Miami in 1909 from Gomel, Russia and in 1913 Dr. Seitlin’s mother joined her husband. The Seitlins originally wanted to settle in Palestine, but a family emergency brought them to the United States. In 1921, Dr. Seitlin was born in Miami. The Seitlin family was very active in the local Jewish community. Dr. Seitlin attended Miami High School and the University of Florida before entering into dental school at Loyola in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following his completion of dental school, Dr. Seitlin served in the Pacific Theater of War during World War II with the First Marine Air Wing. He witnessed firsthand the surrender proceedings at Tientsin. Upon returning to Miami, Dr. Seitlin and his wife settled and began their family and dental proactive. At the age of 84, Dr. Seitlin continues to work at his dental practice. He enjoys afternoon movies with his wife and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandson. He also sings some of the Hebrew and Yiddish songs he remembers being taught as a child. Also Dr. Seitlin discussed the following topics: Great Depression, Miami Hurricane of 1926, racism, and anti-Semitism.
Title: Seitlin, Jack Dr. – ca. 2006.
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Name(s): Seitlin, Jack
Sherman, Dawn
Type of Resource: sound recording
Genre: Interviews
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Physical Form: audio/mp3
Extent: 0.0991435185185185
Language(s): English
Summary: Dr. Jack Seitlin’s father arrived in Miami in 1909 from Gomel, Russia and in 1913 Dr. Seitlin’s mother joined her husband. The Seitlins originally wanted to settle in Palestine, but a family emergency brought them to the United States. In 1921, Dr. Seitlin was born in Miami. The Seitlin family was very active in the local Jewish community. Dr. Seitlin attended Miami High School and the University of Florida before entering into dental school at Loyola in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following his completion of dental school, Dr. Seitlin served in the Pacific Theater of War during World War II with the First Marine Air Wing. He witnessed firsthand the surrender proceedings at Tientsin. Upon returning to Miami, Dr. Seitlin and his wife settled and began their family and dental proactive. At the age of 84, Dr. Seitlin continues to work at his dental practice. He enjoys afternoon movies with his wife and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandson. He also sings some of the Hebrew and Yiddish songs he remembers being taught as a child. Also Dr. Seitlin discussed the following topics: Great Depression, Miami Hurricane of 1926, racism, and anti-Semitism.
Identifier: FA00002661 (IID)
Note(s): All rights reserved by the source institution
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Sublocation: Boca Raton, Fla.
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00002661
Host Institution: FAU
Title: Interview with Dr. Jack Seitlin – ca. 2006.
Name(s): Seitlin, Jack
Sherman, Dawn
Type of Resource: mixed material
Genre: Oral Histories
Interviews
Date Issued: 2006-02-11
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ Digital Library [digital object]
Physical Form: pdf/mp3
Extent: 51p. : 02:22:46
Language(s): English
Identifier: 78795 (digitool), FADT78795p (IID)
Note(s): Dr. Jack Seitlin’s father arrived in Miami in 1909 from Gomel, Russia and in 1913 Dr. Seitlin’s mother joined her husband. The Seitlins originally wanted to settle in Palestine, but a family emergency brought them to the United States. In 1921, Dr. Seitlin was born in Miami. The Seitlin family was very active in the local Jewish community. Dr. Seitlin attended Miami High School and the University of Florida before entering into dental school at Loyola in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following his completion of dental school, Dr. Seitlin served in the Pacific Theater of War during World War II with the First Marine Air Wing. He witnessed firsthand the surrender proceedings at Tientsin. Upon returning to Miami, Dr. Seitlin and his wife settled and began their family and dental proactive. At the age of 84, Dr. Seitlin continues to work at his dental practice. He enjoys afternoon movies with his wife and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandson. He also sings some of the Hebrew and Yiddish songs he remembers being taught as a child. Also Dr. Seitlin discussed the following topics: Great Depression, Miami Hurricane of 1926, racism, and anti-Semitism.
Subject(s): Miami (Fla.)
Pactific Theater of War
World War, 1939-1945
Marines
Great Depression
Racism
Anti-Semitism
Hurricanes -- Florida
Oral histories --Florida
Oral history
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT78795
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Host Institution: FAU