Oral history interview with Merle D. Cohn, March 1, 1986.

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Oral history interview with Merle D. Cohn, March 1, 1986.

1986

Cohn, active in the Seattle Anti-Defamation League since the 1940s and the national League since the early 1950s, recounts the policies, goals, and accomplishments of the League through the 1980s. He also outlines his activities with the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Federation, B'nai B'rith, and Herzl Ner-Tamid Synagogue.

Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes : analog, mono.Transcript: 36 leaves.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7632365

University of Washington. Libraries

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