Oral history interview with David R. Policar

Collection

Identifier: SR9026

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This oral history interview with David R. Policar was conducted by Roberta Watts at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, Oregon, on November 21, 1977. In this interview, Policar discusses his family background and early life in Portland, including a brief history of the Sephardic Jewish people and his family’s involvement in fish markets. He speaks at length about the Sephardic Jewish community in Portland. He closes the interview by talking about his activities at the time of the interview in 1977, particularly working at the Liberty Fish Market in Portland.

Dates

Creation: 1977 November 21

Creator

Policar, David R. (David Rafael), 1912-1988 (Interviewee, Person)
Watts, Roberta (Interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

Biographical note

David Rafael Policar was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1912. His family relocated to Portland, Oregon, around 1917. He was active in Portland’s Sephardic Jewish community. In 1937, he and Maxine Rachel Nudelman were married; they later had three children. He died in 1988.

Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (37 min., 38 sec.) + transcript (22 pages))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Oral history interview with David R. Policar conducted by Roberta Watts on November 21, 1977. Policar discusses his family history and the Sephardic Jewish community in Portland.