Code,800023
Subject,"Bud Weidenthal, Hebrew Cultural Garden"
Date,
Interviewer,Mark Tebeau
Abstract,"Bud Wiedenthal discusses his family and their role in Cleveland and the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.  His Great Uncle, Leo Wiedenthal, was influential in the creation of both the Hebrew Cultural Garden and the Cleveland Cultural Gardens as a whole.  He discusses his family history, memories of Leo, and Leo's connection to Zionism."
Special Notes,
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0,"Urban recorders, concerned about urban life"
1,"Group meets twice a year, try to cover all places members are, Weidenthal's 1840's in Cleveland"
2,"Outside of Prague, ancestors established themselves in journalism field"
3,"Grandfather wrote a book about McKinley campaign, Leo left leader to write for Jewish Independent"
4,"Jewish Independent published in father's shop, Leo believed in Cleveland, Leo the Lion"
5,"Leo the Lion of Willodale (sp), involvement in gardens because of the love for Shakespeare"
6,"Family Jewish, Leo took over the paper, interested in secular issues"
7,"Vandalism, died sometime in the 1960's"
8,"Frustrated by the vandalism, concerned about it but didn't believe he could do much, Zionism"
9,Reporters do not get involved in the cause they write about it
10,"Garden named Hebrew garden because it is more acceptable, Hebrew Association"
11,"Named after his grandfather, Leo Weidenthal Great Uncle, tough and tenacious reporter"
12,Competition on the political beat
13,"Grandfather came up with idea of the mall along the lake shore, Vanswerigen brothers"
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