Cassel, Ernest L., 1917-2005
Biography
Fled Germany in 1939 to Shanghai, then US in 1949; Married to Dorothy V.; founding members of Rodef Shalom
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Allied Jewish Federation Leaders, circa 1967
Members of the Allied Jewish Federation Merchantile Division pose together. Front row left to right Howard Kaplan, Harold Leventhal - Merchantile Chairman, Joe Kahn, Jack Levinson - Retailing Chairman, Harry Vacas, Eugene Alpert and standing in the back row left to right Jerry Jacobs, Harold Kapelovitz, Sanford Alpert - Trades Co-Chairman, Ernest Cassell, Morton Margolin, and Irwin Levy.
Oral History Interview with Dorothy and Ernest Cassel, 1981 July 24
Interview covers Ernest fleeing Germany in 1939 for Shanghai, eventually coming to the US in 1949; focus is on founding of Rodef Shalom and history since; separating from BMH.
Oral History Interview with Ernest Cassel, 1982 February 18
Interview covers pre-war life growing up in Berlin, Germany. Father died after WWI but had a large extended family in Berlin. In 1939, fled to Shanghai to survive. Immigrated to Denver in 1948.
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