David Krumholz

Tu 6:30-9:15 Hist.477B
May 22, 2007
These Holocaust Immigrants Must Have a Strong Stomach
The perception of the Holocaust atrocities are illustrated in movies and documentaries does not
properly represent the effects on societys socio-culture. This paper will respond to specific data on
immigrants in urban America, and furthermore compare the experience of three refugees experiences in
reference to historical information. Rather than standardizing the structure in an atypical manner, the
contents of the paper justify that these specific Holocaust survivors denoted a different kind of
immigrant. Due to precipitous events, this breed of mankind must ascend to a new dimension of
assimilation that becomes inherent to the human challenge. Particularly, in 1946, three members of the
Krumholz family became the first Holocaust survivors to settle in Los Angeles in August (1). They
experienced unimaginable, cruel treatment. Now in the post World War II era, characterized by
economic prosperity and social and political conservatism, survivor stories are revisited. After the war,
they lived as three empty souls with tears in their eyes, since they had lost everything. They exclaimed,
Nothing can ever be the same again. All the pride, trust, and spirit of mankind constituted resentment,
because no apprehension was greater than when the three Krumholzs arrived in America. In other
words, they must have had circumvented luck in order to live. The Krumholzs ventured forward with a
resolute attitude and hoped to regain their lives through graciously adopting the American way.
This paper examines how and why some Holocaust survivors did succeed, including the Krumholzs,
and makes a comparison to the literature from the same time period. Within a historical context, the
objective is to enable a better understanding of the events, ideas, and behaviors. Even though some
contradictions and ambiguities exist, there is little doubt about the power of the survivors profound
actions that animates what they will do. Their inner strength and courage represents a testament of
mans enduring nature. Just as American Indians endured the disintegration of culture fifty years prior

to the post war era, the survivors of the Holocaust contemplate their existence. Their paths and
strategies were gained from prior knowledge and an instinctive feeling. They also needed to respond
immediately to their options, in order to achieve meaning and control of their lives (2). As refugees, the
Krumholzs, Richard, Lola, and Isabella, came to America to literally become human.
The holocaust survivors who were saved by German Oskar Schindler, born April 28, 1908, in the
Sudetenland (now known as Czechoslovakia), became known as Schindlerjuden (Schindler Jews)
(3). Herr (mister) Schindler looked like as a tall, strong adventurous capitalist, who as a Nazi spy, an
agent of Abwehr (German intelligence), became instrumental in Hitlers successful annex of
Czechoslovakia. Thus, during the remainder of the war Oskar was on a first name basis with Adolf.
Oskar received a factory that was previously owned by a Jew, and proceeded to manufacture pots, pans,
and mess kit for the German command. In Krakow, this enamel factory located in Krakow became
known as a safe haven for Jews, because of Schindler imperious decision to protect Jews thru cohesive
brides, argentous lies, and an audacious business practice as part of his scheme (4). As stated by Lola
Krumholz just after the movie Schindlers List premiered, You cant condemn people for what they
did at that time Nothing was normal. Getting on the list meant life (5). Among the eleven hundred
lives Oskar Schindler saved in World War II, there were three hundred women who actually spent three
weeks in Auschwitz. He must have had sympathy for the plight of human suffering. One survivor
expressed that, Schindler wasnt a hero just a human being They were in short supply (6). A
friend of a Richard, Paul Page described his hero Oskar accordingly, I was saved by a big, goodlooking Nazi named Oskar Schindler. Not only was I saved from Gross-Rosen, but my wife Mila, was
saved from Auschwitz itself. So as far as Im concerned Oskar is Jesus Christ, he wasnt a saint. He
was all-drinking, all black-marketeering, all-screwing (7). In 1962, Oskar stayed at the Krumholzs
home, in Mar Vista and appeared to be a broken man (8). Yet, Oskar along with his wife, Emilie, served
a different purpose for those who survived, since they kept families in tack and eventually allowed many

to become citizens, businessman, and educators. As a result of the gestures of a man driven to do what
he deemed right, there now are thousands of survivors world wide (9). As Oskar, he made his lifes
choice during the war and was not paid to think, but as he said, With people behaving like pigs, I felt
the Jews were being destroyed. I had to help them (10). He represented a different kind of Nazism;
hence, Herr Oscar Schindler responded with the character that persists within most of us, the heart and
soul.
When I attempt to characterize the Krumholzs representation of the previous time era, it becomes
apparent that there was no way to exactly know how life was before it became so diabolically disrupted.
The chronicle of events demonstrates the differing beliefs, yet this paper justifies the interpretation of
the inner sanctions of humanity. This paper constitutes a directive about people who are situated in an
unforeseen dilemma. Let their experience serve as a reminder of those who delved in the darkest
tortures of human existence, and ventured forward to live.
In September 1939, wedding plans changed for Richard Krumholz and Lola Kornfeld, when the
Germans attacked Poland (11). Richard was born during World War I on January 31, 1915 and was
raised in Krakow, the jewel of Poland. Prior to the war, roughly 26 percent of Krakows population,
which estimated to be about 60,000 Jews, resided there (12). Richard (Richcho as friends called him)
was surprisingly strong for a five foot nine man who weighed 200 pounds. He personified a mountain
man and received a worldly education that allowed him to be fluent in Polish, German, and Russian in
addition to studying the old world languages, Greek and Latin. He was a loyal Polack (Pole) and in
fifth grade would recite something like, I am a Pole, I have Polish blood, a Polish heart, and a Polish
soul. I do not pray in German. I never will, to indoctrinate his national spirit (13).

Prior to the war

Jews already had disadvantages in regards to economic activity, owning land, and higher education;
thus, a generalization of discrimination and anti-Semitic sentiment existed (14). They lived among their
enclaves for security and solidarity and worked hard to succeed. As an indication of permanency, Jews

tended to live in family units (15). His mother, Isabella Jules, who was the second wife of Marcus
Krumholz, created a respectable lifestyle that was cherished by all who knew her. Isabella was born on
May 17, 1885, and one of eleven children, which surmounted to a large contingency of folk and
contributed to her frontier spirit. Traditionally, it was not uncommon for first cousins, such as Marcus
and Isabella, to marry. Similar to households of the time, Richard came from a large family and was the
youngest of six brothers. Richards favorite brother became a doctor in the Polish army and obeyed the
Hippocratic Oath. To Richards dismay, he remained loyal to the troops even when the war broke.
While in boarding school, Richard learned the virtues of honesty and charity as well as lessons in
punishment and behavior (16). In boarding school, he was one of two Jews, the other his lifelong friend,
Poldek Pfefferberg.
It was common for the skills and trade of a father to be passed down to his children. Richard took
over the family business when his father died at the age of twenty-one. Little did he know that the old
world experiences and kinship ties would give him an edge in his entrepreneurial endeavors when he
came to America (17). The gourmet grocery shop, located in a mountain resort town Krynica, became a
favorite vacation spot for the wealthy Europeans. It was where Richard initially learned a strong,
business etiquette, while also enjoying the area. He once proudly claimed that, Queen Juliana (of the
Netherlands) spent her honeymoon in our town.(18). Support and friendship, an essential ingredient of
the European nature, characterized the conduct. For the most part, Poles attempted to obey the Golden
Rule Kochai (love) thy neighbor as yourself, which later ties into American culture (19).
Lola Kornfeld was born January 10, 1917, in the German speaking of town Bielsko, Poland. The city
belonged to Germany before World War I; thus, Lola was raised in a German culture and in a German
speaking household. An orthodox home with a tighter knit and educated family than Richards, meant
that Lola experienced a different socio-cultural upbringing. Her father, David Kornfeld owned a carpet
factory. Just like other entrepreneurs, he remained a loyal patriarch to his country and never anticipated

the unimaginable. Her mother, Hemina and her older brother, Stephen, protected Lola during youth;
thus, she suffered the most bitterly during the forthcoming events. Her heritage and the cultural
cognizance that she loved as a child demolished in front of her. When the Germans first invaded
Poland; Bielsko was one of the first towns rampaged. Essentially, family goals superceded individual
goals, since both parents and children wanted to contribute to familial welfare (20). During the war, the
first goal became survival. The Kornfelds initially escaped to the small town Skala, which is where
Richard located Lola. They exchanged their matrimonial vows on January 4, 1942. In August of the
same year, David and Hermina Kornfeld were literary swallowed up by the Nazis and eventually
exterminated in the gas chambers in Auschwitz (21). Years later Lola expressed her sorrow when she
reminisced about her experience in Auschwitz:
I didnt know what it was. How should I know this is an oven that burns people? Somebody told me
there is going to be a list. I ran to her ( Isabella), to the other barracks, and brought her to where we
were. I didnt know where I got the courage and nerve to do it. When I brought her back to our side,
they were reading the list, and we were all on it (22).
Stephen remained underground; and became a leader in the Irgun, a right-wing, Zionist organization
that believed in military force. Ironically, soon after the war, when Stephen was traveling down a river
in Poland to meet his pregnant wife, he was killed by a snipers bullet from shore.
Isabella Krumholz was only approximately four feet nine inches, yet she could cook for three
hundred, carve a cow, and use a singer sewing machine. She became the eternal mother or the
Babushka for all of the survivors who had lost their parents after the war. Invariably, the emphasis on
the family over individual obligations emulated emotional stability and the mindset persisted upon
arriving in America (23). Isabellas heart always remained with Richard and she extrapolated all of her
energy to him. How a lady close to sixty managed to survive was partly due to the man who made the
boots for Oskar, Mr. Schenker. Mr. Schenker remained internally devoted to her for treating his wife
like a daughter, when she worked in the Krumholzs deli. Thus, the connection placed Isabella on
Schlindlers list, but she did have to sign her name as the wife of the bookmaker, Ryvka Schenker (24).
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This was one form of gratitude which demonstrated how People helped each other whenever they
could, and reciprocated a part of mankind (25). One autonomous survivor commented, By Schindler,
we were hungry, but not starving. We were cold, but not freezing. We had fear, but we were not
beaten.(26). It can be argued that Schindler must have had other motives, but for now it can be
accepted that he acted as expected for a good German and remained in the hearts of those he saved.
After the war, the search for friends and family in displacement camps, hospitals, or anywhere else
that seemed logical became the main obstacle. There were many lost souls. Lola and Isabella were
lucky; since they were on Schindlers list and survived. The quest to find Richard was difficult because
Marcel Goldberg tampered with the list at the Plaszow camp near Krakow and unfortunately Richard
was one of the deleted names. Schlindler commented about the mishap after the war, He couldnt stand
over Goldbergs shoulder keeping track all the time(27). Cosequently, Richard was transported by
cattle car, which contained up to one- hundred and fifty men per car to a work camp in Mauthausen.
The U.S. infantry came just in time, since at that point Richard only weighed eighty-two pounds. He
reflected that, They took the whole camp to the caves in the woods and were supposed to blow up the
caves during the night, but the Americans came. A soldier from Philadelphia carried him to the
nearest Red Cross center in Linz and maintained vigilance over him for a week. Later Richard was
transferred to a nearby private Catholic hospital for prisoners of war (28). He remained under medical
supervision for six months. With the help of the Red Cross, Lola eventually found him after the war.
When she found him, they cried as he said, Dont tell me the story that Mamushka (my dearest
mother) is alive, (29).
Fate plays a role in everybodys life. As survivors, they used their will power to survive and made
sure that they had something to say (30). The author of Schindlers Legacy, Elinor J. Brecher states,
No one else can or should try to interpret or appropriate their experience (31). No measure of grief can
explain what these survivors experienced. Though, Richard behooved not to blame and in his own way

attempted to forgive; he never forgot what happened. In 1983, British director, Jonathan Blair made a
documentary about Schindler (32). Richard discussed some of the experiences he had near the end of
the war in Mauthausen. Richard reflected:
In the morning there was role call; we would come out of the barracks and line up according to height
That morning I woke up late and got in line with the shorter workers I bent my knees to act shorter
Suddenly a bomb hit and all the tall workers and most of the ones in the middle were gone That would
have been it for me. He then shook his head in disbelief that anyone survived. He continued to
comment, In the morning, you wake up and there would be a cold body next to you and when you went
outside you would see more bodies on the fence, like dead flies (33).
He told stories about the acts of bravery and courage as if they were as fresh as yesterday in his mind.
Of course Blair would just listen and attempt to soak it in. It was not until over forty years later when he
had cancer that surgeon, Dr. Kenneth Ramming observed that his stomach had somehow turned upside
down. Nothing else needs to be said.
There is concurrence with other survivors that the war psyche never ended. It was not unusual for
survivors to hear streams of terror, howls of fear and outcall of names during the night. One Schindler
survivor admits, I dont believe any of us is one-hundred percent normal (34). Brecher further
reflects that at the Plaszow camp commander Amon Goeths dogs viciously obeyed him when:
Gnawing at mens genitals and womens breasts like so much hamburger meat storm troopers
swinging infants by their feet into brick walls, smashing their skulls like melons twenty-five stokes of
a lead-tipped whip on the bare buttock, with the victim-- laid over a slatted table- counting the blows in
German for his or her tormentor. Miss a count and the series began all over again (35).
Many endured the punishment and others witnessed the sickening horror at a close range. Confronting
the Holocaust only reflects an intoxication of misery. Even though Lola was a loving and caring
person, the repetitious dogma of hate remained in her the rest of her life. She consistently repeated
stories and would break down in tears crying (in Polish), Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, its so
unbelievable, its so unbelievable. The bodys senses remember, even though the mind hallucinates
what can not be forgotten. Two particular behaviors persist as a result of the idiosyncrasies of war,
extreme punctuality and quick food consumption (36).
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Prior to the war, approximately 3,300,000 Jews lived in Poland, and about ten percent survived (37).
Some choose to blame the President Franklyn D. Roosevelt administration for not investigating into the
atrocities against Jews earlier in the 1930s (38). The difficulties prior to the war, such as the Great
Depression and the universal social dilemma, deterred further acts in war. Also, the term genocide was
coined by Raphael Limkin until 1944, which means that entire concept was unimaginable during the era
(39). Thus, the mass populace preferred not to confront the claims of human atrocities, when Roosevelt
enacted the New Deal into the public domain. However, the observation that almost a year after the
war, 250,000 dead troops waited for transport home for a proper burial only adds further magnitude to
the catastrophic events. President Truman asked the world to draft a lasting peace with his words,
What we are trying to do now is to create peace which will prevent the necessity of our grand children
fighting a third world war for the same principle for which we stand and have always stood (40). The
tolls of the war were unimaginable and had taken its toll in multiple ways. It has been estimated that
over half the hospital beds in Los Angeles were occupied by mental patients. According to Dr. Thomas
Parran, one in ten Americans suffered from some kind of mental or emotional disorder (41). In order to
keep up with the mental crisis, the U.S. congress passed the National Mental Health Act on July 3, 1946.
Furthermore, post traumatic stress from the war requires years to recover.
After the war, a twelve member research team that consisted of educators, newspaper executives,
and high ranking officials traveled to Europe to assess the situation and to report back to their various
committees. From their observation, they hypothesized that the United States faced the possibility of
caring for approximately 300,000 Jews. It was estimated that as many as 10,000 a month migrated
towards Palestine (42). Not long after the war, three thousand Jewish veterans protested in Washington.
Benjamin Aronsohn, the commander of the District of Columbia Department of Jewish Veterans in the
U.S. suggested transporting 100,000 Jews into Palestine (43). For example, later that month an illegal
ship of 2700 refugees wanted to go to Palestine, but they had no place to go. Zionist factions fought for

what they believed in and Dr. Chaim Weizmann demanded a supreme commitment (44). The arduous
task of reparation in Europe became almost as complex as the war itself. Thus, the main objective in
healing the wounds of war was to avoid any further crisis.

In August, 1946 Truman revealed his plans of having the congress enact special legislation, which
would permit 300,000 European Jews and refugees to legally enter the U.S (45). Ironically, this easing
of immigration laws was protested by a ranking minority member of the house, on the immigration
committee, and was also opposed by another member of the senate immigration committee, Senator
Andrews (46). This made it even more difficult for those wishing to enter the U.S. Later that year, the
director general of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), F. LaGuardia,
warned the United Nations (U.N.) about an eminent food crisis in Europe (47). Yet, despite all of the
difficulties abroad, a new nemesis, the Red Scare, took precedence in politics. Californias state
Senator Jack B. Tannery in California wanted legislation on the un-American activities and accused a
radio group of being communists. In a Federal Communication Commission (FCC) hearing Tannery
told the station that it would be, Joe Stalins Charlie McCarthy. Attorneys for The Radio Group Inc.
vigorously denied the allegations (48). The post war era began marked by veterans coming home and
wanting solace for their efforts. Hence, the Holocaust survivors needed to make decisions. One thing
was certain, is that they had very little desire to stay in a ravaged Europe.
The Krumholzs had three choices, Australia, where Lola had relatives, Palestine, where a battle had
to be fought, or the United States where three of Isabellas brothers had immigrated after World War I.
Fortunately, during that time European immigrants in the United States were naturalized citizens; they
could bring relatives over on a non-quota basis (49). Isabellas brothers had made a life for themselves
in Los Angeles. It is documented that the Krumholzs arrived to America on the second legalized boat of
immigrants. Lola particularly did not enjoy the voyage in steerage; seasickness made her extremely ill.
When they arrived in New York they had fifteen dollars between them. They chose Los Angeles to be

there final destination, where they encountered different ethnic groups. In contrast to the east coast
metropolitan areas, Los Angeles had a greater degree of cross-cultural inter-action within immigrant
neighborhoods (50). Thus, the diversity provided new possibilities for social organizations and
reinforced the capitalistic structure. Henry Jules, Isabellas brother, owned a small produce market on
the corner of Sunset Blvd and Portia St. in Los Angeles. Until the Krumholzs moved into a one room
brick tenant complex, they lived with Aunt Viola and Uncle Henry. They then began to live within the
circle of family responsibilities. Decisions were based on family terms. In order to attain economic
well-being, the women worked temporary jobs and the man was considered the breadwinner (51). Like
other immigrants, Richard began working in the lower socio-economic class and attained work as a short
order cook (52). Since he worked a double shift, he sometimes missed the last bus and slept on the park
bench. Lola and Isabella found work at a distributing company within the packaging department. In the
beginning, Tuesday was the only time Richard saw Lola. The Jews in Los Angeles were particularly
going into small business ventures and tended to become more successful than native-born residents
(53). In fact, Richard hoped to start his own business. It did not take long for Richard to become
partners in a deli in the downtown area. Unfortunately, his partner stole money, so Richard got out.
The downtown Los Angeles area was also considered the dirtiest city nation wide (54). Thus, Richard
desired a more respectable profession in a better location. His friend Paul Page had migrated to Los
Angeles and had opened a leather goods store. Richard learned the leather craft under the
apprenticeship of his friend. In 1951 Richard opened up his own store in Santa Monica called Santa
Monica Handbag-Luggage and Repairs. Ownership allowed Richard to achieve mobility and develop a
career. The business also created stability and allowed the Krumholzs to purchase their first home in
1955 (55). Upon moving in the house, Lola stopped working and reestablished her obligations as a
mother. The Krumholzs had now attained a middle class status in America which served them well. To
feel content in a new world, survivors replicated traditional lifestyles when they bonded together,

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traveled together, and implored on each others strengths (56). Capitalism, in its own right, had regulated
the vital force that shaped the familys cultivate behaviors and further expanded economic imperatives
(57). They came from a country that had a nightmarish history; yet their familial ties and traditions
provided them a structural foundation to succeed. They emulated a lifestyle through instilling trust in
each other and assimilated within a society of cultural preferences.
In 1980, in a small luggage shop in Beverly Hills, California, Paul (Leopold or Polchu) Page enticed
Thomas Keneally to listen in accordance to the traditional story telling manners of our forefathers, the
story of Oskar Schindler. Eventually, with Pauls persistence, Keneally wrote the book Schindlers List
and later convinced Steven Spielberg to make the book into the movie that changed the way the
Holocaust, is perceived (58). Now, the Holocaust becomes presented from the industrial side with
property, production, and a precise depiction of the internal struggle for survival
The argument becomes manifested that this breed of immigrant had an unusual emotional cast upon
their soul, the Holocaust. At the end of his life, Richard exclaimed, Hitler should have taken me fifty
years ago. Richard had conquered hell, but the bitterness still remained and an undauntable will to
survive. This anguish of emotion is present in other survivors of the Holocaust. Now, within a
predetermined mixture of past and present, the Krumholzs resolved their urban environment and
attained capitalism (59). The Krumholzs befriended those who were sympathetic and kept their
memories to themselves. They wanted to become a part of the new culture and they adjusted with time.
By learning the English language and the American system, they became socially acceptable (60). They
transferred into Americans from an old world culture. Accordingly, Polish people can be described as
One of the most enlightened and civilized Slavic peoples who never conquer nor schemed, but
through nobility, generosity, (love of) freedom, mutual protection, and assistance encouraged the growth
of a great country (61). With the advent of time the Krumholzs began to realize their duty as American
Poles became not only the remembrance of their own heritage, but a more important role as nurturing

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parents for a new generation of Americans. Because of their dynamic presence, most Americans who
they became acquainted with admired them for their style and grace. They only dared to dream about
freedom and the sensation of life. Hence, these immigrants learned to forgive and move on in their own
terms. With respect and dignity they carved a life from nothing, the American way.

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Notes

1. Elaine Dutka, They Made the List and Lived, Los Angeles Times Calendar. 12 December
1993, 88.
2. John Bodnar, The Transplanted: A History of Immigrants in Urban America, (Indiana University
Press, 1987) 209.
3. Elinor J.Brecher, Schlindlers Legacy: True Stories of the List Survivors, (Penguin Books USA,
1994) xxvi.
4. Brecher, xxviii.
5. Dutka, 88.
6. Dutka, 88
. 7. Thomas Kenally, Its the Story of a Hero in Hell, Los Angeles Times Calendar. 12 December
1993, 6.
8. Dutka, 88
9. Brecher, 441.
10. Brecher, xxiii
11. Brecher, 433.
12. Brecher, xxvii
13. William Galush, What Should Janek Learn? Staffing and Curriculum in Polish-American
Parochial Schools, 1870-1940, History of Education Quarterly, 40/4 (2000): 413.
14. Bodner, 49.
15. Bodner, 20.
16. Galush, 413
17. Bodner, 134
18. Brecher, 435.
19. Galush, 405.
20. Bodner, 73.
21. Brecher, 436
22. Brecher, 439.
23. Bodner, 39
24. Brecher, 436
25. Bodner, 202
26. Brecher, xviii
27. Brecher, xxxv
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28. Brecher, 439

29. Brecher, 441
30. Bodner, 216
31. Brecher, xx.
32. Brecher, xx
33. Brecher, 438
34. Brecher, xxiv
35. Brecher, xix.
36. Brecher, xxi.
37. Brecher, xxvii.
38. Bodner, 201.
39. Werner Sollars, Ethnic Modernism, 1910-1950, American Literary History, (2003): 74.
40. Anonymous, U.S. to Bring Fallen Yank Bodies Home, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 1946, Sec
a1.
41. Thomas Parran, One out of Every Ten, Los Angeles Times, 17 November 1946, c9.
42. Anonymous, U. S. Faces Care of 300,000 Jews, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 1946, a4.
43. Anonymous, Jewish Veterans Join in Protest, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 1946, a8.
44. Anonymous, Illegal Refugee Ship with 2700 Jews in Distress, Los Angeles Times, 29 July
1946, a2.
45. Anonymous, Truman Tells Plans to Bring More Jews, Los Angeles Times, 17 August 1946, a1.
46. Anonymous, Truman Idea of Easing Immigration Protested, Los Angeles Times, 18 August
1946, a6.
47. Anonymous, New Food Crisis Seen in Europe, Los Angeles Times, 28 August 1946, a4.
48. Anonymous, State Legislature on Un American Activities, Los Angeles Times, 20 December
1946, a1.
49. Mae M. Nagi, The Strange Career of the Illegal Alien: Immigration Restriction and Deportation
Policy in the United States, 1921-1965, Law and History Review, 21/1 (2003): 84.
. 50. Henry Mark Wild, A Rumored Congregation: Cross-Cultural Interaction Neighborhoods of
Early Twentieth Century Los Angeles, University of California, San Diego, (2000): 437.
51. Bodner, 38. 79.
52. Bobner, 170
53. Bodner, 172.
54. Ralph Smith, Deploring a Los Angeles Attitude, Los Angles Times, 26 August 1946, a4.,
Anonomous, Smog Blanket Densest Here Since, Los Angeles Times, 14 September 1946, a1.
55. Bodner, 178.
56. Brecher, xviii
57. Bodner 207
. 58. Brecher, vii.
59. Bodner, 205
60. Bodner, 196,197
61. Galush, 403.

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