Take me back to the Oral History landing page.


Josephine Datz - Immigrant Stories

Interview Links

Feature Excerpt

Authoritarian Society

Abstract

Interview Session 01 (Audio)

Family background & growing up in S. Africa

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

Marriage & immigration to America

Transcript

Photos

Caption
Sylvia Gon (nee Barnett), Josephine’s mother, on her wedding day on November 17, 1957. The wedding was in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa

When:
November 17, 1957

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Fajwusz (Philip) Gon, Josephine’s father, circa 1960. He lived in Johannesburg, South Africa at the time.

Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa

When:
Circa 1960

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Fajwusz (Philip) Gon, Josephine’s father, circa 1960. He lived in Johannesburg, South Africa at the time.

Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa

When:
Circa 1960

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Josephine Gon, age three, in the backyard of her family’s home in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1966.

Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa

When:
1966

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Michael Datz’ and Josephine Gon’s wedding portrait. The couple was married in a traditional Jewish ceremony on May 22 1989, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa

When:
May 22 1989

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Michael Datz, circa 1992.

Where:
Unknown

When:
Circa 1992

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Fajwusz (Philip) Gon, Josephine’s father, and Rosemary Gon (Mulholland), Josephine’s stepmother, in Springfield, Illinois, June 6th 1998.

Where:
Springfield, Illinois

When:
June 6th 1998

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Josephine and Michael Datz attend an event in Springfield, Illinois in 2001.

Where:
Springfield, Illinois

When:
2001

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Michael, Geoffrey, and Nathan Datz at the Datz family home in Springfield on March 29th 2002.

Where:
Springfield, Illinois

When:
March 29th 2002

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
From left to right: Josephine Gon, mother Sylvia Gon, and Josephine’s sister Sara Weiss (nee Gon), in Johannesburg in 2003.

Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa

When:
2003

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo



Social Links