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Authoritarian Society
Abstract
Interview Session 01 (Audio)
Family background & growing up in S. Africa
Interview Session 02 (Audio)
Marriage & immigration to America
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Photos
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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
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Narrator’s photo
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Fajwusz (Philip) Gon, Josephine’s father, circa 1960. He lived in Johannesburg, South Africa at the time.
Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa
When:
Circa 1960
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Narrator’s photo
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Fajwusz (Philip) Gon, Josephine’s father, circa 1960. He lived in Johannesburg, South Africa at the time.
Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa
When:
Circa 1960
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Narrator’s photo
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Josephine Gon, age three, in the backyard of her family’s home in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1966.
Where:
Johannesburg, South Africa
When:
1966
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Narrator’s photo
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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
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Narrator’s photo
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Michael Datz, circa 1992.
Where:
Unknown
When:
Circa 1992
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Narrator’s photo
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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
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Narrator’s photo
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Josephine and Michael Datz attend an event in Springfield, Illinois in 2001.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
2001
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Narrator’s photo
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Michael, Geoffrey, and Nathan Datz at the Datz family home in Springfield on March 29th 2002.
Where:
Springfield, Illinois
When:
March 29th 2002
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Narrator’s photo
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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