Reference code
ZA UCT BC949_A_A260
Title
Mr Elie Traub
Date(s)
- 02-01-1986 (Creation)
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Scope and content
Transcript of interview with Elie Traub of Cape Town. Born in Beaufort West in 1905. Parents immigrated to South Africa from Lithuania. Father was a storekeeper. Interviewee was an attorney. Lived in Beaufort West until 1922, in Vryburg from 1922 to 1930, in Worcester from 1930 to 1981, and settled permanently in Cape Town in 1981. Was mayor of Worcester seven times. Involved in several civic associations. Interviewer: Eva Horwitz.