biographical summaries - University of Waterloo

RUSSIAN-HKjNONI"_'F~
IEHIGJ1ANTS
of the 1920's (Ontario)
KOOP, Herman
35 Dunbar St. S., Waterloo, Ont.
Taue #13, sides A a~d B
Ta~e #19, si~e B
Recorded on June 15 and July 14, 1976 in Enrlish
Biofraphical skAtch:
- bo r n inS c 11 ~ n wi e s e 0 n 0 c t.. 18, 1898
-had four sisters
-fatlle;:' was the nresident of a larre farm implement factory
and deal ersldp \';i th connections with Ameri.ca as th ey sold
Eassey-Harris equipment
-after Centralschule he completed the School of Co~me~ce in
Alexanderskrone
--served in an artillr:ry unit of the White army for sone time
-family moved to Sevastopol for two years during tIle Revolution
where he jOi.ned the medical corps of the White army for li years
-c.eserted this unit v/hen the Reds took over
-had to get his release from the army reserve list in order to
fet permission to emicrate (mir~culous exneriencos)
-only one 0 f his family to leave ; with a group 0 f 12'7 peo e
-many miraculous and deeply movinF experiences in Russia
-emirrated in 1924, hated to leave Russia
-worked· on ~1ennoni te far:ns, then for Nassey-rlarris in Torollto
for two years, odri jobs across Ontario during the DepressiJn
-finally in Gueln::l for 10 yearsjI then in Kitchener
the experiences are deeply in€rainedjl Vi'7idly remembered and
quite e>llotional