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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. XV - Page 234« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Herbert B. Kravitz)

Mr. Kravitz.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Or his synagogue attendance before that?
Mr. Kravitz.
No; not really. I knew he was Jewish. He mentioned to me going to the rabbi, not the synagogue, but at other times, that he went to the rabbi for counsel or something like that, but we never got into any discussions on religion.
Mr. Griffin.
Was Barber Jewish?
Mr. Kravitz.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Would Jack have realized that?
Mr. Kravitz.
I think so; but our religion per se.
Mr. Griffin.
Had he ever suggested to you that he would like you to work for him or anything like that?
Mr. Kravitz.
No; that evening, he suggested the possibility of our rooming together. This is the first time we met and I just, you know, laughed; I didn't say anything. I had no intention of ever rooming with Mr. Ruby.
Mr. Griffin.
How did he happen to mention that?
Mr. Kravitz.
I really don't know; that's the first time I was with him--this was the evening that Freddie and I were together with him and the first time I ever met the man and I guess that he was interested in moving into an apartment. In fact, he was interested in moving into this Spa, this new building over here, and was looking for a roommate.
Mr. Griffin.
Is that the one on Turtle Creek?
Mr. Kravitz.
Yes.
Mr. Griffin.
Did he indicate to you that he had made any application to move in there?
Mr. Kravitz.
The building wasn't completed; I think he possibly had checked into it, but I really don't know about filling out an application for it.
Mr. Griffin.
Would that have been back in the summer of 1963?
Mr. Kravitz.
If we could find when Freddie Barber played in Dallas, I could tell you exactly; he's a friend of mine and he plays for 2 weeks at Club Village, which is a club here in town. It possibly could have been last summer.
Mr. Griffin.
Do you think there was any homosexual interest on Jack's part?
Mr. Kravitz.
No; that question was raised to me before. I really have no idea as to Jack's sexual prowess, I certainly don't think the man was homosexual, but then, I don't know.
Mr. Griffin.
This must have been a rather lengthy conversation you had with him?
Mr. Kravitz.
Yes; his club closed at 12 or I o'clock, and Freddie and myself and Jack and George Senator, his roommate went to a restaurant, and we sat and talked until--it must have been 4 o'clock in the morning.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you have occasion to see George Senator at any time after Oswald was shot?
Mr. Kravitz.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Have you had occasion to see any of the people who are associated with the Carousel Club since Oswald was shot?
Mr. Kravitz.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
The night that you saw Ruby shortly before the assassination, did you notice anything unusual about his behavior?
Mr. Kravitz.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Did Jack ever tell you anything about any interest he had in Cuba?
Mr. Kravitz.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Can you think of anything else that might be of interest to us we haven't covered?
Mr. Kravitz.
Not to my knowledge; now.
Mr. Griffin.
All right, I am going to mark for identification what is a one-page document prepared by FBI Agents Peggs and Zimmerman as a result of an interview they had with you on November 27, 1963. I'm going to mark this exhibit as Herbert B. Kravitz, July 24, 1963, Exhibit 1, and I will hand it to you and ask you to look at it and tell me if that is an accurate report of what you said to Zimmerman and Peggs on November 27?
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