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Interview of Eddie Duke by Marlene Gamble July, 2003

And uh we had another dentist that was in town for a while, a Dr. Roodman. He practiced in Kirkland Lake in the thirties and left in wartime, you know, things were getting tougher. And uh, I can't remember his first name. He was also, he loved, he loved to play poker. He was a gambler and had a circle of friends. And he and his, his wife was with him and they were very active in the Jewish community and they took an active part. Uh he did not do too much praying or coming to the synagogue to pray but his wife was very active with the Jewish women.
And uh we had another dentist, I think I had mentioned earlier when we started this thing, we had a Dr. Teich. And he was the first, probably one of the first dentists in Kirkland Lake. And uh he practiced, he was still practicing when I came to Kirkland Lake. When I, when I was still in public school I lost, he did come back for one of the reunions, I saw him again many years later he came back to Kirkland Lake on a visit. I know he went back to the States. And uh he still had a fond spot for Kirkland Lake but I don't know, I don't know exactly what happened, what became of him. He must be gone by now. He was practicing here in the thirties. And uh he also liked to gamble and shoot pool. And liked women. And he was always the, was always the announcer at the wrestling matches and the boxing matches. He didn't use a, he didn't use a P.A. system. He just opened his mouth and let her go.