Mr. RUBY. Because it was in the early thirties, I was going to high
school.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was there any particular reason why Jack did not want to
live with the family?
Mr. RUBY. None that I can remember. There may have been, but I may not
be, you know, I wasn’t aware of it.
Mr. GRIFFIN. He also was away from Chicago from about 1933 to 1937.
Mr. RUBY. Yes; I think he went to ’Frisco to work there; yes. I think
he went there. I think my sister was there or he went first, I don’t
remember.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you know his friend Leon Cooke?
Mr. RUBY. Yes; very well.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Was Leon Cooke of Jewish background?
Mr. RUBY. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Were you familiar with Jack’s activities with Leon Cooke
in the labor union?