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33:42 Interview with Sylvia Greenfelt Interview with Sylvia Greenfelt	Interview with Sylvia Greenfelt Sylvia Greenfelt (89) and daughter Sharon Kersten (59) talk about Sylvia’s life growing up in Harlem, New York, and Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of Jewish immigrants. war stories great depression stories immigration stories family naming and nicknames family favorite songs and poems family traditions family expressions family trips and excursions ethnicity workday life job satisfaction first impression of america marriage first meetings anecdotes (humorous but true stories) personal experiences historical events/people memories of growing up school day memories religious beliefs and practices social beliefs and practices economic beliefs and practices town life neighborhood life urban life community businesses community organizations community history schools spouse children extended family parents grandparents siblings great depression education world war ii blind hospital volunteer jewish ukraine polish poland argentina yiddish hebrew “there’s no free lunch” the golden rule paint house wallpaper paper-hanger entrepreneur pushcart peddler english integrate god religion kindness donation volunteerism new york guild for the blind american women’s hospital reserve corps military rmd jewish national fund harlem new york washington heights george washington high school reeman lechter From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Greenfelt, Sylvia Kersten, Sharon Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 29, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460001290001001
39:41 Interview with Paul Chernis Interview with Paul Chernis	Interview with Paul Chernis Paul tell his wife, Ronnie, about growing up in Forest Hills, Queens, his work as an attorney, and his family. workday life job satisfaction money pregnancy and pre-natal care birth birth of first child first meetings divorce marriage first job personal experiences memories of growing up memories of former times religious beliefs and practices discrimination identity urban life community worthies achievements and awards college parents children spouse russia yiddish forest hills queens brooklyn new york ny long island miami fl holocaust wwii attorney lawyer miami beach fl nyu new york university journalism writing dog pet buffalo albany travel granddaughters love From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Chernis, Paul Chernis, Veronica Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 19, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460000800001001
40:15 Interview with Evelyn Lampner Interview with Evelyn Lampner	Interview with Evelyn Lampner Evelyn Lampner (42) talks with daughters Alexandra Lampner “Lexi” (13) and Jessica Lampner (10) about her family’s history from Poland to El Salvador to the U.S., and shares her… family members in history war stories immigration stories family naming and nicknames family trips and excursions ethnicity appearance workday life job satisfaction marriage first meetings birth of first child death personal experiences anecdotes (humorous but true stories) school day memories earliest memories memories of growing up religious beliefs and practices social beliefs and practices neighborhood life town life community businesses community history schools teachers students college achievements and awards grades siblings parents grandparents spouse children extended family yiddish costa rica nazi germany u.s. zayde buba el salvador poland pale red hair jewish teacher plane crash fish mangoes judaism temple synagogue hotel pool miami medical school elementary school chalk From - UM Libraries 0 likes 0 plays Access Restrictions Access to this content is limited to computers in the Richter Library on the University of Miami campus. Please visit the library to view this content. Visitors not affiliated with the University of Miami should consult the library’s patron access policy. Digital Collections Link University of Miami Digital Collections Creator Lampner, Evelyn Lampner, Alexandra Lampner, Jessica Genre Oral histories Language English Creation Date January 17, 2010 Creation Place Miami (Fla.) Contributing Unit University of Miami Libraries Repository Cuban Heritage Collection Rights Statement Courtesy of StoryCorps, a national nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Any other uses of this material--for commercial or non-commercial distribution, editing, exhibition, publishing, publicly performing, publicly displaying, reproducing on a website, or quotation beyond "fair use"--requires the permission of StoryCorps. For clearance, please contact StoryCorps at http://storycorps.org/about/inquiries/. Content Type Sound Local Identifier chc52460000740001001