Sophie Broche and Karen Quest
Recorded
November 5, 2009
Archived
November 5, 2009
01:16:06
0:00 / 0:00
Id:
SFB000563
Description
Sophie Broche, 80, talks with her cousin Karen Quest, 54, about the family that they have in common and about their own lives.Subject Log / Time Code
Sophie tells about her family’s migration from the Ukraine, at the time of the Russian Revolution, to the United States and their new home in Pittsburgh PA.
Sophie recalls family gatherings and holidays.
Sophie tells about meeting her husband at a Purim dance.
Sophie talks about her own 3 children.
Karen asks Sophie about her own father and Sophie’s impressions of him.
Karen’s mother is described by Sophie as very funny.
Participants
- Sophie Broche
- Karen Quest
Venue / Recording Kit
Tier
Keywords
- American Sign Language
- anecdotes (humorous but true stories)
- birth of first child
- college
- craft, skills, and procedures
- Deaf Theatre
- family in-jokes
- Family Traditions
- historical events/people
- juggling
- Los Angeles
- Magic Mountain Amusement Park
- memories of former times
- memories of growing up
- personal experiences
- Pittsburgh PA
- Prejudice
- Purim
- religious beliefs and practices
- Russia
- Russian Revolution
- school day memories
- seders
- Ukraine