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Looking back at the life of a first generation child of Holocaust survivors

We mainly talked about his childhood and jobs.

Brother and sister Freeman Shore (82) and Wini Freund [no age given] discuss growing up, their family history, and how they got involved at Central Synagogue.

Zakiya Johnson Lord (35) and Chen Foley (36) talk about their shared identity of being black, gay native Bermudians. They talk about their pride in their heritage and their frustration in the slowness of evolution of rights in Bermuda. They...

So ask your questions about her childhood and how her experience of everything that she's been through I shaped her and positive or negative way this person and what I mean to her and what she never got to tell...

Thanksgiving interview with my grandfather Jim Abel

Jackson "Jack" Kay (92) tells his daughter Cathy Kay (54) about growing up in a boarding school in Philadelphia, working in the Army during World War Two as a medical stenographer, and lessons he has learned about life.

My step dad had a very good life but also like he said, his grandma was pretty tough

The story of a Brooklyn girl finding her way through dance.

We talked about her childhood in Brooklyn during the 20's, 30's and 40's and family.

My grandmother told me about her life growing up.

My grandmother, Mary Guzzo, was born and grew up in a poverty stricken community in Brooklyn, New York. She lived in a small apartment complex with her older sister and two younger brothers. Her father remained in her life until...

It is about my grandmas life when she was younger.

My grandma has lived through so much history at 90 years old. She has lived in Brooklyn, NY her entire life. I’ve learned so much from her. In this interview she shares stories of her youth, her life and her...

Harold Raines (72) speaks to his neighbors, mother and son Yvette Russell (53) and Hunter Russell-Horton (17) about life in Harlem. They reflect on the their memories of the neighborhood, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their hopes for...

General life question asked by Laurie Ristig to her father Sean Nicolai.

Kiera Yarrow interviews her grandfather Walter Yarrow asking him about school, life experiences, and life lessons.

My mother and I spoke about how she grew up and shaped herself into the woman she is today.

my nana’s life

Inge Baer Corless and Irene Baer Friendly share their memories of childhood, escaping Nazi Germany, their mother Theresia’s failing health, a stay in a Catholic orphanage, the fate of their father Ernst’s family members who could not make it out...

Bernadette Wilson (57) speaks with her daughter, Vanessa Lindley (38) about their favorite memories, stories, and people.

This is Mykaylah Moran(14) interviewing Carol Cuccia(63), and asking her different questions relating to her life then and now.

An interview inquiring about the interviewee's decision to pursue a career in education, how he handled stress, and lessons he learned. The interview ends with his life's most memorable memory.

final section of our 2023 interview with nana

Michael (54) asks his father Ted Heaton (86) about some activities of his youth in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC. Picking coal, vendors and street games