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Lynn Preston (71) interviews her friend Patricia Cosgrove (87) about Patricia's career as a teacher, her work as a teacher's advocate, and her advice for future teachers.

Husband and wife Daniel (Dan) Ross [no age given] and Jade Sank Ross [no age given] share stories of how they became rabbis, when they first felt they were rabbis for real, how Dan transitioned from Hillel rabbi to Central...

Karen Thanaprakantrakul (20) and her dance instructor and mentor, Ratchikorn "Lin" Kositkasemsuk (36), talk about their Thai dance group, their introductions to Thai dance, and the different Thai dance styles and costumes. They also discuss their performances across Greater New...

Spouses Walter Sadler (84) and Linette "Nettie" Sadler (79) share a conversation about growing up, raising a family, and living and working overseas.

Brenda Butt Davidson (69) interviewed friend Barbara Ann Sullivan Brooks (92) about childhood memories, her career, a trip to Europe in 1995, and the Fresh Air Fund.

Jennifer Davis (46) interviews Susan "Sue" Chadwick (69) about her family's immigrant experiences and the American dream.

Karen Schinke [no age given] interviewed her friend Fritz Button (83) about his family genealogy, occupations, and ice boating.

Patricia "Trish" Thorngate (67) interviews her father, Stephen "Steve" Thorngate (96), about his life, childhood, and family.

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.

Friends Sharon Gunderson [no age given] and Ed Saslaw [no age given] discuss growing up, parents, Hebrew School, Shabbat and Judaism.

Miles Gerstein (73) and his wife Susan Davis (71) discuss their membership in Central Synagogue, their life together, their childhood memories of Judaism and some of their life lessons.

Patricia Rich [no age given] and Michael Silverberg [no age given], recently married, talk about their lives and how they met through Central Synagogue and its Wise Aging program.

Virachart Pokpoonpipat (74) shares a conversation with his friend, Wichiit Kanchanawong (78), about the origins of the Little Thailand community. They talk about the history of Virachart's former restaurant, Jaiya-Thai, as well as of the local temples. They also discuss...

Elizabeth Liska (25) interviews John Drury (80) about his childhood and military experiences.

Jim Marousis (74) interviews his wife, Karen Reinhardt (67), about her life and how her teenage years helped shape her into the person she is today. Note: This interview contains mentions of suicide and miscarriage.

OCA-NY President Brianna Cea (26) interviews her friend, City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan (38), about his district of Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Woodside in Queens, New York City. They reflect on his role in renaming Little Thailand Way and talk about...

Kelly Davis (43) has a conversation with Mary "Midge" McDermott (76) about growing up, courtship, her career, spirituality, raising a family, and her dreams for the future.

Estelle "Nicki" Tanner [no age given] interviews friend and colleague Burton Lehman (81) about his experiences and relationship to Hebrew Union College (HUC) and Central Synagogue.

Amber Norkett (46) interviews her father, Edward Norkett (75), about his childhood, music, parenting, and jobs.

เพื่อนสนิท Eady Green (58) และ Bunliang Phetloet (53) พูดคุยเกี่ยวกับความทรงจำความทรงจำในวัยเด็กในประเทศไทยและความหวังอนาคตชุมชนลิตเติ้ลไทยแลนด์ในนิวยอร์ก. [Friends Eady Green (58) and Bunliang Phetloet (53) share memories from their lives in Thailand and discuss their hopes for the Little Thailand community in New York.]

Friends Joe Rezmer (39) and Meegan Winters (39) share memories about turning 40, facing fears and life with disabilities, and navigating life in wheelchairs.

Friends Audrey Zucker (82) and Carolyn Breidenbach (93) talk about their experiences with Sisterhood at Central Synagogue from the 1970's to the late 90s and early 2000s.

Friends Howard Hinterthuer (75) and Lynn Ratzmann (58) talk about Howard's life and love of music.

Jordan Smoller [no age given] talks with his mother Sylvia Smoller [no age given] about her life including escape from Poland and the Nazis, becoming a refugee, her experience of becoming a world renowned scientist (with whom he sometimes co-authors),...

Debbie Ebner (63) speaks with Chris Antonio (46) about his memories of his wife, and his life now as a single parent.