Donald Hirschhorn, Clip 6: Queens Jewish Center
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Donald Hirschhorn
Date: Time Period: 1930 - 2012; 2012-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2012
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:40
Creator: Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20537 hirschhorn_donald_clip6
Description: Donald Hirschhorn discusses his memories of the Queens Jewish Center in Queens Village when he was growing up in the 1930s and 1940s. The synagogue had a large congregation and many social activities, in which his mother participated. It was unusual in that it had a choir. He also describes a photograph of the center's dedication dinner in 1931, which depicts many celebrants, including Dr. Morris Fierstein, a prominent member of the congregation. The ethnic population of the neighborhood has changed, and the building now houses a Christian church.
Creator :
Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1930 - 2012; 2012-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2012
Summary/Description :
Donald Hirschhorn discusses his memories of the Queens Jewish Center in Queens Village when he was growing up in the 1930s and 1940s. The synagogue had a large congregation and many social activities, in which his mother participated. It was unusual in that it had a choir. He also describes a photograph of the center's dedication dinner in 1931, which depicts many celebrants, including Dr. Morris Fierstein, a prominent member of the congregation. The ethnic population of the neighborhood has changed, and the building now houses a Christian church.
Subject :
Synagogues as community centers; Fierstein, Morris
Rights :
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Queens Village, Queens, NY Queens Village (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:03:40
Identifier :
aql:20537 hirschhorn_donald_clip6
Rights Notice
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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