Donald Hirschhorn, Clip 7: Strong Support for Widowed Mother
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Donald Hirschhorn
Date: Time Period: 1936 - 1954; 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: 0:03:20
Creator: Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20504 hirschhorn_donald_clip7
Description: Donald Hirschhorn discusses his father's death when he was only 12 and the effect it had on his family. He briefly lived in Florida with his wealthy uncle, the businessman and art collector Joseph Hirschhorn, but was homesick and soon returned to New York. Donald's mother provided for the family by working in the Wallachs' menswear store in Jamaica, and received a great deal of social support from family members and the Jewish community of Queens Village.
Creator :
Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1936 - 1954; 2012-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2012
Summary/Description :
Donald Hirschhorn discusses his father's death when he was only 12 and the effect it had on his family. He briefly lived in Florida with his wealthy uncle, the businessman and art collector Joseph Hirschhorn, but was homesick and soon returned to New York. Donald's mother provided for the family by working in the Wallachs' menswear store in Jamaica, and received a great deal of social support from family members and the Jewish community of Queens Village.
Subject :
Widows; Families; Hirschhorn, Joseph
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: 0:03:20
Identifier :
aql:20504 hirschhorn_donald_clip7
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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