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Shifra Garber, Full Interview

Collection: Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Shifra Garber
Date: Time Period: 1964 - 2012; 2012-11-25; Interview recorded: November 25, 2012 Material: Digital audio recording made using IPhone 5 digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:30:08
Creator: Shifra Garber interviewed by Benjamin Garber Identifier: aql:21238 avr-sg-full-000003

Description: Growing up in Bangor Maine, Shifra Garber always was surrounded by community values and tradition. Now almost 30 years later she still holds on to all these values and traditions. Every week she still cooks her traditional Challah, chicken soup, gefilte fish and other dishes. Not only did she get these dishes from her mother but some dishes she cooked for her family on her own. Her mother in law also passed down to her cooking tips and meals. Shifra takes into account not only the taste of the dishes but also the health aspect and the Jewish restrictions for cooking. Shifra describes the many traditional dishes she cooks, some Jewish customs and values, and last but not least a couple of very entertaining stories.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18056

Creator : Shifra Garber interviewed by Benjamin Garber

Date : Time Period: 1964 - 2012; 2012-11-25; Interview recorded: November 25, 2012

Summary/Description : Growing up in Bangor Maine, Shifra Garber always was surrounded by community values and tradition. Now almost 30 years later she still holds on to all these values and traditions. Every week she still cooks her traditional Challah, chicken soup, gefilte fish and other dishes. Not only did she get these dishes from her mother but some dishes she cooked for her family on her own. Her mother in law also passed down to her cooking tips and meals. Shifra takes into account not only the taste of the dishes but also the health aspect and the Jewish restrictions for cooking. Shifra describes the many traditional dishes she cooks, some Jewish customs and values, and last but not least a couple of very entertaining stories.

Subject : Jewish cooking; Tradition (Judaism); Making healthy food choices

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Coverage : New Rochelle (N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using IPhone 5 digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.; Total running time: 0:30:08

Identifier : aql:21238 avr-sg-full-000003

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Jewish cooking; Tradition (Judaism); Making healthy food choices

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