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David Chenkin, Full Interview

Collection: Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: David Chenkin
Date: Time Period: 1950 - 2012; 2012-11-27; Interview recorded: November 27, 2012 Material: Digital audio recording made using Asus Transformer Prime digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:40:06
Creator: David Chenkin interviewed by Helen Lin Identifier: aql:21250 avr-dc-full-000004

Description: Mr. David Chenkin, is a lifelong Queens resident who currently resides in Bayside. He is 60 years old, of the Jewish faith, and works as head paralegal at a law firm in Nassau county. He discusses his family history the traditional foods he has grown up with and how they were created by his culture. He also explores some three and a half centuries worth of history with regards to Judaism and the meaning of the title of Sephardi Jew.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18056

Creator : David Chenkin interviewed by Helen Lin

Date : Time Period: 1950 - 2012; 2012-11-27; Interview recorded: November 27, 2012

Summary/Description : Mr. David Chenkin, is a lifelong Queens resident who currently resides in Bayside. He is 60 years old, of the Jewish faith, and works as head paralegal at a law firm in Nassau county. He discusses his family history the traditional foods he has grown up with and how they were created by his culture. He also explores some three and a half centuries worth of history with regards to Judaism and the meaning of the title of Sephardi Jew.

Subject : Cooking; Law firms; Immigration

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, NY Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Kew Gardens Hills (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Bayside (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Asus Transformer Prime digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:40:06

Identifier : aql:21250 avr-dc-full-000004

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Cooking; Law firms; Immigration

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