Evi Igaluer and Lotte Reinhold, Full Interview
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Evi Igaluer and Lotte Reinhold
Date: Time Period: 1938-2017; 2017-11-27; Interview recorded: November 27, 2017
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 00:56:35
Creator: Evi Igaluer and Lotte Reinhold interviewed by Fran Kipnis
Identifier: aql:25521 igaluer_evi_and_reinhold_lotte_full
Description: Evi Igaluer and Lotte Reinhold are sisters who came to the United States as German holocaust survivors when they were children. They grew up in Middletown, NY and moved to Queens as young adults. In Middletown they were looked down upon by the eastern European Jews and Christians living there. Evi and Lotte worked hard to achieve a successful life in Queens. They settled in Rego Park, and like it because it is safe, convenient and friendly. They observed many changes in Queens and they noted how Queens is becoming more diverse.
Creator :
Evi Igaluer and Lotte Reinhold interviewed by Fran Kipnis
Date :
Time Period: 1938-2017; 2017-11-27; Interview recorded: November 27, 2017
Summary/Description :
Evi Igaluer and Lotte Reinhold are sisters who came to the United States as German holocaust survivors when they were children. They grew up in Middletown, NY and moved to Queens as young adults. In Middletown they were looked down upon by the eastern European Jews and Christians living there. Evi and Lotte worked hard to achieve a successful life in Queens. They settled in Rego Park, and like it because it is safe, convenient and friendly. They observed many changes in Queens and they noted how Queens is becoming more diverse.
Subject :
Refugees; Discrimination; Social change
Relation :
Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Evi Igaluer and Lotte Reinhold
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Rego Park, Queens, NY; Forest Hills, Queens, NY Queens (New York, N.Y.) Rego Park (New York, N.Y.) Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 00:56:35
Identifier :
aql:25521 igaluer_evi_and_reinhold_lotte_full
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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