Reuvain Zahavy Oral History

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DescriptionReuvain Zahavy is a former professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Queensborough Community College. Reuvain reflects on his 40 year teaching career at Queensborough Community College, having joined its faculty in 1983. Reuvain speaks about the courses he taught, his experience supervising evening courses, and his volunteer role as faculty advisor to the college's Jewish student organization Hillel. Reuvain's sister Miryam Wahrman joins the second half of the interview, discussing Reuvain's service on numerous committees and other professional groups as well as Reuvain's impact on multiple generations of students through teaching and his many contributions outside of the classroom. Additionally, Reuvain recalls his early interest in becoming an educator, explaining that he used to teach Miryam what he had learned in school when he was six years old.InterviewerWallach, PatrickIntervieweeZahavy, ReuvainWahrman, MiryamSourceInterview conducted as part of the Queensborough Community College Retired Mathematics & Computer Science Faculty Oral History Project.Date RecordedApril 28, 2025

CollectionQueensborough Community College Retired Mathematics & Computer Science Faculty Oral History Project

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Reuvain Zahavy Oral History