Jewish Experience of Bangor, Me.

Collection

Identifier: MF202

Staff Only

Recording of Norman Minsky, Leonard Minsky, and Jordan Alpert, interviewed by Elizabeth Stevens, September 27, 2017

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Recording of Norman Minsky, Leonard Minsky, and Jordan Alpert, interviewed by Elizabeth Stevens, October 4, 2017

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Index of of Norman Minsky, Leonard Minsky, and Jordan Alpert, interviewed by Elizabeth Stevens

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Scope and Contents

Norman Minsky, Leonard Minsky, and Jordan Alpert discuss the Alpert-Cohen and Epstein families and their experiences being Jewish in and before moving to Bangor, Me.

Dates

Creation: 2017

Conditions Governing Access

For digitized items free from access restrictions, we are working to upload this material (pdfs, mp3s, jpgs) for public access, but it is an ongoing project. If you don’t find what you are looking for here, contact Special Collections (um.library.spc@maine.edu).

Conditions Governing Use

Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on material.

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Norman Minsky, Leonard Minsky, and Jordan Alpert, interviewed by Elizabeth Stevens, September 27 and October 4, 2017, South Stevens Hall, UMaine, Orono. Also present Debby Alpert and Katrina Wynn (to assist). The Minsky brothers and Alpert talk about their family backgrounds; the old country, leaving and moving to America; moving to Bangor; their jobs primarily as peddlers in the beginning then store owners and finally professionals like lawyers and doctors; anti-Semitism. Many stories of family members and community members. Specifically focused on the Alpert-Cohen and Epstein families.
Text: 11 pp. index, 6 pp. release forms
Recording: mfc_mf202_audio001, mfc_mf202_audio002 199 minutes

Materials Specific Details

Audio files are the primary source material. Indexes are the archivist's best effort to capture the audio, but should be considered secondary to the audio.

Collection note

This project was done at the behest of Norman Minsky by Elizabeth Stevens at Bangor Public Library. Katrina Wynn was involved to assist as Stevens wanted support both for conducting the interviews and archiving them.