Oral History with Fran Zeitler
Oral History with Fran Zeitler. Fran was joined by her husband Fred Edelman, who also appears on the recording.
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Oral History with Irv Urken
Interview with Irv Urken conducted by Mara Olmstead on April 14, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County. Biographical Statement My mother and father moved from Trenton to Princeton in 1937 when they opened up the hardware store,
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Oral History with Mark Rosso
Mark Rosso has lived in Princeton nearly his whole life. He discusses his family’s arrival and work in the area, as well as his happy childhood attending school and growing up in Princeton in the 1960s and 1970s. He shares remembrances from adolescence of the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the atmosphere in
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Oral History with Ida Belle Dixon
Ida Belle Dixon, celebrating her 100th birthday in 2019, shares memories of growing up in Georgia and moving to Princeton during high school. She recounts stories of taking care of children throughout her life and shares changes she has seen in Princeton over several decades.
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Oral History with Robert Vandeventer
Robert Vandeventer moved to Princeton with his family as a 13-year-old in 1945. His father worked as a radio newscaster and the host of a quiz show called “Twenty Questions.” (Bob and his mother participated on the program as panelists.) Bob was a 1949 graduate of Princeton High School, where he was active in the
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Oral History with Jonathan Eckstein
Jonathan Eckstein came to Princeton with his family as a young child. He attended school in Princeton through high school and then left Princeton for about 20 years, before returning in the mid-1990s. He reflects on the changes that took place while he was away. He also discusses the free chamber music concert series, Robert
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