Princeton University
Oral History with Peter Epstein
Interview with Peter Epstein conducted by Lew Gantwerk on April 26, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County. Peter Epstein was born in 1941, moving to Princeton 18 months later with his family shortly after RCA (where his …
Oral History with Jeff Lucker
Interview with Jeff Lucker conducted by Kim Marks on April 21, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County. Jeff Lucker’s biographical statement: I was born on April 21st, 1945 in New York. My parents at the time lived …
Oral History with Hazel Stix
Interview with Hazel Stix 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.
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, …
Oral History with Alan Medvin
Interview with Alan Medvin conducted by Kim Marks on April 3, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County. Alan moved to Princeton with his family in 1955 as he was about to enter 3 rd grade at the …
Oral History with Rabbi Josh Goldstein
Interview with Rabbi Josh Goldstein conducted by Mara Olmstead on April 12, 2023. Recorded at the Princeton Public Library. Part of the Voices of Princeton partner project with the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County. Rabbi Joshua Goldstein served as Temple Sha’arey Shalom’s leader for 30 years, retiring on June 30, 2012. In July, 2012, …
Oral History with Francesca Benson
By law, Francesca Benson (then Stonaker) had to stop teaching when she adopted her children. In 1969, she joined the central New Jersey Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and was soon drawn into a committee tasked with setting up full-time day nursery. Alongside fellow activists, Francesca found and lost premises, recruited teachers, …
Oral History with Victory Chase
Victory Chase moved to the Princeton area in 1969 and soon became involved with the central New Jersey Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). As well as attending consciousness-raising sessions with fellow feminists, she volunteered for the committee on sex stereotyping in early readers. When University NOW Day Nursery (UNOW) opened in September …
Oral History with Elisabeth Hagen
Elisabeth (Liz) Hagen, who comes from South Africa, lived in southern Africa and Great Britain before moving to Princeton in 1969. She quickly became involved in the central New Jersey Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), including on the committee examining sex stereotyping in early school readers. Liz was soon drawn into the …