Lower East Side Oral Histories

by Howes, Nina; Ferrara, Eric

• ISBN13: 9781609497941
• ISBN10: 1609497945
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-06
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

The Lower East Side is one of Manhattan’s most vibrant neighborhoods. For centuries, it has been home to hundreds of enclaves of immigrants from every part of the world. As they became New Yorkers, the neighborhood has in turn become infused with their cultures, foods, traditions and personalities. In this book, Lower East Side historians Eric Ferrara and Nina Howes document the memories of twenty-five people who lived in this larger-than-life corner of New York. From childhood memories with family (but without running water) to observations of the constantly changing face of the neighborhood, discover the Lower East Side through the eyes and voices of the people who have made it what it is today.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Frankie Alexander	p. 13
George Boyd	p. 20
Jack Dowling	p. 24
Gladys Choma	p. 31
Sidney Fermaglich	p. 36
Anitra Frazier	p. 41
James Galuppo	p. 46
Joyce Kanowitz	p. 54
Lydia Krushelnytsky	p. 60
Jan Lee	p. 66
Rebecca Lepkoff	p. 73
Anna De Robertis Mansueto	p. 80
Anna Miletich	p. 85
John Milisenda	p. 89
Tara Mohammed	p. 96
Tom O'Hara	p. 100
Carmen Pabon	p. 105
Joe Preston	p. 111
Nilda Rivera	p. 119
Orlando Rosario	p. 124
Ernesto Rossi	p. 129
Myron Surmach	p. 135
Rabbi Harold Swiss	p. 140
Raymond Valentine	p. 145
Steven "Pepe" Zwaryczuk	p. 148
About the Authors	p. 157
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