Brooklyn
Phil at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue
30/07/2019 - 1920s, BrooklynIn 2018, Phil went to talk to young people taking classes at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue. This short classroom talk was recorded on video. Phil at BHS Clip 1 In this first video, Phil talks about his early childhood in the 1920s: how much food he could buy for a nickel, early experiences as a child […]
Signing Up for the Air Force and Navy, 1942
24/11/2016 - 1940s, Brooklyn, US Air Force, World War IIIn 1942, while a student at Brooklyn College, Phil, (along with some of his friends from the corner) decides to enlist. (4 mins) Audio Transcript At the age of 19 and a half, I believe, on December 4th, 1942, I enlisted in the United States Air Force. I had finished three years at Brooklyn College […]
The Sterling Place Candy Store Crowd Responds to WWII
24/11/2016 - 1940s, Brooklyn, World War IIPhil moved to Crown Heights as a small child, and he and the people he grew up with were all drawn into World War II in one way or another. Audio transcript: I lived in Crown Heights on Sterling Place, just off of Rochester Avenue within one block of an elementary school, which then incorporated […]