Kaminsky, Marc, 1943-....
Variant namesMarc Kaminsky was born in New York City in 1943. He attended Columbia University, earning his B.A. in 1964 and his M.A. in 1967. He earned an M.S.W. from the Hunter College School of Social Work in 1978. Between 1972 and 1977, Kaminsky worked for the the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA), where he was director of the West Side Senior Center. At JASA, he organized and conducted the first writing and reminiscing groups for older adults, developing a model for what has become a standard in gerontological settings. From 1978 to 1981, Kaminsky worked at Teachers & Writers Collaborative, where he founded and directed the Artists & Elders Project. Later, he became founding co-director of the Institute on the Humanities, Arts and Aging at the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College and, along with Deena Metzger, co-founding director of the Myerhoff Center, named after the late, renowned anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff. He is currently a psychotherapist in private practice. Kaminsky has published seven books of poems, including A Table with People, Daily Bread, and Shadow Traffic. His long narrative poem, The Road from Hiroshima, was produced as a play for National Public Radio and won the Art of Peace Award. He is the author and editor of six books on aging in the culture of Yiddishkeit, including What's Inside You It Shines Out of You and The Uses of Reminiscence. More recently, he edited Remembered Lives, a volume of Myerhoff's essays on again, and he co-edited Stories as Equipment for Living, a posthumous collection of her late talks and tales. Kaminsky's poems and essays have appeared in numerous literary magazines, clinical and scholarly journals, and poetry anthologies. In 2009, Kaminsky was inducted into the Hunter (College) Hall of Fame for contributions to the fields of gerontology and literature.
From the description of Marc Kaminsky papers, 1960-2007. (Kent State University). WorldCat record id: 268661283
Marc Kaminsky was born in New York City in 1943. He attended Columbia University, earning his B.A. in 1964 and his M.A. in 1967. He earned an M.S.W. from the Hunter College School of Social Work in 1978. Between 1972 and 1977, Kaminsky worked for the the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA), where he was director of the West Side Senior Center. At JASA, he organized and conducted the first writing and reminiscing groups for older adults, developing a model for what has become a standard in gerontological settings. From 1978 to 1981, Kaminsky worked at Teachers & Writers Collaborative, where he founded and directed the Artists & Elders Project. Later, he became founding co-director of the Institute on the Humanities, Arts and Aging at the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College and, along with Deena Metzger, co-founding director of the Myerhoff Center, named after the late, renowned anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff. He is currently a psychotherapist in private practice.
Kaminsky has published seven books of poems, including A Table with People, Daily Bread, and Shadow Traffic . His long narrative poem, The Road from Hiroshima, was produced as a play for National Public Radio and won the Art of Peace Award. He is the author and editor of six books on aging in the culture of Yiddishkeit, including What's Inside You It Shines Out of You and The Uses of Reminiscence . More recently, he edited Remembered Lives, a volume of Myerhoff's essays on again, and he co-edited Stories as Equipment for Living, a posthumous collection of her late talks and tales. Kaminsky's poems and essays have appeared in numerous literary magazines, clinical and scholarly journals, and poetry anthologies. In 2009, Kaminsky was inducted into the Hunter (College) Hall of Fame for contributions to the fields of gerontology and literature.
From the guide to the Marc Kaminsky papers, 1960-2009, (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.)
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referencedIn | Barbara G. Myerhoff papers, Bulk, 1969-1984, 1911-1985 | USC Libraries Special Collections | |
creatorOf | Kaminsky, Marc. The Victorian Hopkins. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
referencedIn | Myerhoff, Barbara G. Barbara G. Myerhoff papers, 1911-1985 (bulk 1969-1984). | University of Southern California, USC Libraries | |
creatorOf | Kaminsky, Marc, 1943-. Marc Kaminsky papers, 1960-2007. | Kent State University | |
creatorOf | Marc Kaminsky papers, 1960-2009 | Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. | |
creatorOf | Ammons, A. R., 1926-. The Little Magazine archive, 1965-1988. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
referencedIn | Records of, Little Magazine TXRC95-A96., 1965-1988 | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center |
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associatedWith | Artists & Elders Project (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Brookdale Center on Aging (Hunter College) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Little Magazine | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Metzger, Deena | person |
associatedWith | Metzger, Deena. | person |
correspondedWith | Myerhoff, Barbara G. | person |
correspondedWith | Myerhoff, Barbara G. | person |
associatedWith | Myerhoff, Barbara G. | person |
associatedWith | Open Theater. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Teachers & Writers Collaborative. | corporateBody |
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New York (State)--New York |
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American poetry |
Creative ability in old age |
Gerontology |
Gerontology |
Kaminsky, Marc, 1943- |
Old age in literature |
Older people |
Older people's writings, American |
Right on (East Harlem, New York, N.Y.) |
Writers' workshops |
Writers' workshops |
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Arts administration |
Arts administrators |
Authorship |
Jewish authors |
Poets |
Psychotherapists |
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Arts administration |
Authorship |
Person
Birth 1943
English