Reminiscences of Ivy Barsky : oral history, 2001-2003.

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Reminiscences of Ivy Barsky : oral history, 2001-2003.

Born New York, NY; education: B.A. English and Art History New York University, graduate studies in Art History University of Pennsylvania; career: Deputy Director for Programs, Museum of Jewish Heritage; 9/11: voting with young son and husband, hearing news on subway, arrival at work, witness to fire and collapse from window, varying reactions at work, walk home, different reaction above Canal Street; post-9/11: return to museum, problems from loss of power, parallels between 9/11 and aspects of Holocaust, resonance of museum's emphasis on memory, child's reaction, reconciling motherhood and professional life, discussion of other New Yorkers' reactions; reflections on terrorism and hate; thoughts on memorials, impact on museum, cooperation among downtown museums.

transcript: 100 p.sound recordings: 2 sound discs (123, 94 min.) : digital ; 3 in.

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Barsky, Ivy L.

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Deputy Director of Programs, Museum of Jewish Heritage. From the description of Reminiscences of Ivy Barsky : oral history, 2001-2003. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269258151 ...

Museum of jewish heritage New York, N.Y.

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Pozzi-Thanner, Elisabeth,

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Interviewer. From the description of Reminiscences of Elisabeth Pozzi-Thanner : oral history, 2005. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269260806 ...