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  • Call NumberBJHP_0139
  • Summary(00:22) Marianna was born in Israel of a Bukharian family, grew up in Queens, moved to Brooklyn when she got married with a Jew of Persian origin. They are part of a Jewish Persian community. Marianna cooks Persian and Israeli food. Children go to Ashkenazi yeshiva schools. Her family still lives in Queens.
  • Date2020-01-31
  • Physical Description1 audio file (5 minutes) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorMarianna
  • CollectionBrooklyn Jewish History Project
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Jewish History Project, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Genreinterviews
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Audio interview conducted 2020 January 31, by Ariane Loeb at her home. Collected through the Brooklyn Collection Jewish History Project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded by the David Berg Foundation.
  • SubjectJews--Identity ; Mizrahim
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleOral history interview with Marianna on January 31, 2020.