L. Henry Gissel, Jr., interview
- Date
1985-11-03
- Main contributor
Schwartz, Jon
- Summary
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Interview with Henry Gissel about growing up in the Riverside neighborhood in the WWII era. In particular he notes that the Jewish and non-Jewish children all played together, though some differences emerged as Jewish boys began to prepare for Bar mitzvahs.
- Contributor
Gissel, L. Henry, Jr.
- Genre
interviews
- Subjects
Urbanization; Bar mitzvah
- Locations
Riverside, Houston; Houston, Texas
- Collection
This Is Our Home It Is Not For Sale
- Unit
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Physical Description
00:07:58
- Notes
Digitization and access for this item is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (2018).
This interview was used in the creation of Jon Schwartz’s documentary film “This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale.”
Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
This Is Our Home, It Is Not For Sale Film Collection
- Other Identifiers
Other: ID 2010-020, AV Shelving; Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm63827c00g
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Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.