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Shapiro, Howard – ca. 2001
Type: sound recording
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories, Interview with Howard Shapiro – ca. 2001, Oral History Collection
Contributors: Carbonara, Michelina M. (Interviewer), Shapiro, Howard (Interviewee)
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Mr. Howard Shapiro was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. As the only son of two Jewish-Lithuanian immigrants, Mr. Shapiro quickly learned the harsh realities of prejudice he would face in society. In this interview, Mr. Shapiro discusses his experiences of growing up in Brooklyn. At the age of 18, Mr. Shapiro wanted to join the Marines but his father pleaded with him to wait until he was… more
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