TitleBridging the Gap: Our Streets, Our Stories interview between Mariyah Markova and Paula Silver at Central Library on July 30, 2024
SummaryIntergenerational interview with Mariya Markova, a 14-year-old student, and Paula Silver, an 85-year-old older adult. Mariya and Paula interview each other, sharing their stories and personal histories, for Our Streets, Our Stories oral history collection. Recorded on July 30, 2024. Subjects include: Family candy store; Sheepshead Bay; Park Slope; High school experiences.
NoteThis interview was held at Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch with Mariya Markova and Paula Silver on July 30, 2024, as part of Bridging the Gap: Our Streets, Our Stories – an intergenerational oral history collection at Brooklyn Public Library. This initiative is supported by funds from The Eisner Foundation.
Biographical NoteMariya Markova is a student at Stuyvesant High School currently residing in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn; her parents are from Uzbekistan. Paula Silver is a lifelong Brooklyn resident, currently living in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn.
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