TitleOral history interview conducted with Jean-Claude Chetrit on 2017 January 29.
Summary(0:26) Moved to Brooklyn brownstone in 1967 -- (1:10) Frequenting Prospect Park -- (2:47) The gentrification of the neighborhood -- (3:32) Taking his dog to the park -- (3:54) Safe and dangerous places around the park -- (4:57) Exercise and favourite places -- (6:07) Joining the Park Slope Food Coop -- (7:42) The BAM and the “Classical interludes” program -- (8:38) Changing neighbors -- (9:07) Marriage, children, divorce -- (9:33) Places to eat -- (10:23) Relationship to the library -- (11:36) Participating in classes -- (12:20) Birdwatching -- (12:48) Goats and sheep in the park -- (15:12) Experience with philosophy event -- (16:24) Childhood in Algeria and the battle of Algiers -- (17:13) Being sent back to Paris -- (17:48) Studied engineering in Paris, attended Columbia University on scholarship -- (18:13) Worked 20 years as a statistician for drug companies and banks in Manhattan -- (19:02) Advice for future generations.
NoteAudio interview conducted on January 29, 2017, by Taina Evans at Central Library. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection. This interview stems from a shared partnership with Brooklyn Public Library and Prospect Park Alliance under the name of Prospect Park 150.
Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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