Tamar Arnowitz Oral History Interview

Title
Tamar Arnowitz Oral History Interview
Description
Tamar (Tami) Arnowitz, mortgage loan officer and wife of Rabbi Jeff Arnowitz, Senior Rabbi at Westchester Jewish Center, was interviewed by Mary Silverstein on January 23, 2022, for the Collecting These Times oral history project. Tami Arnowitz, who lives in Mamaroneck, New York, spoke about the transition to virtual services, making friends/being new in a community, the difficulties of remote schooling, and the challenges of a full household during Covid. She also discussed her son's bar mitzvah and the opportunities she had for creating community.
Duration
0:44:50
Agents
Tamar Arnowitz
Mary LaMotte Silverstein
Format
MPEG-4
Keywords
Disney World
friendships
Halachic validity
loneliness
solitude
AIPAC
traditional vs remote services
new rabbi
bar mitzvah
Mamaroneck
cooking
challah
remote school
Type
TheirStory
Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary
Sideload Filename
Arnowitz_Tami.mp4
Coverage
1/23/22

Item Sets

Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) Collecting These Times Oral History Project