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MY BROOKLYN jEWISH EXPERIENCE:

Growing Up In Bensonhurst

Sarina Roffe, interviewed May 30, 2012, Brooklyn Borough Hall: My most favorite memories from growing up as a Jew in Brooklyn are playing street ball and

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Tuesday Nights In Summer

On the seventeenth floor in Luna Park, Neighbors would gather just after dark. Many beliefs and nationalities, We shared our delicious specialties. Everyone talked, had

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Coney Island Life

Submitted by Roberta Ann Afflitto At a time when I was experiencing loss and sadness, I moved to Coney Island. It took me a while

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