During his interview, Herbert Glantz (1930-) talks about his parents and grandparents the history of the family business, N. Glantz and Son, a wholesaler of outdoor advertising supplies. Glantz recalls growing up in Flatbush, attended PS 193 in Flatbush and then Brooklyn Technical High School followed by M.I.T. He discusses serving in the U.S. military and working as a technical consultant for two years before joining the family business. He describes his family and how he became involved with Brooklyn Heights Synagogue. He recalls becoming president of the Synagogue following Stanley Levinson, and served for five years ca. 1975. He describes the issues BHS was dealing with at that time: membership, finances, no full-time staff. He talks about the founding of the BHS homeless shelter and expanding of the Hebrew school. He describes a very strong feminist drive at BHS after he left as president. Throughout the interview, Glantz mentions leading members of the Synagogue including the founders Belle and Ruben Huffman, Dr. Avram, Art Raden and his wife Miriam Kadowitz, Diane and Stanley Person, and their daughter, Hara Person. Glantz describes himself as an atheist who has a strong belief in Jewish cultural society. He also discusses his children, grandchildren, and changes in Brooklyn Heights in the forty years he has lived there. Interview conducted by Sady Sullivan.