Shawn Elgart: Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations oral history collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

In the interview, Elgart discusses her interracial and interfaith marriage; childhood experiences in a single-parent household; conversion to Judaism; daughter's relationship with extended family members; and mother's adolescent years and early adulthood. Interview conducted by April Reynosa.

Biographical note

Shawn Elgart was born to African American parents in Fort Worth, Texas and raised in Fort Worth and Portland, Oregon. Elgart received a B.A. in psychology from San Diego State University in California and an M.S.Ed. in childhood education from Hunter College in New York City.

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the interview is available onsite at the Brooklyn Historical Society's Othmer Library. The Brooklyn Historical Society does not have permission to license oral history audio recordings or transcripts to third parties.

Subjects

Topics

Interfaith marriage; Parenthood; Conversion |x Judaism; Education, Higher |z California |z San Diego; Racially mixed families; African American Jews -- New York (State) -- New York; African Americans -- Oregon -- Portland

Places

Portland (Or.); Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)

Shawn Elgart, 2011 November 18, inclusive