The Canisius College Archives presents Chana Kotzin, PhD today, speaking about the Jewish Buffalo Archives Project, “Preserving 170 Years of Jewish Memories in Buffalo.” Since 2007, Dr. Kotzin has overseen this project and has secured archival donations from the oldest synagogues in Buffalo to the area’s longest running Jewish sleep-away summer camp, as well as a range of family donations and many other Jewish groups or initiatives. She’s recorded a series of oral histories with a wide array of individuals that complements the documentary record. To view the online project, click here.
The presentation begins today,Wednesday November 7 at 2:30 p.m. and will be followed by a Q&A period,in the Bouwhuis Library, 2nd Floor. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Submitted by: Kathleen DeLaney, archvist/reference librarian
