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Helen Stambler Latner's Oral History
Helen Stambler Latner, z"l, z"l, New York City high school English teacher and advice columnist for the Jewish Week, was interviewed by Hankus Netsky on June 5, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.
This interview was conducted in English.
Video highlights from this oral history
Studying with Bella Abzug
1 minute 23 seconds
Getting in Trouble with the IRS
2 minutes 43 seconds
Beginning of Recording Career with Benedict Stambler
2 minutes 15 seconds
Recording Hasidic Music as a Woman
3 minutes 43 seconds
Father's Separation from Hasidism
1 minute 43 seconds
"Ask Helen Latner": The Story Behind and Stories From An Advice Column Author
4 minutes 37 seconds
"Songs of the Bobover Hasidim": Tension in the Bobover Hasidic Community
2 minutes 45 seconds
Stories From the Recording Studio with Lubavitcher Hasidim
2 minutes 42 seconds
Melave Malkas for the Modzitzer Rebbe
1 minute 9 seconds
Dealing with Unfinished Records and Late Husband's Record Collection
4 minutes 5 secondsMore information about this oral history
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