Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Naama S. Potok : oral history, 2002-2003.
| Creator: | Potok, Naama S., 1965- | Project: | September 11, 2001 oral history narrative and memory project.
(see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript 72 pages sound recordings 2 audio discs (75 min.) : digital ; 3 in. sound recording 1 audiocassette (72 min.) | | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteActor, writer.
Scope and ContentsBorn Brooklyn, NY; childhood Brooklyn, Philadelphia, PA, and Jerusalem; education: conservative and orthodox private Jewish schools, B.A. Harvard, M.A. Oriental studies Oxford, M.F.A. acting University of Chicago; career: actor, publisher, writer; 9/11: witness to tower fire and collapse from Chambers street subway stop, volunteer work unloading medical supplies near Stuyvesant High School; post-9/11: experiencing memory blocks, emotional connections between father's death and traumatic images of 9/11, return to World Trade Center site, reflections on religion and politics, storytelling as therapy.
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