FTJC Oral History Project
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Although the Fort Tryon Jewish Center has been renewed and revitalized in recent years with many young singles, couples, and families, we are also a synagogue with a storied past and have been an anchor of the Washington Heights-Inwood community since our founding in 1938.
We interviewed some of our longtime members to capture FTJC's heritage through story.
![Judge Ed Lehner Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/edlehnerweb.png)
Judge Ed Lehner
![Dorothy Kestenbaum Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/dorothykestenbaumweb.png)
Dorothy Kestenbaum
![Jack Murad Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/jackmuradweb.png)
Jack Murad
![Jack Green Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/jackgreeneweb.png)
Jack Greene
![Karen Greene Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/karengreeneweb.png)
Karen Greene
![Kay Gardiner Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/kaygardinerweb.png)
Kay Gardiner
![Linda Hirsch Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/lindahirschweb.png)
Linda Hirsch
![Morris Garneck Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/morrisgarnickweb.png)
Morris Garnek
![Beatriz Abraham Headshot](https://images.shulcloud.com/878/uploads/Oral-History/beaabrahamweb.png)
Beatriz Abraham
Oral histories collected in 2013-2016 by FTJC member Karen Greene, with Halley Goldberg and Chevi Marks of the YM/YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood's Partners in Caring program, which is supported by UJA-Federation of NY. All photos © 2017 Karen Greene.
FTJC Oral History Podcast, December 2020
Completed by FTJC member Diya Qazeili Moushahwar for a course in Memory Studies at New York University.