NHF_UWSS_2019_Steven_Schrader
Upper West Side Seniors
August 12 2019
In this interview, Steve discusses his father’s successful business, including his wartime work
manufacturing uniforms for the Women’s Army Corps (WACs). He remembers that his mother
bought black market beef for the family, his father bought war bonds, and his school had a
Victory Garden during World War II. He also recalls going to school and the state of race
relations in Washington Heights. Steve reflects on how his memory of the war and Pearl Harbor came mainly from hearing songs and watching movies, and that he did not learn about the Holocaust until years later. He closes with a reflection about his views towards the war seventy-five years later.
manufacturing uniforms for the Women’s Army Corps (WACs). He remembers that his mother
bought black market beef for the family, his father bought war bonds, and his school had a
Victory Garden during World War II. He also recalls going to school and the state of race
relations in Washington Heights. Steve reflects on how his memory of the war and Pearl Harbor came mainly from hearing songs and watching movies, and that he did not learn about the Holocaust until years later. He closes with a reflection about his views towards the war seventy-five years later.
Digital
26m 52s
Steven "Steve" Schrader, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.
Interview was recorded by Karen Goodheart and Herb Goodheart through Upper West Side Seniors for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.
New York, New York, United States, NA [40.71427,-74.00597] [id:5128581]Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, NA [40.78343,-73.96625] [id:5125771]
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
oral histories (literary works)
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
oral histories (literary works)
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States