Title	Interview with Paul Chernis
Interviewee	Chernis, Paul
Interviewer	Chernis, Veronica
Summary	Paul tell his wife, Ronnie, about growing up in Forest Hills, Queens, his work as an attorney, and his family.
Content	04:35 Paul grew up in Forest Hills, Queens. He and Ronnie now live in the neighborhood in the summer and live in FL in the winters. 16:00 His son Michael was almost born in the car on Grand Central Parkway on the way to the hospital. 20:10 Paul met Ronnie at the SEC in NY. It was Paul’s first job out of law school. They became good friends. They began to date in 1980 when he and his first wife, Charlotte broke up. 22:19 Paul remembers when his daughter Leslie told him that she had married and was pregnant. He was angry and wanted no part of it until the day he met his granddaughter. 27:30 Paul always tried to be his best. He got things right in his second marriage.
Keyword	workday life job satisfaction money pregnancy and pre-natal care birth birth of first child first meetings divorce marriage first job personal experiences memories of growing up memories of former times religious beliefs and practices discrimination identity urban life community worthies achievements and awards college parents children spouse Russia Yiddish Forest Hills, Queens Brooklyn New York, NY Long Island Miami, FL Holocaust WWII attorney lawyer Miami Beach, FL NYU New York University Journalism writing dog pet Buffalo Albany travel granddaughters love
Genre	Oral histories (document genres) sound recordings
Project Description	The interview was conducted as part of the StoryCorps Historias initiative, and this copy is housed at the Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries.
Creation Date	2010-01-20
Interview Location	Miami (Fla.)
Physical Description	1 streaming audio (39:41 min.)
Language	eng
Repository	University of Miami. Library. Cuban Heritage Collection
Collection Title	StoryCorps Historias
Collection No.	CHC5246
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Object ID	chc5246000080
Digital ID	chc52460000800001001
Kaltura Reference	chc52460000800001001
Interview No.	MBX006256
Type	Sound
Format	audio/mp3
Original Filename	MBX006256.WAV
Archive	video80.mp4

Interview with Paul Chernis

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