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Rona G. Finkelstein (1927-2014) was an educator, author, and active community participant. She taught philosophy at Delaware State College and acted as the executive director of Delaware Humanities. In 2002, she published the book Where We Came…

Nisson Finkelstein (1925-1989) was a physicist, businessman, and activist. He was the founder and former president of ILC Industries Inc., the company that designed and produced the spacesuits used in NASA’s Apollo program. He was heavily involved in…

Owner of The Attic Treasure Shop, 22nd and Washington Streets.

June 15, 1914 - November 16, 2009
Attended Wilmington High School, graduated Cum Laude from UD.
Married Benjamin V. Codor in 1945
Helped husband organize and run the Jewish Federation of DE
The couple helped relocate victims of Holocaust in…

In part one of this interview, Toby Wiener discusses emigrating to the United States from Poland and her work at the YMHA/JCC in the 1960’s and 70’s. In part two, she continues to discuss events held by the JCC in the 70’s and early 80’s, including…

In this interview, Dr. Tomases discusses the end of World War II, life in Wilmington in the 1930's, and his time as a student at the University of Delaware.

In this interview, Dr. Ralph Tomases discusses his childhood in Wilmington during the Great Depression, attending the University of Delaware in the early 1940’s, and his experience as a prisoner of war in World War II. Dr. Tomases earned his dental…