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Description
Roz Brumfield [formerly Green] is one of a handful of Jewish individuals who attended the Roosevelt Laboratory School, graduating in 1968, a year before the school closed. In this interview Brumfield describes the difficulties she had fitting in as a Jewish student, explaining her self-esteem issues and the fact that she never got invited to a school dance. She also speaks fondly of the extracurriculars she participated in while at Roosevelt, with the synchronized swimming club being one of her favorite activities. While Brumfield lived the majority of her life in Pennsylvania she still remembers Ypsilanti fondly, but had a complicated school experience.
Interview Date
11-18-2023
Keywords
Roosevelt School, Jewish Identity, EMU Archives, Oral History
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Recommended Citation
Jasnowski, Lisa and Jones, Matt, "Roz [Green] Brumfield, Oral History Interview, 2023" (2023). Oral Histories. 233.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/233