Kingston’s Center for Immigrant Culture (Aired on February 28 & March 1, 2015)

Barbara Blas and Barbara Cohen

Barbara Blas and Barbara Cohen

Rotarians Barbara Blas and Barbara Cohen of the Kingston Sunrise Rotary Club visit RadioRotary to tell about the developing Reher Center for Immigration and Culture in the Roundout section of Kingston, NY. The project began when the Jewish Federation of Ulster County came into possession of the large building that previously housed the Reher Bakery, famous for its rolls, the only intact historical building in the Roundout. With help from state, federal, and local funding, the building has been stabilized and will soon have a permanent display of the history of immigrants in Kingston as well as other rooms for exhibits and lectures. The original bakery kitchen is also intact and will be able to be visited. The two Barbara’s also describe exhibits housed in the Stockade part of Kingston dealing with immigrant history in the city as well as several projects of the Sunrise club.

Learn more:
The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Jewish Federation of Ulster County
Rotary Club of Kingston– Sunrise

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February 28, 2015 · Posted in Education, History, Hudson Valley