Becky Sussman
12/03/20 • 27 min
This week's episode features Rebecca Sussman, Director of Parent Education at Neighbor’s Link - an organization in Yonkers, NY whose mission is to strengthen community through the healthy integration of immigrants. In her free time, Becky collects fabrics from her travels to sew recreationally for her family. She tells us about her passion sewing projects from halloween costumes for her children, to Hawaiian shirts for her husband, her grandma’s beautiful sewing box and how she gets to know a new city through its fabric stores.
This interview was conducted via Zoom on 2nd October, 2020.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
This week's episode features Rebecca Sussman, Director of Parent Education at Neighbor’s Link - an organization in Yonkers, NY whose mission is to strengthen community through the healthy integration of immigrants. In her free time, Becky collects fabrics from her travels to sew recreationally for her family. She tells us about her passion sewing projects from halloween costumes for her children, to Hawaiian shirts for her husband, her grandma’s beautiful sewing box and how she gets to know a new city through its fabric stores.
This interview was conducted via Zoom on 2nd October, 2020.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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This interview was recorded over ZOOM on September 30, 2020.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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