Bennett & Alice Epstein

Bennett & Alice Epstein

Bennett & Alice Epstein

Alice Epstein (1931-2006) was an educator and reading specialist who worked as a teacher in Wilmington public schools. Her husband, Bennett Epstein (1929-2008) was an accomplished chemical engineer with DuPont and an active participant in the civil rights movement. In the 1960’s, he acted as vice-chair of Delaware’s State Human Relations Commission, a group under the state’s Division of Human Relations dedicated to addressing civil rights in Delaware. Both Alice and Bennett Epstein were active members of their communities. In this interview, they discusses Alice Epstein's career, especially her experiences working in schools prior to and during the transition away from segregation, and her community involvement.

Jewish Historical Society of Delaware

3/15/1998

audio cassette tape

English

oral history

96-97

Yetta Chaiken

Bennett & Alice Epstein

audio cassette tape

1:48:07